Department of Community Planning & Economic Development 50 South 4th Street, Room 300 Minneapolis, MN 5545-385 MEMORANDUM To: City Planning Commission, Committee of the Whole Prepared By: Peter Crandall, City Planner, (6) 673-47 Date: April 3 th, 07 Subject: 00 N 3 rd Street Parking Ramp SITE DATA Existing Zoning Lot Area Ward(s) 5 Neighborhood(s) Designated Future Land Use Land Use Features Small Area Plan(s) I District Downtown Parking Overlay District 4,000 square feet /.55 acres North Loop Industrial Industrial Employment District North Loop Small Area Plan The site is located within the North Washington Jobs Park, a designated Industrial Employment District. It is occupied by a surface parking lot. The current zoning district is I with the Downtown Parking Overlay District. The site fronts onto 0 th Ave N and 3 rd St N. 3 rd St N dead-ends in a cul-de-sac just to the north of the site. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed project is a new 6 story above-ground parking garage with approximately 350 parking stalls and 4,800 square feet of storefront retail space on the ground floor facing 0 th Ave N. Total height for the structure is 68 feet. Vehicle access to the parking facility is proposed off of 3 rd St N via two separate curb-cuts & entrances, one for short-term parking and one for the main parking ramp. The Downtown Parking Overlay District prohibits commercial parking lots, however, principal parking facilities are allowed as a conditional use in the I district. Unlike the downtown zoning districts, principal parking garages located in industrial districts are not required to be located underground or integrated into a transit facility. The structure will be built primarily with pre-cast concrete with brick-cladding and an architectural metal screen made of anodized, perforated aluminum panels. Up/down lighting is proposed to add visual interest to the screen at night. Additionally, the project proposes to enhance the pedestrian experience adjacent to the project by adding additional landscaping along 3 rd St N and implementing bump-outs or other pedestrian safety enhancements at the 0 th Ave crossing in coordination with Minneapolis Public Works. APPLICATIONS Based on staff s preliminary review, the following land use applications have been identified:
Department of Community Planning and Economic Development. Conditional Use Permit to establish a principal parking facility. Conditional Use Permit to increase the maximum building height from 4 stories, 56 feet to 6 stories, 68 feet. 3. Site Plan Review Additional applications may be required, depending on the plans that the applicant formally submits. APPLICABLE POLICIES The future land use map for the Minneapolis Comprehensive Plan and the North Loop Small Area Plan Update (00) both designate this parcel as Industrial. Additionally, the parcel falls within the North Washington Jobs Park, a designated Industrial Employment District. The Minneapolis Plan calls for industrial districts to continue their employment and economic growth, acting as magnets for new investment. The City s Industrial Land Use and Employment Policy Plan identifies Industrial Employment Districts with the objective to protect prime industrial space and to provide an opportunity for the City to support targeted industries and business clusters and to redevelop underutilized sites for economic development purposes. The North Loop Small Area Plan identifies this part of the neighborhood as the Protected Industrial area and states, It is a beneficial location for industrial businesses because it has nearby freeway access, contains larger sites, has access to rail, and is generally separated from housing (therefore avoiding common land use conflicts that arise between industrial and residential properties). In general, city staff interpret the Industrial Employment District policy intent as supporting job-generating uses, including office uses, that support and expand key business clusters and industries existing or emerging in Minneapolis. This includes most of the permitted uses in the industrial zoning districts. Applicable policies from the Minneapolis Plan for Sustainable Growth: Land Use Policy.4: Maintain Industrial Employment Districts to provide appropriate locations for industrial land uses..4. Develop regulations for the Industrial Employment Districts that promote compatible industrial development and the efficient use of land..4. Allow industrial uses outside of Industrial Employment Districts to transition over time to other uses..4.3 Restrict the development and expansion of non-industrial uses within designated Industrial Employment Districts, limiting non-industrial uses to the types of uses and locations designated in the Industrial Land Use and Employment Plan..4.4 Strongly discourage new residential uses in Industrial Employment Districts..4.5 Encourage and implement buffering through the site plan review process to mitigate potential conflicts between industrial uses and adjacent other uses. Urban Design Policy 0.8: Reduce the visual impact of automobile parking facilities. 0.8. Require that parking lots meet or exceed the landscaping and screening requirements of the zoning code, especially along transit corridors, adjacent to residential areas, and areas of transition between land uses. 0.8. Parking lots should maintain the existing street face in developed areas and establish them in undeveloped areas through the use of fencing, walls, landscaping or a combination thereof along property lines. 0.8.5 Design parking structures so sloping floors do not dominate the appearance of the walls. 0.8.6 The ground floor of parking structures should be designed with active uses along the street walls except where frontage is needed to provide for vehicular and pedestrian access.
Department of Community Planning and Economic Development 0.8.7 Minimize the width of ingress and egress lanes along the public right of way in order to provide safe pedestrian access across large driveways. 0.8.8 Encourage appropriate land uses to share parking lots to reduce the size and visual impact of parking facilities. 3
0th Avenue Ramp SUBMITTED TO 03.30.07 PLYMOUTH AVE I-94 N ND ST N 0TH AVE I-94 N 4TH STREET EXIT PROJECT SITE 9TH AVE N N WASHINGTON AVE I-94 N 3RD ST ON-RAMP N 3RD ST N 8TH AVE N 5TH ST N 4TH ST N
PROJECT DESCRIPTION The site, located at 00 N 3rd Street in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis, is currently a surface parking lot owned by BC Properties, LLC, an affiliate of Schafer Richardson, Inc. The site has approximately 80 parking stalls that are leased on a monthly contract basis to business tenants of the Bassett Creek Business Center. The site is 0.56 acres. Additionally, there is an alley to the southwest corner, for which Schafer Richardson, Inc. has filed a vacation request. The proposed development plan includes utilizing the alley portion as well. The proposed development project consists of a 6-story above grade parking structure to accommodate approximately 350 parking stalls with 4,800 SF of one-story commercial liner along the 0th Avenue North façade. The height of the ramp is about 68, which is consistent with the surrounding properties in the neighborhood. The ramp will be made of pre-cast concrete with a 0 floor to floor height. Ingress and egress to the ramp will be concentrated at one drive aisle located off 3rd Street North. The entrance will have reversible in/out lanes to allow for a higher volume of entering traffic in the morning and, vice versa, a higher volume of exiting traffic in the evening. Additionally, there will be short-term guest parking on the northwest corner of the ramp, also accessible from 3rd Street North. The stairwells/elevator core for the structure will be made of either pre-cast concrete with architectural finish or brick cladding. Glazing and adequate lighting will also be included to enhance transparency for pedestrian safety. The ramp will be screened on publicly visible sides in a manner consistent with what is required by the zoning code. The proposed screening method consists of anodized aluminum perforated panels on three of the four sides. The western wall of the structure is planned for an architectural finished pre-cast that provides both texture and visual interest. The aluminum screening will be lit with up/down lights in the evening hours to provide visual interest to the façade at night. Additionally, the 0th Avenue North façade will have an active first floor liner fronting the street. The space will be comprised of approximately 4,800 SF of office/commercial space. There will be a significant amount of glazing to provide interaction with pedestrian/street activity. In hopes to provide an improved pedestrian experience along 0th Avenue, the project also aims to include additional street trees and landscaping along 3rd Street and bump-outs or an enhanced crosswalk across 0th Avenue North to maximize pedestrian safety. The property is in the I- Zoning District and Downtown Parking Overlay District. Schafer Richardson is seeking the following Land Use Applications: Site Plan Review Conditional Use permit to allow for the development of a principle parking structure Conditional Use permit to increase the height from 56 to 68.
VIEW FROM CORNER OF N 3RD ST AND N 0TH AVE LOOKING NORTH VIEW FROM N 3RD ST AND N 0TH AVE LOOKING SOUTH 3
VIEW FROM NORTHWEST PROPERTY CORNER LOOKING SOUTHEAST VIEW FROM ALLEY TO BE VACATED ON SOUTH BOUNDARY OF PROPERTY 4
SITE PLAN KEY A. CONTRACT PARKING ENTRY B. VISITOR PARKING ENTRY C. VERTICAL CIRCULATION D. BICYCLE PARKING E. TRANSFORMER B. D. E. PARKING STRUCTURE A. COMMERCIAL C. (ONE THOUSAND 3 RD ) 5
MAIN LEVEL TYPICAL UPPER LEVEL 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 Water 68 85 SF A B 5.7% UP TO LEVEL ABOVE Visitor Parking 755 906 SF 4.7% UP 4.7% UP FROM LEVEL BELOW C 4.9% UP BICYCLE PARKING Transformer 756 69 SF D E 4.5% UP Parking 00 04 SF.9% UP 4.7% UP F G Commercial 0 4769 SF H I 6
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LEVEL ELEVATIONS I H G F E D C B A40 A Bassett Creek Parking A Ramp A40 B C D E F G H I N 3rd St, Minneapolis, MN GENERAL NOTES. REFER TO SPEC EXTERIOR FINISH SC DETAILS I H G F E D C B A40 A 878' - 0" 868' - " GENERAL NOTES: Bassett Creek AParking A40 Ramp B C D E F G H I N 3rd St, Minneapolis, MN. REFER TO SPEC EXTERIOR FINISH SCHEDULE FOR MATERIAL DETAILS 878' - 0" 868' - " GENERAL NOTES:. REFER TO SPEC EXTERIOR FINISH SCHED DETAILS EXTERIOR HOLLOW-METAL DOOR E06 EAST ELEVATION (3RD STREET) A30 /8" = '-0" OPEN TO BEYOND OPEN TO BEYOND LEVEL 4 878' - 0" 857' - 6" LEVEL 3 868' - " LEVEL 4 LEVEL 857' - 6" 836' " LEVEL 3 84' - 6" LEVEL 836' - " E0 ARCHITECTURALLY FINISHED PRECAST PANEL E04 ALUMINUM WINDOW E06 EXTERIOR HOLLOW-METAL DOOR E08 PREFINISHED METAL PARAPET CAP E09 PRECAST CONCRETE E0 FORMED METAL PANEL CLADDING KEYNOTES: E0 ARCHITECTURALLY FINISHED PRECAST PANEL E04 ALUMINUM WINDOW E06 EXTERIOR HOLLOW-METAL DOOR E08 PREFINISHED METAL PARAPET CAP E09 PRECAST CONCRETE E0 FORMED METAL PANEL CLADDING A30 90 NORTH THIRD STREET, SUITE 45 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 5540 6.455.300 CONSULTANT 90 PRELIMINARY NORTH THIRD STREET, SUITE 45 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 5540 6.455.300 NOT FOR CONSULTANT CONSTRUCTION _WEST ELEVATION /8" = '-0" PRECAST CONCRETE E09 878' LEVEL - 0" 4 857' - 6" 868' LEVEL - " 3 LEVEL 4 857' LEVEL - 6" 836' - " LEVEL 3 LEVEL 84' - 6" LEVEL 836' - " KEYNOTES: SCRE E0 AR PANEL S E04 ALUMINUM WINDOW PREC E06 EXTERIOR HOLLOW-METAL DOOR E08 PREFINISHED METAL PARAPET CAP E09 PRECAST CONCRETE E0 FORMED METAL PANEL CLADDING KEYNOTES: SCREEN P E0 ARCHI PANEL SYST E04 ALUMINUM WINDOW PRECAST E06 EXTERIOR HOLLOW-METAL DOOR E08 PREFINISHED METAL PARAPET CAP E09 PRECAST CONCRETE E0 FORMED METAL PANEL CLADDING A40 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 OPEN TO BEYOND OPEN TO BEYOND 0 9 8 7 6 4 3 A40 EXTERIOR HOLLOW-METAL DOOR E06 EAST ELEVATION (3RD STREET) A30 /8" = '-0" LEVEL 84' - 6" A30 REVISIONS PRELIMINARY # Date Description NOT FOR _WEST ELEVATION CONSTRUCTION /8" = '-0" PRECAST CONCRETE E09 LEVEL 84' - 6" A40 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 0 9 8 7 6 4 3 A40 ALUMINUM WINDOW E04 878' - 0" 868' - " REVISIONS # DATE Date Description 3/30/07 PROJECT # 7-0003 PHASE SD DRAWN BY DPSL CHECKED BY DPSL 878' - 0" 868' - " ALUMINUM WINDOW E04 LEVEL 4 878' - 0" 857' - 6" DATE PROJECT # PHASE 3/30/07 7-0003 SD 878' LEVEL - 0" 4 857' - 6" LEVEL 3 868' - " DRAWN BY CHECKED BY DPSL DPSL 868' LEVEL - " 3 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 857' - 6" 836' " BUILDING ELEVATIONS LEVEL 4 857' LEVEL - 6" 836' - " EXTERIOR HOLLOW-METAL DOOR E06 3 A30 SOUTH ELEVATION (0TH AVENUE) /8" = '-0" FORMED METAL PANEL CLADDING E0 FORMED METAL PANEL CLADDING E0 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 84' - 6" LEVEL 836' - " A30 A30 BUILDING NORTH ELEVATIONS ELEVATION /8" = '-0" copyright 07 by UrbanWorks Architecture LLC LEVEL 3 LEVEL 84' - 6" LEVEL 836' - " EXTERIOR HOLLOW-METAL DOOR E06 3 A30 SOUTH ELEVATION (0TH AVENUE) /8" = '-0" FORMED METAL PANEL CLADDING E0 FORMED METAL PANEL CLADDING E0 LEVEL 84' - 6" A30 /8" = '-0" A30 NORTH ELEVATION copyright 07 by UrbanWorks Architecture LLC LEVEL 84' - 6" 9
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