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Home My WebLink AboutIX-01 and X-C-01 Public Hearing and Resolution - Comprehensive Plan Amendment 2021-45 Mixed Use High Residential City Council Memorandum To: Mayor Fasbender & City Councilmembers From: John Hinzman, Community Development Director Date: November 15, 2021 Item: Public Hearing\Resolution: Comprehensive Plan Amendment #2021-45 - Mixed Use High Residential Council Action Requested: Hold a public hearing and consider adoption of the attached resolution amending the 2040 Comprehensive Plan as follows: 1) Creation of a Mixed Use High Residential (MUHR) Land Use Category - Increases the number of dwelling units to 85 units per acre. Uses and potential zoning districts similar to the existing Mixed Use Land Use Category. 2) Designation of Property to MUHR - Property located west of Bailey Street between 2nd and 4th Street would be redesignated to MUHR. Properties include the proposed Stencil Group apartment building and the Red Rock Corridor Commuter Parking Lot. Approval requires a simple majority of the City Council. Background Information: The amendment is necessary to accommodate the proposed NJS Stencil Development of the former UBC North site into apartments. Financial Impact: The amendment allows for development of HEDRA property to increase the tax base. Advisory Commission Discussion: The Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend adoption of the proposed amendment at the November 8, 2021 meeting with limited discussion. No one spoke for or against the item during the public hearing. Council Committee Discussion: N\A Attachments: • Resolution • Planning Commission Staff Report - October 25, 2021 IX-01 & X-C-01 HASTINGS CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO._________ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS AMENDING THE CITY OF HASTINGS 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Councilmember ___________________________ introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption: WHEREAS, The City of Hastings, owner of the property described below, has petitioned for an amendment to the 2040 Comprehensive Plan to create the Mixed Use High Residential (MUHR) Land Use Category and to redesignate property to the MUHR Land Use Category as depicted on Exhibit A. WHEREAS, On November 8, 2021 the Hastings Planning Commission recommended approval of the amendment as presented; and WHEREAS, The City Council has reviewed the request and concurs with the recommendation of the Planning Commission. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS AS FOLLOWS: That the City Council hereby approves the amendment as presented to the City Council subject to the following conditions: 1. Approval by Metropolitan Council. Council member ______________________ moved a second to this resolution and upon being put to a vote adopted by those present. Adopted by the Hastings City Council on November 15, 2021, by the following vote: Ayes: Nays: Absent: IX-01 & X-C-01 ATTEST: __________________________ Mary Fasbender, Mayor ________________________________ Kelly Murtaugh, City Clerk (City Seal) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above is a true and correct copy of resolution presented to and adopted by the City of Hastings, County of Dakota, Minnesota, on the 15th day of November, 2021, as disclosed by the records of the City of Hastings on file and of record in the office. ________________________________ Kelly Murtaugh, City Clerk This instrument drafted by: City of Hastings (JH) 101 4th St. E. Hastings, MN 55033 IX-01 & X-C-01 EXHIBIT A - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AMENDMENT CITY OF HASTINGS 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CREATION OF MIXED USE HIGH DENSITY (MUHD) LAND USE CATEGORY AND DESIGNATION OF PROPERTIES TO MUHD Chapter 4 - Land Use of the 2040 Hastings Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Objectives and Policies, Objective 3: Future Land Use Map and Future Land Use Categories shall be amended as follows: 1. Future Land Use Categories (Pages 4-40 & 4-41) - Add a new Plan Map Category termed “Mixed Use High Density” to the table as follows (note all language under “Land Uses” and “Potential Zoning Districts” is identical to the Mixed Use category with the exception of density): Plan Map Category Land Uses Potential Zoning Districts Mixed Use High Density Commercial retail or service businesses, offices and high-density housing. Commercial and residential development may be combined vertically in the same building. Parking may be in structures to maximize land development intensity. Park space should be small and intimate and may occur in the form of plazas. It is anticipated that 75% of acreage guided for mixed use will consist of high density residential uses and 25% will be guided towards commercial uses. In Downtown Hastings’ this land use category allows and promotes high-intensity office, retail, housing hospitality, public land uses, preferably in mixed-use buildings with strong pedestrian orientations and historic character. The density is expected to be no more 85 units per net acre. RMU - Residential Mixed Use or DC Downtown Core IX-01 & X-C-01 2. Future Land Use Map (Page 4-39) - The “Mixed Use High Density” Land Use Category shall be added to the map. The following properties generally located south of 2nd Street, west of Bailey Street\CP Railroad, and north of 4th Street shall be designated Mixed Use High Density: a. Lots 1,2,3,7, and 8, TOWN OF HASTINGS, Dakota County, Minnesota (currently guided Medium Residential) b. Block 16, TOWN OF HASTINGS, Dakota County, Minnesota (currently guided Mixed Use) IX-01 & X-C-01 To: Planning Commissioners From: John Hinzman, Community Development Director Date: November 8, 2021 Item: Comprehensive Plan Amendment - Creation of Mixed Use High Residential Land Use Category and Designation of Property Planning Commission Action Requested Review and make recommendation to the City Council on the attached amendment to the 2040 Comprehensive Plan including the following: 1) Creation of a Mixed Use High Residential (MUHR) Land Use Category - Increases the number of dwelling units to 85 units per acre. Uses and potential zoning districts similar to the existing Mixed Use Land Use Category. 2) Designation of Property to MUHR - Property located west of Bailey Street between 2nd and 4th Street would be redesignated to MUHR. Properties include the proposed Stencil Group apartment building and the Red Rock Corridor Commuter Parking Lot. BACKGROUND 2040 Comprehensive Plan The Comprehensive Plan serves as a roadmap for the future development of Hastings. The Plan establishes goals and objectives to guide future development decisions relating to land use and development. The 2040 Plan was adopted by the City Council in 2020 and is updated every ten years. The full Comprehensive Plan is hosted on our website at https://www.hastingsmn.gov/city- government/city-departments/planning-zoning/planning-documents/comprehensive-plan. Difference between the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning The Comprehensive Plan serves as a guiding document for future land use and includes a Future Land Use Map identifying desired land uses. The Zoning Ordinance is the legal mechanism for regulating land use and includes the zoning map which identifies zoning districts and permitted uses. The Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan is used to guide decisions on rezonings. Planning Commission Memorandum IX-01 & X-C-01 Adjacent Zoning and Land Use The following land uses abut the properties: Stencil Apartment - Former UBC North Property Medium Residential to Mixed Use High Residential Direction Use Comp Plan District Zoning District North 3rd Street Red Rock Corridor Commuter Parking Lot Mixed Use (Proposed Mixed Use High Residential) Downtown Core East CP Railroad Highway\Rail ROW R-2 Med Density South 4th Street UBC South - City Storage Medium Density Residential I-1 - Industrial Park West Mississippi Terrace Senior Housing & Residential Mixed Use RMU - Residential Mixed Use & R-2 Medium Density Residence Red Rock Corridor Commuter Parking Lot Mixed Use to Mixed Use High Residential Direction Use Comp Plan District Zoning District North 2nd Street Artspace Hastings Lofts Mixed Use Downtown Core East CP Railroad - Depot Highway\Rail ROW R-2 Med Density South 3rd Street Proposed Stencil Apartment Medium Density Residential (Proposed Mixed Use High Residential) I-1 - Industrial Park West Tyler Street Commercial and Future Siewert Apartments Mixed Use C-3 Community Regional Commerce and DC Downtown Core Public Notification Notification of the meeting was sent to all property owners within 350 feet of the proposed property. As of the writing of this report one phone call was received with questions on the change. Analysis • Creation of the Mixed Use High Residential Zone is necessary to accommodate the proposed Stencil Apartment Building on the former UBC North Property. IX-01 & X-C-01 • The downtown development pattern of buildings encompassing the majority of a given lot creates a higher percentage of lot coverage and increases the ratio of dwelling units to acre. A similarly sized building located outside of the downtown would have a greater lot of size and more open space that would lead to much lower ratio of dwelling units to acre. • Properties would be subject to height limits within the zoning code. Areas north of 3rd Street are limited to 47 feet in height. Areas south of 3rd Street are limited to 57 feet in height. ATTACHMENTS • Comprehensive Plan Amendment IX-01 & X-C-01