26 th & BLAISDELL APPEAL On July 8, 2019, the Planning - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

• On July 8, 2019, the Planning

Commission approved applications to allow a new six-story building with 147 dwelling units at 2542 and 2554 Blaisdell Avenue and 110 W 26th Street

• An appeal was filed on July 17,

2019 by Thomas Tulien regarding the Planning Commission’s decision to approve the applications

26th & BLAISDELL APPEAL

PROPOSAL

• The applicant had initially

proposed to construct a six- story building with 146 dwelling units and a 600 square foot office on the ground floor

• Plans have been revised and

the proposal is now a five- story building with 124 dwelling units.

• The ground floor is proposed

to have walk-up units along 26th Street W and Blaisdell Avenue, a fitness center, a bike lounge, and the small

• ffice space that would be

used by Whittier Alliance.

LAND USE APPLICATIONS

Initial Submittal Revised Submittal Rezoning Petition to rezone the properties located at 110 26th Street W and 2542 Blaisdell Avenue to the OR2 High Density Office Residence District. Still needed, changes to the building don’t change the need to rezone the entire site into the same zoning district. Conditional Use Permit To increase the maximum allowed height in the OR2 district from 4 stories or 56 feet to 6 stories or 73.5 feet. Still needed. The revised building is 5 stories or 61.3 feet, where the previous design was 6 stories or 73.5

• feet. A conditional use permit is still required.

Variance To increase the maximum floor area ratio from 3.0 to 3.44. No longer needed. Variance To increase the maximum impervious surface coverage from 85 percent to 87 percent. No longer needed. Variance To increase the maximum lot coverage from 70 percent to 82 percent. Still needed. Lot coverage was reduced from 82 percent to 77.7 percent of lot area. Variance To reduce the minimum loading requirement from one small space to zero. Still needed, no changes proposed. Variance To reduce the minimum front yard setback abutting 26th Street W from 19.7 feet to 1 foot. Still needed, no changes proposed. Variance To reduce the minimum front yard setback abutting Blaisdell Avenue from 33.5 feet to 1 foot. Still needed, no changes proposed. Variance To reduce the minimum rear yard setback along the west property line from 15 feet to 5 feet. Still needed but only for balconies. Site Plan Review For a six-story mixed-use building with 146 dwelling units and a ground-floor office of approximately 600 square feet. Still needed, though number of dwelling units has decreased to 124.

EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GUIDANCE

• Minneapolis Plan for Sustainable Growth
• The site is urban neighborhood
• Urban neighborhood areas are appropriate for low-density

residential development of 8 to 20 dwelling units per acre

• The proposed development has a residential density of 209

dwelling units per acre

• Minneapolis 2040
• The 2040 plan designates this area as Interior 3 which is guided

for one- to three-story buildings

• The Interior 3 district does not allow a mechanism for increasing

building height beyond three stories

• The existing zoning on the site allows for more height than what

would be allowed under the new comprehensive plan

RECOMMENDATION

• Staff is recommending approval of the rezoning application which

would resolve the split zoning in the site while continuing to allow small-scale commercial uses in this location

• Staff is recommending denial of the conditional use permit, all

variances, and site plan review