Ordinance 607 CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 607
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE,
BY AMENDING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Sectioi7 1. Chapter 20 of the Chanhassen City Code, the City's zoning ordinance, is hereby
amended by ainending the Villages on the Ponds Planned Unit Development Design Standards in its
entirety as follows:
VILLAGES ON THE PONDS
DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS '
a. Intent �'
The purpose of this zone is to create a mixed use PUD consisting of coimnercial, institutional, �
office, and residential uses. The use of the PUD zone is to allow for more flexible design I
standards while creating a highei-quality and more sensitive proposal. All utilities are i•equired
to be placed undergi-ound. Each lot proposed for development sha11 proceed through site plan
review based on the development standards outlined below. The Central Business District
regulations shall apply except as modified by this ordinance.
b. Permitted Uses
The permitted uses in tlus zone should be limited to uses as defined below or similar uses to
those as listed in the Standard Industr-ial Classification. If there is a question as to the whether
or not a use meets the definition, the Planiung Director shall make that inteipretation. No single
retail user shall exceed 20,000 square feet on a single 1eve1 of a building. A maximuin of thirty-
three (33)percent of the square footage of the retail users witlun the development may be of a
"big box" category. The intent of this requirement is to provide a variety of users, including
sinall retail shops, sei-vice providers, coffee shops, cabarets, etc., for r•esidents of the Villages as
well as the community as a whole, rather than typical suburban type lv�ge, individual users
doininating the development and detracting from the "village" character. Retail user•s should be
those that support and compliment the residential development located within the developinent,
providing goods and services which enhance residents of the village and the coinmunity.
Office. Professional and business office, non-retail activity except for showroom type
display area for products stored or manufactured on-site provided that no more than 20
percent of the floor space is used for such display and sales.
bank/credit union
finance, insurance and real estate
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health seivices - except nursiilg homes and hospitals
engineering, accounting, research manageinent and related services
legal seivices
Personal Seivices. Establishinents primarily engaged in providing services involving the
care of a person or his or her personal goods or apparel.
dry cleaning
beauty or barbershop �
shoe repair ',
photographic studio ��
tax return preparation �'
laundromat
health club
optical goods
computer services
day care center
copying
mail stores
Institutional. Establishments that are public/semi-public in nature.
church
libraty
education services
day care
art gallery
dance studio
cultui-al facility
Cominercial/Retail. Establislunents engaged in cormnercial operations including retail sales
and seivices and hospitality indust�•ies.
Apparel and Accessoiy Stores
shoe stores
electronic and music store and musical insti-uinents
restaurant—no drive through, except on Lot 1, Block 1, Villages on the Ponds 2"d Addition
through a conditional use pei7nit and cornpliance with the followuig standa�•ds - the drive
through shall provide sufficient stacking to assure that traffic is not backed into the parking
1ot drive aisles; loud speakers used for ordering shall be shielded so that noise is not heard
off-site, and the drive through shall be screened froin off-site views. (amended 8/13/01)
restaurant - fast food only if integrated into a building
no freestanding fast food and no drive through
drug store/pharmacy
book/stationary
jewelry store
hobby/toy gaine
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gift novelty and souvenir
sewing, needlework and piece good
florist
cainera and photographic supply
ai`t and art supplies, gallery
sporting goods
video rental
food stores including bakery and confectionery
hardware store
computer stoi-e
hotel/motel
enter�tainment
liquor store
pets asld pet supplies
home furnishings
Residential. Residential units shall be provided as upper level units above the
commercial/office uses within the village core and as stand alone units. A minimum of 50
percent of the residential units shall be rental uiuts. Of the rental units,the city has adopted
a goal of 35 percent of the units meeting the Metropolitan Council's affordable criteria. For
the ownership housing,the city has adopted the goal of 50 percent of the units meeting the
Metropolitan Council's affordable criteria.
Prohibited Uses:
Auto related including auto sales, auto repair, gas stations
c. Setbacks
In the PUD standards, there is the requu•einent for landscape buffering in addition to building and
parking setbacks.
The following setbacks shall apply:
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Building Parking
Great Plains Blvd.: Buffer yard & Setback C, 0' 0'
Market Blvd.: Buffei•yard & Setback C, 50' 20'
Highway 5: Buffer yard & Setback B, 50' 20'
Interior Side Lot Line: Buffer yard & setback NA, 0' 0'
East Perimeter Side Lot Line (adjacent to residential): Buffer•yard & D, 50' S0'
setback
West Peruneter Side Lot Line (adjacent to industrial): Buffer yai•d & B 50 20
setback
Buffer yards are as specified in the City of Chanhassen Landscaping and Tree Removal
Ordinance, Article XXV.
No fences shall be pei-mitted between the required landscape buffer and arterial and collector
roads.
d. Development Site Coverage and Building Height
1. The PUD standard for hard surface coverage is 70% for the overall development.
Individual lots may exceed this threshold,but in no case shall the average exceed 70
percent.
2. More than one (1)principal structure may be placed on one (1)platted lot.
3. The maximum building height sha11 be Sector I - four VILLAGES ON THE PONDS
stories (residential with sti•eet level commercial or Sectors
office)/50 ft. (retail and office buildings without ;,.. ��� �;
residences above shall be limited to three stories/40 ft.) - �'�""����� �� _ ' �
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except for the lot on the corner of Promenade Pond and _ � '�� �'�
Great Plains Boulevard shall be limited to two stories and � � - �� �'� �� �� '
30 feet, Sector II - three stories/40 ft., Sector III - three 'r��� ' ; ��� ' ``�=���
stories/40 ft., and Sector IV - foul• stoi-ies/50 feet. ��`;�.r+"� � ' �_,��,,,�
Building height limitations are exclusive of steeples, �LL�� � .'� �_��- �;:�
towers, and other architectui•al and roof accents. � � ���{ _
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4. The maximum building footprint for any one building - � � � �� '"�,-_' �
shall be limited to 20,000 square feet without a street ' �� � � ��� � �
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level break in the continuity of the building, e.g., �. �; . � _�
pedestrian passageways, except for the church and ,`
residential only buildings. �:� � � ' � �°�
5. The following table shall govern the amount of building area for the different uses:
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CommerciaU Office/Service Institutional Dwelling TOTAL sf
Retail (s� (sf) (sf) Units
Sector I 114,500 83,500 0 160 198,000
Sector II "60,000 14,000 0 0 74,000
Sector III 0 0 100,000 0 100,000
Sector IV 0 0 0 162 0
TOTAL 174,500 97,500 100,000 322 372,000
(amended 1 U26/Ol)
" Includes 47,200 square-foot, 106-unit lnotel
Building square footages inay be reallocated between sectors and between uses subject to
approval by the Planning Director. The followulg factors shall be used in calculating the
reallocation of building square footages between uses:
1 Residential apartinent unit = 3 congregate cai•e (assisted living or dementia) unit.
1 Residential apartment unit = 2 elderly (independent) unit.
1 Residential apartment unit = 360 square feet of office/service.
1 Residential apartment unit=90 square feet of retail.
1 Residential apai�tment unit = 440 square feet of institutional.
950 square feet of office/service = 1,000 square feet of institutional.
300 square feet of retail = 1,000 square feet of office/service.
290 square feet of retail = 1,000 square feet of institutional. (amended 11/26/O1)
In no instance shall addition institutional building squar•e footage be reallocated without
an amendment to the PUD.
6. Buildin�s adjacent to pedestrian sidewalks must have commercial/office on the majority
of the street frontage. (amended 11/26/O1)
e. Building Materials and Design
1. The PUD requires that the development deinonstrate a higher quality of architectui•al
standards and site design. The intent is to create a pedestrian friendly, "traditional" �
village charactei- consistent with the European heritage of the upper inidwest and the �
atmosphere within this development, yet with the amenities and technological tools of
modenl times. The village elevations shown on the PUD drawings ai•e to be used only as
a general guideline and the reflection of the overall village image including the north-
inidwestern architectural vocabulary, village like human scale and flavor, and variety in ',
design and facade ti-eatment. ��,
2. All materials shall be of high quality and durable. Major extez-ior surfaces of all walls shall
be face bi-ick, stone, glass, stucco, architecturally treated coilcrete, cast in place panels,
decorative block, cedar siding, viiryl siding in i-esidential with support mateiials, or approved
equivalent as detei7nined by the city. Color shall be introduced through colored block or
panels and not painted block or bi7ck. Bi-ight, long, continuous bands are prohibited. Bright
or brilliaslt colors and sharply contrasting colors may be used only for accent purposes and
shall not exceed 10 percent of a wall area.
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3. B1ock shall have a weathered face or be polished, fluted, or broken face. Exposed cement
("cinder")blocks shall be prohibited.
4. Metal sidin�, gray concrete, curtain walls and similar materials will not be approved except
as support material to one of the above materials, or as ti-im or as HVAC screen, and may
not exceed more than 25 percent of a wall ai•ea.
5. All accessory structures shall be designed to be compatible with the prilnary structure.
6. All roof mounted equipment shall be screened by walls of compatible appearing material.
Wood screen fences are prohibited. All exterior process machineiy, tanks, etc., are to be
fully screened by compatible materials. All mechanical equipment shall be screened with
material compatible to the building.
7. The buildings shall have varied and interesting detailing. The use of large unadorned,
concrete panels and concrete block, or a solid wall unrelieved by architectural detailing,
such as change in materials, change in color, fenesnations, or other significant visual
relief provided in a manner or at inteivals in keeping with the size, mass, and scale of the
wall and its views from public ways shall be prohibited. Acceptable materials will
incorporate textured surfaces, exposed aggregate and/or other pattei-ning. All walls shall
be given added architectural interest through building design or appropriate landscaping.
8. Space for recycling shall be provided in the interior of all principal or accessory
structures.
9. There shall not be underdeveloped backsides of buildings. All elevations sha111•eceive
nearly equal treatment ancl visual qualities.
10. The inaterials and colors used for each building shall be selected in context with the
adjacent building and provide for a harmonious integration with them. Extreme
variations between buildings on the same street in terms of overall appearance,bulk and
height, setbacks and colors shall be prohibited.
1 L Slope roof elements shall be incorporated in all structures: Sector I - minimum 70
percent of roof area shall be sloped, Sector II - minimum of 70 percent of the roof area
sha11 be sloped, Sector III - minimum of 30 percent of the roof area shall be sloped, and
Sector IV -ininiinum of 70 percent of the roof area shall be sloped. An exception to this
requireinent are roof areas designed for human use such as decks, garden areas, patios,
etc., wluch will not be counted towards flat roof area.
12. The following design elements should be incoiporated into individual structures:
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Building Accents
Towers, silos, arches, columns,bosses, tiling, cloisters, colomiades, buttresses, loggias,
marquees, minarets,portals,reveals, quoins, clerestories,pilasteis.
Roof Types
Bai-�ow, doine, gable,hip, flat.
Roof Accents
Cupolas, coinices, belfries, tui�•ets,piimacles, look-outs, gargoyles, parapets,lanterns.
Accent elements such as towers, turrets, spires, etc., shall be excluded fi-om the sector
building height limitation.
Window Types
Bay, single paned, multi-paned, angular, square, rectangular, half-round, round,
italianate.
Window Accents
Plant boxes, shutters, balconies, decks, grates, canopies, awnings,recesses, embrasures,
arches, lunettes.
Street level windows shall be pr•ovided for a minimum of 50 percent of the ground level
wall area.
f. Site Landscaping and Screening
1. All buffer landscaping, including boulevard landscaping, included in Phase I shall be
iristalled when the grading of the phase is completed. This may well result in landscaping
being required ahead of individual site plan approvals, but we believe the buffer yard and
boulevard plantings, in par-ticular, need to be established iminediately. In addition, to
adhere to the higher quality of development as spelled out in the PUD zone, all loading
areas shall be screened. Each lot for development shall submit a separate landscaping
plan as a part of the site plan review process.
2. All open spaces and non-parking lot su1•faces, eXcept for plaza areas, shall be landscaped,
rockscaped, or covered with plantings and/or lawn material. Tree wells shall be included
in pedestrian areas and plazas.
3. Storage of inaterial outdoors is prohibited.
4. Undulating or angular benns 3'to 5'in height, south of Highway 5 and along Market
Boulevard shall be sodded or seeded at the conclusion of grading and utility construction.
The required buffer landscaping may be installed where it is deemed necessary to screen any
proposed development. All required boulevard landscaping sha11 be sodded.
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5. Loading areas shall be screened fi•om public right-of-ways. Wing walls may be required
where deemed appropriate.
6. Native species shall be incoiporated into site landscaping, whenever possible.
g. Signage
1. One project identification sign shall be pennitted for the development at each end of Lake
Drive and at the south ei7d of Main Street. Project identification sign(s)inay also be
located at the entrances to the developinent(s) in Sector IV. Project identification signs
shall not exceed 24 squai•e feet in sign display area nor�be greater than five feet in height.
One project identification sign, with a maximum height of 20 feet, which may be
increased in height subject to city appi•oval based on the design and scale of the sign,
designed as a gateway to the pi-oject shall be located at the north end of Main Street.
Individual lots are not pe1-mitted low profile ground business sign. Within Sector III, one
sign for the church and one sign for the school may be placed on streetscape walls. The
top of the signs shall not extend more than eight feet above the g��ound and the total sign
area for the signs shall not exceed 64 square feet. Pylon signs are prohibited. The sign
treatment is an eleinent of the arclutecture and thus should reflect the quality of the
developinent. The signs should be consistent in color, size, and material and height
throughout the development. A common theine will be introduced at the developinent's
entrance monuinent and will be used throughout.
2. All signs i-equire a separate sign permit.
3. Wall business signs shall coinply with the city's sign ordinance for the central business
district for determination of maximum sign area. Wall signs may be pei7nitted on the
"street" fi•ont and primary parking lot front of each building.
4. Projecting signs are pei7nitted along Main Street and Lake Drive and along pedestrian
passageways subject to the conditions below.
Signage Plan and Restrictions
Wall Si�ns
1. The location of letters and logos shall be restricted to the appr•oved building sign bands, the
tops of which shall not extend �eater than 20 feet above the ground. I�7 Sectoz•s I and II, sign
height may be increase based on the criteria that the signage is compatible with and
complementary to the building architecture and design. The letters and logos shall be
restricted to a maximuin of 30 ulches in height except along the nol�th and west elevations for
buildings within sectors I and II. These letters may be increased to 48 inches. All individual
lettei-s and logos compr-ising each si�� shall be constructed of wood,metal, or translucent
facing.
2. If illuminated, individual diinensional letters and logos comprising each sign may be any of
the following:
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a. EXposed neoi�/fiber optic,
b. Open channel with exposed neon,
c. Channel Lettei-s with aciylic facing,
d. Reverse channel letteis (halo lighted), or
e. Externally illuminated by separate lighting source.
3. Tenant signage shall consist of store identification only. Copy is restricted to the tenant's
propei•11ame and inajor product or seivice offered. Corporate logos, einbleins and siinilar
identifying devices are permitted provided they are confined within the signage band and do
not occupy more than 15% of the sign area unless the logo is the sign.
4. Within Sectors I and II, architecturally, building-integrated panel tenant/logo sign may be
pennitted based on criteria that the signage is compatible with and coinplementary to the
building design and architecture. Architectural elements specifically created to increase
signage height are prohibited.
5. Backlit awnings are prohibited.
Pro'eLcting Signs
l. The letters and logos shall be restricted to the approved building sign area.
2. All wooden signs shall be sandblasted and letters shall be an integral part of the building's
architectui-e.
3. Signage shall consist of store identification only. Copy is restricted to the tenant's proper
name and major product or service offered and such minimal messages such as date of
establishment of business. Colporate logos, emblems and similar identifying devices are
per�nitted provided they are confined within the signage band or within the projecting sign
and do not occupy more than fifteen (15)percent of the sign display area.
4. Projecting signs shall be stationar-y, may not be self-illuminated but may be lighted by
surface inounted fixtures located on the sign or the adjacent facade.
5. Projecting signs shall be liinited to one per tenant on sti•eet frontage and pedestrian
passageway and my not exceed six square feet. Letters shall have a inaximuin height of 12
inches.
6. Projecting signs shall be a minimum of eight feet above the sidewalk and shall not project
more than six feet from the building facade.
7. Plastic,plexi-glass, clear plex, or similar material projecting signs are prohibited unless used
in conjunction with other decorative materials.
8. Projecting signs may be painted, p1•efinished, or utilize exposed metal. Any exposed metal
shall be anodized aluminum, stainless steel, titailiuin,bronze, or other similar non-corrosive
or ono-oxidizing materials.
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Window Sig��s
L Window signs shall not cover more than 25 percent of the window area in which they are
located.
2. Window signs shall not use bright, garish, or neon paint, tape, chalk, or paper.
Menu Signs I�'
l. Shall be located at eye level adjacent to tenant entries and shall not exceed 4 feet in height. �
2. Shall be used only to convey daily specials, inenus and offerings and shall be wood fiained
chalkboard and/or electronic board with temporary handwritten lettering. No paper
construction or messages will be pennitted.
3. Menu signs shall be limited to one per tenant and may not exceed 8 square feet.
Festive Flags/Banners
1. Flags and banners shall be pennitted on approved standai•ds attached to the building facade
and on standards attached to pedestrian area lighting.
2. Plastic flags and banners are prohibited.
3. Flags and banners shall be constructed of fabric.
4. Baiulers shall not contain advertising for individual users,businesses, sei�vices, or pi•oducts.
5. Flags and banners shall project from buildings a maximum of two feet.
6. Flags and bannezs shall have a maximuin area of 10 square feet.
7. Flags and banners which are torn or excessively worn shall be removed at the 1•equest of the
city.
Building Directory
1. In multi-tenant buildings, oile building directory sign inay be pei7nitted. The du•ectory sign
shall not exceed eight square feet.
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Pole Directory Sign
l. Pole directory signs consisting of single poles with individual nameplate type directional
arrows may be located within the development.
2. Pole directory sign shall not exceed 15 feet in height.
3. Directory signs shall be a minimuin of eight feet above the sidewalk.
4. A inaximum of eight directory signs may be provided per pole.
5. The maxiinum size of an individual sign shall be 18 inches long by foul•inches wide.
6. Poles shall be a minimum of 10 feet behind the curb.
h. Lighting
1. Lighting for the interior of the business center should be consistent throughout the
developinent. The plans do not provide for sti-eet lighting. As with previous
developments, the City has required the developer to install street lights throughout the
street system.
2. A shoe boX fixture (as specified by City Code) with decorative natural colored pole sha11
be used throughout the developinent parking lot area for lighting. Decorative, pedestrian
scale lighting shall be used in plaza and sidewalk areas and may be used in parking lot
areas.
3. Lighting equipment similar to what is mounted in the public street right-of-ways shall be
used in the private areas.
4. All light fixtures shall be shielded. Light level for site lighting shall be no more than 1/2
candle at the project perimeter property line. This does not apply to sh•eet lighting.
5. Light poles shall be limited to a height of 20 feet.
6. Lighting for parking areas shall minimize the use of lights on pole standards in the parking
area. Rather, emphasis should be placed on building lights and poles located in close
proximity to buildings.
i. Parking
1. Parking shall be provided based on the shared use of surface parking areas whenevei•
possible. Cross access easeinents and the joint use of parking facilities shall be protected
by a recorded instrument acceptable to the city.
2. A nlinimum of 75 percent of a building's parking shall be located to the "rear" of the
structui-e and in underground garages.
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3. The development shall be treated as a integrated shopping centei-and provide a lniniinum
of one space per 200 square feet of commercial/retail area. The office/pei•sonal service
component shall be treated as an integrated office building and provide 4.5 space per
1,000 square feet for the first 49,999 square feet, four per thousand square feet for the
second 50,000 square feet, and 3.5 per thousand square feet thereafter. Residential uses
sha11 provide 1.5 spaces per unit as underground parking with visitor spaces provided as
part of the commercial/office uses. Within sector IV, visitor parking shall be provided at
a rate of 0.5 stalls pei-unit. Hotel/motels shall comply with city ordinance.
Churches/schools shall comply with city ordinance, however, a iniilimum of 50 percent
of the parking shall be shared.
Section 2. This oi-dinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Chanhassen City Council this 27�'day of July, 2015.
ATTEST:
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dd Gerhardt, Clerk/Manager Denny L ufenb ger, May
(Suinmary Ordinance approved on August 10, 2015 and Published in the Chanhassen Villager on
August 20, 2015)
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