CHANHASSEN GATEWAY design standardsCHANHASSEN GATEWAY
Approved 6/27/05
PUD DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS
a. Intent
The purpose of this zone is to create a MIXED USE PUD including a
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, OFFICE AND RESIDENTIAL. The use
of the PUD zone is to allow for more flexible design standards while creating a
higher quality and more sensitive development. Each structure proposed for
development shall proceed through site plan review based on the development
standards outlined below.
b. Permitted Uses
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The permitted uses in this zone should be limited to appropriate commercial
and service uses consistent with meeting the daily needs of the neighborhood.
The uses shall be limited to those as defined herein. If there is a question as to
whether or not a use meets the definition, the Community Development
Director shall make that interpretation. The type of uses to be provided on
these lots shall be low intensity neighborhood oriented retail and service
establishments to meet daily needs of residents. Commercial and office uses
shall be limited to the area located south of Highway 212. Residential uses
shall be located north of Highway 212 and along the western portion of the
southern half.
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Small to medium-sized restaurant-not to exceed 8,000 square feet per building
(no drive-thru windows)
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Banks with a drive-in service window
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Office
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Day care
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Neighborhood scale commercial up to 8,000 square feet per tenant
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Convenience store with or without gas pumps
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Specialty retail (Book Store, Jewelry, Sporting Goods Sale/Rental, Retail
Sales, Retail Shops, Apparel Sales, etc.)
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Personal Services(an establishment or place of business primarily engaged in
providing individual services generally related to personal needs, such as a
Tailor Shop, Shoe Repair, Self-Service Laundry, Laundry Pick-up Station,
Dry Cleaning, Dance Studios, etc).
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Residential High Density (8-16 units per net acre). The total number of units
for the entire site may not exceed 150 units.
c. Building Area
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Commercial/Office – Not to exceed 75,000 square feet for the entire
development
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Maximum Commercial/Office lot usage is a Floor Area Ratio of 0.3
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Maximum office/commercial building area per tenant may not exceed 8,000
square feet
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Maximum residential units may not exceed 150 units.
d. Prohibited Ancillary Uses
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Drive-thru Windows except banks or pharmacies.
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Outdoor storage and display of merchandise
e. Setbacks
The PUD ordinance requires setbacks from roadways and exterior property lines.
The following table displays those setbacks.
Boundary Building/ Parking
Setbacks (feet)
Lyman Boulevard 50/50
Highway 101 50/50
Highway 212 50/50
Northerly Project Property Line 50/20
Westerly Project Property Line 50/20
Internal Project property lines 0 /0
Hard Surface Coverage-Residential 50 %
Commercial and Office Hard Surface Coverage 70 %
Maximum Commercial (Retail) Building/Structure Height 1 story
Maximum Office Building/Structure Height 2 stories
Maximum Residential Building/Structure Height 35 or 3 stories,
whichever is less
f. Non Residential Building Materials and Design
There shall not be underdeveloped backsides of buildings. All elevations shall
receive nearly equal treatment and visual qualities. Buildings and site design
shall comply with design standards outlined in Article XXIII. General
Supplemental Regulations, Division 7 of the Zoning Ordinance.
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g. Residential Standards
Buildings and site design shall comply with design standards outlined in Article
XXIII. General Supplemental Regulations, Division 9 of the Zoning Ordinance.
1.All units shall have access onto an interior private street.
2.A design palette shall be approved for the entire project. The palette shall
include colors for siding, shakes, shutters, shingles, brick, stone, etc.
3.All foundation walls shall be screened by landscaping or retaining walls.
h. Site Landscaping and Screening
The intent of this section is to improve the appearance of vehicular use areas and
property abutting public rights-of-way; to require buffering between different land
uses; and to protect, preserve and promote the aesthetic appeal, character and
value of the surrounding neighborhoods; to promote public health and safety
through the reduction of noise pollution, air pollution, visual pollution and glare.
1.The landscaping standards shall provide for screening for visual impacts
associated with a given use, including but not limited to, truck loading areas,
trash storage, parking lots, Large unadorned building massing, etc.
2.Each lot for development shall submit a separate landscaping plan as a part of
the site plan review process.
3.All open spaces and non-parking lot surfaces, 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.
4.Undulating berms, north of Lyman Boulevard, north and south of Highway 212
and west of Highway 101 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 shall be sodded.
5.Loading areas shall be screened from public right-of-ways. Wing walls may be
required where deemed appropriate.
6.Native species shall be incorporated into site landscaping, whenever possible.
i. Street Furnishings
Benches, kiosks, trash receptacles, planters and other street furnishings should be
of design and materials consistent with the character of the area. Wherever
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possible, street furnishings should be consolidated to avoid visual clutter and
facilitate pedestrian movement.
j. Signage
The intent of this section is to establish an effective means of communication in
the development, maintain and enhance the aesthetic environment and the
business’s ability to attract sources of economic development and growth, to
improve pedestrian and traffic safety, to minimize the possible adverse effect of
signs on nearby public and private property, and to enable the fair and consistent
enforcement of these sign regulations. It is the intent of this section, to promote
the health, safety, general welfare, aesthetics, and image of the community by
regulating signs that are intended to communicate to the public, and to use signs
which meet the city's goals:
a.Establish standards which permit businesses a reasonable and equitable
opportunity to advertise their name and service;
b.Preserve and promote civic beauty, and prohibit signs which detract from this
objective because of size, shape, height, location, condition, cluttering or
illumination;
c.Ensure that signs do not create safety hazards;
d.Ensure that signs are designed, constructed, installed and maintained in a
manner that does not adversely impact public safety or unduly distract
motorists;
e.Preserve and protect property values;
f.Ensure signs that are in proportion to the scale of, and are architecturally
compatible with, the principal structures;
g.Limit temporary commercial signs and advertising displays which provide an
opportunity for grand opening and occasional sales events while restricting
signs which create continuous visual clutter and hazards at public right-of-way
intersections.
j.1. Project Identification Sign:
One project identification sign for the commercial portion of the development
located at the entrance off of Highway 101. Project identification signs shall not
exceed 80square feet in sign display area nor be greater than eight feet in height.
The sign shall be setback a minimum of 10 feet from the property line.
j.2. Monument Sign:
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One monument sign shall be permitted at the entrance to the development off of
Lake Susan Drive. One monument sign per lot shall be permitted for the
commercial portion of the site. These signs shall not exceed 24 square feet in sign
display area nor be greater than five feet in height. These signs shall be setback a
minimum of 10 feet from the property line.
j.3. Wall Signs:
a.The location of letters and logos shall be restricted to the approved building
sign bands, the tops of which shall not extend greater than 20 feet above the
ground. The letters and logos shall be restricted to a maximum of 30 inches in
height. All individual letters and logos comprising each sign shall be
constructed of wood, metal, ortranslucent facing.
b.Illuminated signs that can be viewed from neighborhoods outside the PUD
site, are prohibited.
c.Tenant signage shall consist of store identification only. Copy is restricted to
the tenant’s proper name and major product or service offered. Corporate
logos, emblems and similar 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.
j.4. Festive Flags/Banners
a.Flags and banners shall be permitted on approved standards attached to the
building facade and on standards attached to pedestrian area lighting.
b.Flags and banners shall be constructed of fabric or vinyl.
c.Banners shall not contain advertising for individual users, businesses,
services, or products.
d.Flags and banners shall project from buildings a maximum of two feet.
e.Flags and banners shall have a maximum area of 10 square feet.
f.Flags and banners which are torn or excessively worn shall be removed at the
request of the city.
j.5. Building Directory
a.In multi-tenant buildings, one building directory sign may be permitted. The
directory sign shall not exceed eight square feet.
j.6 Directional Signs
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a.On-premises signs shall not be larger than four (4) square feet. The maximum
height of the sign shall not exceed five (5) feet from the ground. The
placement of directional signs on the property shall be so located such that the
sign does not adversely affect adjacent properties (including site lines or
confusion of adjoining ingress or egress) or the general appearance of the site
from public rights-of-way. No more than four (4) signs shall be allowed per
lot. The city council may allow additional signs in situations where access is
confusing or traffic safety could be jeopardized.
b.Off-premises signs shall be allowed only in situations where access is
confusing and traffic safety could be jeopardized or traffic could be
inappropriately routed through residential streets. The size of the sign shall be
no larger than what is needed to effectively view the sign from the roadway
and shall be approved by the city council.
c.Bench signs are prohibited except at transit stops as authorized by the local
transit authority.
d.Signs and Graphics. Wherever possible, traffic control, directional and other
public signs should be consolidated and grouped with other street fixtures and
furnishings to reduce visual clutter and to facilitate vehicular and pedestrian
movement. A system of directional signs should also be established to direct
traffic within the commercial area and away from residential areas.
j.7.Prohibited Signs:
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Pylon signs are prohibited.
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Back lit awnings are prohibited.
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Window Signs are prohibited except for company logo/symbol and not the
name. Such logo shall not exceed 10% of a window area
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Menu Signs are prohibited.
j.8. Sign Design and Permit Requirements:
a.The sign treatment is an element of the architecture and thus should reflect the
quality of the development. The signs should be consistent in color, size, and
material and height throughout the development. A common theme will be
introduced at the development's entrance monument and will be used
throughout.
b.All signs require a separate sign permit.
c.Wall business signs shall comply with the city’s sign ordinance for the
Neighborhood business district for determination of maximum sign area.
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Wall signs may be permitted on the “street” front and primary parking lot
front of each building.
k. Lighting
1. Lighting for the interior of the development shall be consistent throughout the
development. High pressure sodium vapor lamps with decorative natural colored
pole shall be used throughout the development 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.
2. Light fixtures should be kept to a pedestrian scale (12 to 18 feet). Street light
fixtures should accommodate vertical banners for use in identifying the
commercial area.
3. All light fixtures shall be shielded. Light level for site lighting shall be no
more than ½ candle at the project perimeter property line. This does not apply
to street lighting.
4. 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.
l. Non Residential Parking
1.Parking shall be provided based on the shared use of parking areas whenever
possible. Cross access easements and the joint use of parking facilities shall
be protected by a recorded instrument acceptable to the city.
2.The development shall be treated as an integrated shopping center and provide
a minimum of one space per 200 square feet of commercial/retail area. The
office/personal 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.
m. Residential Parking shall comply with city code requirements.
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