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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 06.hJuly 14, 2011 Item No. JULY 18, 2011 CITY COUNCIL MEETING LIFE TIME FITNESS PUD AMENDMENT Proposed Action Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move to approve the Second Amendment to Planned Unit Development Agreement and Development Contract for Life Time Fitness and adopt the findings of fact. Adoption of this motion will allow Life Time Fitness to install a wall sign for their tennis facility. Overview Life Time Fitness representatives have submitted an application to amend their planned unit development (PUD) to allow an additional wall sign to bring more awareness of their tennis facility and programs. Life Time Fitness is a 223,000 square foot fitness and tennis facility with an outdoor pool located at 18425 Dodd Boulevard. Life Time Fitness currently has two wall signs — on the east facade oriented toward Dodd Boulevard and on the south facade oriented toward 185 Street. They also have two small monument signs — at the Dodd Boulevard driveway entrance and at the 183 Street driveway entrance. The Life Time Fitness property was platted and rezoned to PUD in 2006. The underlying zoning for the PUD was CC, Corporate Campus District which has since become the OP, Office Park District. Planning Department staffs analysis of the PUD amendment application recommends consideration of C -3 District requirements for signage given the multifaceted component to its use and similarity to existing and proposed large box retail users in the city. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the PUD amendment at their July 7, 2011 meeting. There was no public comment. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval subject to three stipulations. Planning Department staff also recommends approval. Primary Issues to Consider • Is there justification for the proposed third wall sign? Supporting Information • Staff analysis of issues • Second Amendment to PUD Agreement and Development Contract for Life Time Fitness • Findings of fact • July 7, 2011 draft Planning Commission meeting minutes Ju - 292011 planning memo Daryl rey, ' . g Director Financia Impact: $ None Budgeted: Y/N Source: Related Documents (CIP, ERP, etc.): Zoning Ordinance, Life Time Fitness PUD Notes: Staff Analysis of Issues • Is there justification for the proposed third wall sign? The size of the Life Time Fitness building (223, 000 square feet) and multifaceted use component (fitness center, tennis center, indoor and outdoor pools, and accessory cafe and spa) make it similar to existing and proposed large box retail users in Lakeville such as Super Target, Wal -Mart, Cub Foods, Rainbow Foods, HOM Furniture, and Gander Mountain. These retail users utilize additional secondary wall signs allowed by the Zoning Ordinance for the C -3 District, such as that proposed by Life Time Fitness. In addition, Life Time Fitness has frontage on three public streets — Dodd Boulevard (CSAH 9), 185 Street (CSAH 60), and 183 Street. 2 158645v01 SRN:07 /14/2011 SECOND AMENDMENT TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT FOR LIFE TIME FITNESS FACILITY AGREEMENT dated , 2011, by and between the CITY OF LAKEVILLE, a Minnesota municipal corporation ( "City "), and LTF REAL ESTATE COMPANY, INC., a Minnesota corporation (the "Developer "). 1. EXISTING AGREEMENT. The parties have previously entered into a Planned Unit Development Agreement and Development Contract for the Life Time Fitness Facility dated June 5, 2006, and recorded with the office of the Dakota County Recorder on June 23, 2006, as Abstract Document No. 2440099 (the "Development Contract "). The parties have also entered into a First Amendment to Planned Unit Development Agreement and Development Contract for Life Time Fitness Facility dated March 19, 2007, and recorded with the office of the Dakota County Recorder on March 23, 2007 as Abstract Document No. 2504858 (the "First Amendment "). The Development Contract and First Amendment which are incorporated herein by this reference shall remain in full force and effect except as specifically modified by this Second Amendment. 2. REQUESTED AMENDMENT. The Developer has submitted a Planned Unit Development ( "PUD ") amendment application to allow an additional wall sign for its tennis center. 1 LKVL:LIFE TIME FITNESS FACILITY (Second Amendment to PUD/DevK) The proposed tennis center wall sign is 110 square feet in area and is proposed to be placed on the east facade of the tennis center portion of the building in order to raise awareness of the tennis facility to the general public. 3. AMENDMENT APPROVAL. The City hereby approves this Second Amendment to the Life Time Fitness PUD to allow a third wall sign for the tennis facility subject to the following: a. This PUD amendment shall pertain only to the C -3 District requirements for signage. b. The sign shall be located on the east or north walls of the tennis center only. c. A sign permit must be obtained from the City prior to installation of the proposed third wall sign. 4. PLAN AMENDMENTS. The plans approved in paragraph 3 of the Development Contract shall be amended as follows: 158645v01 SRN:07 /14/2011 • Plan "A" shall be amended to include Site Plan dated 06/10/11. • Plan "H" shall be amended to include Exterior Elevation Plan dated 06/13/11. • Plan J" shall be amended to include Signage Details Plan dated 06/10/11. 2 LKVL:LIFE TIME FITNESS FACILITY (Second Amendment to PUD/DevK) STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ( ss. COUNTY OF DAKOTA ) 158645v01 SRN:07 /14/2011 CITY OF LAKEVILLE BY: (SEAL) Mark Bellows, Mayor AND 3 Charlene Friedges, City Clerk The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of , 2011, by Mark Bellows, Mayor, and by Charlene Friedges, City Clerk, of the City of Lakeville, a Minnesota municipal corporation, on behalf of the corporation and pursuant to the authority granted by its City Council. NOTARY PUBLIC LKVL:LIFE TIME FITNESS FACILITY (Second Amendment to PUD/DevK) STATE OF MINNESOTA ( ss. COUNTY OF ) 158645v01 SRN:07 /14/2011 DRAFTED BY: CAMPBELL KNUTSON ProfrsienatAssociation 1380 Corporate Center Curve, Suite #317 Eagan, Minnesota 55121 Telephone: (651) 452 -5000 SRN DEVELOPER: LTF REAL ESTATE COMPANY, INC. BY: N TA -�^ The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this )4 day '' da of V U I y 2011, by Ma ViG 7 b ,51 the vP p4' 1 'a.(., Esi of LTF Rea Estate Company, Inc. a Minnesota corporation, on its behalf. 4 PU Lic K,Spe r ,6 NICOLE KRISTINE SJOQUIST Notary Public Minnesota My Commlesten Expires January 31, 2013 LKVL:LIFE TIME FITNESS FACILITY (Second Amendment to PUD /DevK) CITY OF LAKEVILLE DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA LIFE TIME FITNESS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT FINDINGS OF FACT On July 7, 2011 the Lakeville Planning Commission met at its regularly scheduled meeting to consider a planned unit development amendment to allow an additional wall sign for the Life Time Fitness tennis center located at 18425 Dodd Boulevard. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed planned unit development amendment preceded by published and mailed notice. The applicant was present and the Planning Commission heard testimony from all interested persons wishing to speak. The City Council hereby adopts the following: FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The property is currently zoned PUD, Planned Unit Development District. The OP, Office Park District requirements currently apply to this property. 2. The property is located in Comprehensive Planning District 2, North Ipava Corridor. 3. Legal description of the property is: Lot 3, Block 1, King Creek Greenway Addition 4. The Planned Unit Development zoning district application, including amendments, are processed according to the evaluation criteria listed in Chapter 3 of the City of Lakeville Zoning Ordinance. The criteria listed in Chapter 11 -3 -3E of the Zoning Ordinance and our findings regarding them are: a. The proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies and provisions of and has been found to be consistent with the official City Comprehensive Plan. The PUD amendment will allow wall signage consistent with C -3, General Commercial District requirements. This is appropriate given the similarity to other large box retail uses in Lakeville. The Life Time Fitness building and proposed wall sign are oriented toward King Park, a large City baseball complex, and away from existing residential neighborhoods to the north and west. b. The proposed use is or will be compatible with present and future land uses of the area. The existing fitness center and the proposed wall signage are compatible with the adjacent institutional uses. 1 c. The proposed use conforms to all performance standards contained in the Zoning Ordinance and the City Code. The proposed wall sign meets Zoning Ordinance requirements for the C -3 District as proposed by this PUD amendment. d. The proposed use can be accommodated with existing public services and will not overburden the City's service capacity. The proposed wall sign will have no impact on City services. e. Traffic generated by the proposed use is within capabilities of streets serving the property. The proposed wall sign will have no impact on the streets serving the property. 5. The planning report dated June 29, 2011 prepared by Planning Director Daryl Morey is incorporated herein. DATED: July 18, 2011 2 CITY OF LAKEVILLE BY: BY: Mark Bellows, Mayor Charlene Friedges, City Clerk Morey asked that if any of these four Commissioners were unable t .. - • please contact either himself or th e - - : .. .on as possible prior to ITEM 5. LIFE TIME FITNESS Chair Davis opened the public hearing to consider the application of Life Time Fitness for an amendment to the Life Time Fitness Planned Unit Development to allow additional wall signs, located at 18425 Dodd Bouleivard. The Recording Secretary attested that the legal notice had been duly pub fished in accordance with State Statutes and City Code. _ Parham Javaheri from Life Time Fitness presented -a brief overview_ of the project. He commented that Life Time Fitness is currently in a tennis branding process and they want to bring more awareness to their tennis facility and programs., He stated that Lakeville has the largest tennis facility within a Lik Time Fitness arid they want to differentiate the tennis business from their amore business. The additional wall sign will help with branding their tennis facility. Planning Director Daryl Morey presented the planning report. Mr. Morey presented a short history of the development acid zoning "of the subject site Mr. Morey reviewed the existing and proposed Life Time Fitness signage with the CC District sign_ requirements" in place "at the time the PUD was approved, the current OP District sign requirements, and the current C -3 District sign requirements allowed for large box retail: uses. He stated that staff supports. this PUD amendment request because Life Time Fitness, has a multifaceted component to its use and is similar to and compatible with oche large box retail,users in Lakeville. Mr. Morey stated that should the Planning Commission recommend approval of the Life Time` Fitness_T,UD amendment, Planning Department staff recommends approval subject to tlie'2 stipulations listed in the June 29, 2011 planning report. Chair Davis opened the hearing to the public for comment. There were no comments from the audience. Planning Commission Meeting July 7, 2011 Page 2 11.36 Motion was made and seconded to close the public hearing at 6:12 p.m. Ayes: Boerschel, Maguire, Lillehei, Davis, Adler, Grenz, Drotning. Nays: 0 3. The sign shall be'Iocated on the 'east or north walls of the tennis center only. Chair Davis asked for comments from the Planning Commission. Discussion points were: • Commissioner Grenz wanted to confirm that he did not have to abstain from this vote due to him being a current member of Life Time Fitness. Mr. Morey indicated that if Commissioner Grenz would have no financial gain from the approval of this request he would not have to abstain from the vote. • Commissioner Lillehei wanted a clarification regarding signs being content neutral. Mr. Morey explained that this would be :tie third wall sign for the facility and by ordinance the wording for this si ,does not have to identify the tennis facility. Staff is recommending the third'vwall sign be allowed consistent with the secondary wall sign all iwance in the G3 District. • The Planning Commission had a discussion regarding which side of the building the sign should be located; :They agreed :to the east or north walls of the tennis center only The Planning: Commission agreed to the following additional stipulation: Planning Commission Meeting July 7, 2011 Page 3 11.37 Motion was made and: seconded to recommend to City Council approval of the Life Time Fitness Planned Unit Development amendment to allow additional wall signs, located at 18425 Dodd Boulevard, subject to the following 3 stipulations, as amended: 1. The PUD= amendment shall pertain to the C -3 District requirements only for signage. :A sign permit is required :prior to the installation of the proposed third wall si 3. The sign shall be to ated on the east or north walls of the tennis center only. Ayes: Maguire, Lillehei, Davis, Adler, Grenz, Drotning, Boerschel. Nays: 0 ROFFE CONTAINER Chair Davis opened e .. _ ' . aring to consider the application of Roffe Container for a Conditional Use Permit .•.• _ . .uilding height greater than 45 feet in the I -2, General Industrial District, located a • Oth Street. The Recording Secretary attested that the legal notice had been duly p accordance with State Statutes and City Code. Memorandum To: Planning Commission From: Daryl Morey, Planning DirectorINA Date: June 29, 2011 Subject: Packet Material for the July 7, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting Agenda Item: Life Time Fitness PUD Amendment Application Action Deadline: August 9, 2011 INTRODUCTION EXHIBITS The following exhibits are attached for your reference: Exhibit A — Location Map Exhibit B — Life Time Fitness Site Plan Exhibit C — Exterior Building Elevations Exhibit D — Signage Details Exhibit E — Tennis Center Wall Sign Perspective Item No. City of Lakeville Planning Department Life Time Fitness representatives have submitted a planned unit development (PUD) amendment application to allow an additional wall sign for their tennis center. The proposed tennis center wall sign is 110 square feet in area. Life Time Fitness currently has two wall signs as allowed for a corner lot. Life Time Fitness is located at 18425 Dodd Boulevard in the northwest quadrant of 185 Street (CSAH 60) and Dodd Boulevard (CSAH 9). The property is zoned PUD, Planned Unit Development District. The Life Time Fitness property was platted in 2006 as Lot 3, Block 1, King Creek Greenway Addition. In conjunction with the preliminary and final plat, Lot 3 was rezoned to PUD to allow flexibility with respect to building height, signage, and impervious surface coverage to allow the construction of a 223,000 square foot fitness and tennis center with an outdoor pool. The base zoning applied to the PUD at the time was the CC, Corporate Campus District which is now known as the OP, Office Park District. The staff analysis of this PUD amendment application will include a comparison of the Life Time Fitness facility and their existing and proposed signage with the CC District sign requirements in place at the time the PUD was approved, the current OP District sign requirements, and the current C -3 District sign requirements allowed for large box retail uses. Type CC District (previous) OP District (current) Type Wait Freestanding Wall Freestanding 1 No. Allowed 2 (corner) 1 2 (corner) Area 300 s.f. (total)* 100 s.f. 100 s.f. (each) 100 s.f. Setback N/A 15' (ROW) N/A 15' (ROW); 5' (side) Height N/A 10' N/A 10' Type Location Area Setback Height Wall East facade 170 s.f. N/A N/A Wall South facade 120 s.f. N/A N/A Freestanding 183 St. entrance 40 s.f. 15 feet 8 feet Freestanding Dodd Blvd. entrance 40 s.f. 15 feet 8 feet APPLICATION ANALYSIS Existing Signaqe — Life Time Fitness currently has the following on -site signage: Below is a comparison of the CC District requirements in place when Life Time Fitness was constructed with the current requirements of the OP District. The major difference being the previous CC District allowed a larger total area for wall signs on buildings 100,000 square feet or larger located on a corner lot (300 square feet) than the current OP District allows (200 square feet). or bul ings 100,000 square feet or larger The CC District sign requirements in place when Life Time Fitness was constructed allowed two wall signs not to exceed 300 total square feet since the building is larger than 100,000 square feet and is located on a corner lot. One freestanding sign not to exceed 10 feet in height with a setback of 15 feet from a public right -of -way was also allowed by ordinance. The two wall signs met the CC District sign requirements. The approved PUD allowed two freestanding monument type signs, given that Life Time Fitness has frontage on three public streets and given that the combined area of the two monument signs is less than the 100 square feet allowed for a single freestanding sign in the CC District. One monument sign is located at the front driveway entrance to the site off of Dodd Boulevard and the second monument sign is located at the 183` Street entrance on the north side of the site where there is no existing or proposed wall signage. Proposed Signaqe — Life Time Fitness is proposing an additional wall sign on the east facade of the tennis center portion of the building in order to raise awareness of their tennis facility to the general public. The size of the proposed third wall sign is 110 square feet (see Exhibits C and D). C -3 District Comparison — In evaluating the proposed third wall sign staff considered the C -3 District requirements given the size and function of the building. Fitness centers and health clubs are allowed by conditional use permit in the C -3 District. Similar to Super Target, Cub Foods, Rainbow Foods, HOM Furniture, Gander Mountain and other large retail buildings in Lakeville, Life Time Fitness has a multifaceted component to its use. The Life Time Fitness facility includes indoor and outdoor pools and an accessory cafe and spa. While the tennis center is attached to the main fitness center building, a special membership is required to access the facility. 2 Type Area Setback Height Wall (primary) 440 s.f. N/A N/A Wall (primary, corner) 200 s.f. N/A N/A Wall (secondary)* 72 s.f. N/A N/A Wall (secondary)* 72 s.f. N/A N/A Freestanding 100 s.f. 15 feet 20 feet Type Life Time C -3 District Wall (primary) 170 s.f. 440 s.f. Wall (primary, corner) 120 s.f. 200 s.f. Wall (secondary)* 110 s.f. 72 s.f. Wall (secondary)* N/A 72 s.f. Given the similarity to and compatibility with other large box retail uses, staff examined the Life Time Fitness PUD amendment request with respect to the C -3 District sign requirements. The following C -3 District sign requirements would pertain to the existing Life Time Fitness facility, given that it is a building greater than 45,000 square feet in area and located on a corner lot: The total area of secondary signs cannot exceed 144 s.f. One secondary sign up to 144 s.f. is allowed. If the C -3 District sign requirements were applied to Life Time Fitness, all existing and proposed wall signs would meet Zoning Ordinance requirements for the size of the building and its location on a corner lot. The proposed third wall sign would be considered a secondary sign and would be allowed up to 144 square feet in area. The following table compares the existing and proposed Life Time Fitness wall signage with the signage allowed in the C -3 District: *The total area of secondary signs cannot exceed 144 s.f. One secondary sign up to 144 s.f. is allowed. The Life Time Fitness building and proposed wall sign are oriented toward King Park, a large City baseball complex, and away from existing residential neighborhoods to the north and west. RECOMMENDATION Because Life Time Fitness has a multifaceted component to its use and is similar to and compatible with other large box retail users in Lakeville, Planning Department staff recommends approval of the Life Time Fitness PUD amendment to allow a third wall sign for the tennis facility subject to the following stipulations: 1. The PUD amendment shall pertain to the C -3 District requirements only for signage. 2. A sign permit is required prior to the installation of the proposed third wall sign. Findings of fact for approval of the PUD amendment are attached. 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