1. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance NWQ Draft Zoning Ordinance Planning Commission Review February 21, 2006 Phil Carlson, AICP DSU Planning Consultant

2. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Intent Sec. 6-680. Intent The purpose of the NWQ Northwest Quadrant District is to provide an area for an intensely developed mixed use center that will be a vibrant and active place where people can live, work, shop, play and be entertained. The mixture of land uses and design specifications in this ordinance are designed to implement the principles and guidelines established in the 1999 New Brighton Comprehensive Plan and the Northwest Quadrant Framework Plan and Design Guidelines, including the placement of buildings, streets, parking areas, sidewalks, and open space.

3. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Concept Plan

4. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Framework Plan

5. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Area Residential Area west of Old Hwy 8 not included Parcel north of 14 th not included Office parcel on I- 694 included New NWQ Ordinance Area

6. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Uses Residential Uses. Multi-family residential dwellings, as regulated by Building Types in this Chapter. Townhouses, as regulated by Building Types in this Chapter. Higher density residential multi-family and attached single family uses located on the same site or within the same building as commercial or office, as regulated by Building Types in this Chapter.

7. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Uses Commercial Uses. Numerous – retail, restaurants, hotels, grocery, etc.

8. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Uses Office Uses. Out-patient medical clinic. Professional and service occupations... Business offices and services; office buildings, banks, business colleges, private trade schools. Government office and service buildings. Public libraries.

9. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Uses Special Uses. The following uses are allowed by Special Use Permit on any lot or within any Building Type in the NWQ District, provided they meet the intent of the Design Framework: Public utility facility. Public parks. The City Council shall consider other uses not listed in this Section. Such other uses may be granted if, in the opinion of the City Council, the use is compatible with other uses in the district.

10. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Build-to Line Front Yard Build-To Line. In the NWQ District in the front yard, a build-to line is established which provides a minimum and maximum front setback for buildings and other structures, from the right-of- way or property line. For parking, the minimum setback applies, but not the maximum. The types of build-to conditions are described below, and illustrated on Figure 1: – Build-to Line A. Minimum setback shall be 10 feet, maximum setback shall be 20 feet – Build-to Line B. Minimum setback shall be 10 feet, maximum setback shall be 44 feet, see Figure 1.

11. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Build-to Line Lot Line Minimum Setback Maximum Setback

12. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Build-to Line Acceptable Not acceptable

13. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Build-to Line

14. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Frontage Occupied. Street Frontage Occupied by Structures. In the NWQ District a minimum portion of the street frontage of any lot shall be occupied by structures meeting the Build-to Line, as described below and illustrated on Figure 2. – Frontage Type A. At least 70% of the street frontage must be occupied by structures meeting the Build-to Line. – Frontage Type B. At least 50% of the street frontage must be occupied by structures meeting the Build-to Line. – Frontage Type C. At least 30% of the street frontage must be occupied by structures meeting the Build-to Line.

15. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Frontage Occupied

16. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Frontage Occupied Frontage Occupied by Buildings

17. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Stormwater Treatment Stormwater Treatment Requirements. In order to ensure ecologically sound stormwater treatment throughout the Northwest Quadrant, all development shall develop a plan that will adhere to the following requirements to the extent possible, based on the recommendation of the City Engineer.

18. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Building Type Building Type A1 – Mixed Use: Office, Commercial, or Residential on all floors Building Type A2 – Mixed Use: no Office or Residential on 1 st Floor Building Type B – Office Building Type C – Multi-Family

19. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Building Type

20. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Street Type

21. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Street Type

22. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Building Design Façade Treatment Ground Level Design Rear Facades and Entries Roof Design Franchise Establishments Mechanical Equipment Screened Building Materials – Primary – Secondary – Accent

23. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Building Materials – Primary – Secondary – Accent

24. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Landscaping All Areas Landscaped 10% of Parking Area Parking Lot Islands Overstory Trees on Parking Perimeter I-694 & I-35W – 3-ft Buffer to Parking

25. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance Signage Wall Signs in Sign Band Projecting Signs Permitted Box Signs Prohibited Canopy Signs if Perpendicular to Ground Freestanding Monument Signs: – Same Materials and Colors as Building – 10 ft high, 50 sq ft – One freestanding sign per street frontage – Solid to Ground

26. Northwest Quadrant Draft Zoning Ordinance NWQ Draft Zoning Ordinance