670 25th Ave SE, Ward 2
City Staff: Hilary Dvorak, PLAN17781

The Department of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) recommends that the City Planning Commission adopt staff findings for the application by Cole Thompson, on behalf of the City of Minneapolis, for the property located at 670 25th Ave SE:

A. Variance.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission approves the variance to reduce the minimum Floor Area Ratio of the building from 1.5 to .03.

B. Variance.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission approves the variance to reduce the minimum height of the building from 4 stories to 1 story.

C. Site Plan.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission approves the site plan review for a new, one-story, 4,242-square-foot building for a biochar production facility, subject to the following conditions:

1. All site improvements shall be completed by May 20, 2026, unless extended by the Zoning Administrator, or the permit may be revoked for non-compliance.
2. CPED staff shall review and approve the final site, elevation, landscaping, and lighting plans before building permits may be issued.
3. All signs shall comply with Chapter 560 of the zoning code. All signage requires a separate permit from CPED.
4. The final lighting plan shall conform to the standards of Chapter 550 Development Standards.
5. There shall be a total of 52 trees on the site, per 550.680 of the zoning code.

1315 ½ University Ave SE and 315 14th Ave SE, Ward 2

City Staff: Mei-Ling Smith, PLAN17797

The Department of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) recommends that the City Planning Commission and City Council adopt staff findings for the application by Jim Yarosh, for the property located at 1315 ½ University Ave SE and 315 14th Ave SE:

A. Rezoning.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission recommends that the City Council approves the petition to rezone a portion of the property at 1315 ½ University Ave SE from the TR1 Transportation District to the CM3 Community Mixed Use District, retaining the BFC6 Corridor 6 Built Form Overlay District and the UA University Area Overlay District.

B. Minor Subdivision.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission approves the application for a minor subdivision to combine a portion of the property at 1315 ½ University Ave SE with the property at 315 14th Ave SE.

C. Comprehensive Plan Amendment.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission recommends that the City Council approves the comprehensive plan amendment to amend the future land use map from Corridor Mixed Use to Community Mixed Use for a portion of the property located at 1315 ½ University Ave SE as a correction to a previous action.

828 Spring St NE, Ward 3
City Staff: Hilary Dvorak, PLAN17785

The Department of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) recommends that the City Planning Commission adopt staff findings for the application by Karissa Meiers with Kaas Wilson, on behalf of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, for the property located at 828 Spring St NE:

A. Variance.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission continues the variance to reduce the west interior side yard setback from 20 feet to seven feet one cycle, to the June 10, 2024, City Planning Commission.

B. Variance.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission continues the variance to reduce the rear yard setback from 20 feet to 15 feet one cycle, to the June 10, 2024, City Planning Commission meeting.

C. Site Plan.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission continues the site plan review for a four-story addition with 15 new dwelling units one cycle, to the June 10, 2024, City Planning Commission meeting.

2800-2812 27th Ave S, Ward 9
City Staff: Aaron Hanauer, PLAN17785

The Department of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) recommends that the City Planning Commission adopt staff findings for the application by David Miller of UrbanWorks Architecture LLC, for the property located at 2800-2812 27th Ave S:

A. Preliminary and Final Registered Land Survey.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission approves the application for a registered land survey, subject to the following conditions:

1. This RLS creates tracts that, if separately redeveloped, would not meet the requirements of the zoning and subdivision ordinances for lot area and width and the prohibition against lots with more than five sides at ground level. Approval of this RLS does not constitute approval for the separate redevelopment of any tract if such tract does not comply with applicable zoning and subdivision ordinances.
2. This action of the Planning Commission shall be recorded with Hennepin County at, or prior to, such time as the signed RLS is presented for recording with Hennepin County.

3100 W River Pkwy S, 3105 46th Ave S, and 3106 47th Ave S: Ward 12
City Staff: Hilary Dvorak, PLAN17788

The Department of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) recommends that the City Planning Commission adopt staff findings for the application by Mike Berg with Clow Berg, on behalf of Minnehaha Academy, for the property located at 3100 W River Pkwy S, 3105 46th Ave S, and 3106 47th Ave S:

A. Conditional Use Permit.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission continues the conditional use permit to increase the height of two light poles from the permitted 35 feet to 70 feet and to increase the height of two light poles from the permitted 35 feet to 80 feet in the UN1 Urban Neighborhood District one cycle, to the June 10, 2024, City Planning Commission meeting.

B. Variance.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission continues the variance to reduce the required front yard setback along 46th Avenue South from 26.1 feet to 18.1 feet one cycle, to the June 10, 2024, City Planning Commission meeting.

C. Variance.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission continues the variance to increase the height of the bleachers (accessory structure) from 13 feet to 16 feet one cycle, to the June 10, 2024, City Planning Commission meeting.

D. Variance.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission continues the variance to ?increase the height of the scoreboard (accessory structure) from 13 feet to 24.5 feet one cycle?, to the June 10, 2024, City Planning Commission meeting.

E. Variance.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission continues the variance to ?increase the maximum amount of impervious surface on the site from 60 percent to 71 percent one cycle?, to the June 10, 2024, City Planning Commission meeting.

4200 W River Pkwy: Ward 12
City Staff: Hilary Dvorak, PLAN17801

The Department of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) recommends that the City Planning Commission adopt staff findings for the application by Mike Berg with Clow Berg, on behalf of Minnehaha Academy, for the property located at 4200 W River Pkwy:

A. Variance.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission denies the variance to increase the maximum number of parking spaces in a surface parking lot from 107 to 132.

B. Variance.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission approves the variance of the parking and loading landscaping and screening requirements, subject to the following conditions:

1. The landscaped yard located between the parking and loading area and the property line along East 42nd Street shall be seven feet, seven inches in width.
2. Screening at least three feet in height and 60 percent opaque shall be provided between the parking and loading area and the property line along East 42nd Street.

2601 Minnehaha Ave, Ward 2 Adj. to Ward 9
City Staff: Andrew Frenz, PLAN17579

This item was continued from the May 6, 2024, meeting.

The Department of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) recommends that the City Planning Commission adopt staff findings for the application by Bayou Tekle with Re’ese Adbarat Tserha Aryam Kidist Selassie Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Cathedral, for the property located at 2601 Minnehaha Ave:

A. Variance.

Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission approves the variance to reduce the minimum floor area ratio in the BFT10 Transit 10 Built Form Overlay District from 1.0 to 0.36.

B. Variance.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission denies the variance to increase the maximum vehicle parking requirement from 81 to 131, and in lieu thereof approves a variance to increase the maximum vehicle parking requirement from 81 to 102.

C. Variance.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission denies the variance to increase the maximum number of surface parking stalls on a zoning lot from 100 to 129.

D. Site Plan Review.
Recommended motion: The City Planning Commission approves the site plan review for a two-story addition to an existing religious place of assembly and a new two-story parish house, subject to the following conditions:

1. All site improvements shall be completed by May 6, 2026, unless extended by the Zoning Administrator, or the permit may be revoked for non-compliance.
2. CPED staff shall review and approve the final site, elevation, landscaping, and lighting plans before building permits may be issued.
3. The applicant shall submit the tax parcel division, combination, or lot line adjustment request form to CPED and submit proof of the filing with Hennepin County.
4. All signs shall comply with Chapter 560 of the zoning code. All signage requires a separate permit from CPED.
5. The proposed surface parking on the site shall be reduced to one hundred (100) or fewer spaces.
6. The first-floor east elevation of the proposed addition to the religious assembly building shall be modified to provide a minimum window coverage of at least ten (10) percent, in compliance with MCO 550.590(c).
7. Parking stalls obstructing vehicle access to the attached garage of the parish house shall not be striped or otherwise established.
8. A minimum of twenty-eight (28) canopy trees and one hundred and fifty-four (154) shrubs shall be provided on site.
9. All areas not occupied by buildings, parking and loading facilities, or driveways shall be covered with turf grass, native grasses, perennials, vines, shrubs, trees, or edible landscaping, in compliance with MCO 550.700.
10. All required canopy trees shall be a minimum of two and one-half (2.5) caliper inches at planting, in compliance with MCO 550.7
11. Landscaped yards in full compliance with MCO 550.690(b)(1) shall be provided between new parking areas and public streets.
12. Screening of three (3) feet in height and at least sixty (60) percent opacity shall be provided between all parking areas and public streets, in compliance with MCO 550.690(b)(2).
13. At least one (1) canopy tree per twenty-five (25) feet of parking lot frontage shall be provided along both Minnehaha Avenue and 26th Street East, in compliance with MCO 550.690(b)(3).
14. Screening of at least ninety-five (95) percent opacity and between six (6) and eight (8) feet in height shall be provided between the proposed trash and recycling storage area and both Minnehaha Avenue and 26th Street East, in compliance with MCO 550.90.
15. The applicant shall prepare and submit a lighting plan demonstrating compliance with MCO 550.2230, 550.100, 555.690, and 555.1250.