Ord No 2026- 01 Amending the Town Center - Planned Development (TC-PD) Zoning District for Yellow Tree Corporation Located at 7000 - 56th Ave NORDINANCE NO. 2026 - 01
CITY OF CRYSTAL
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TOWN CENTER — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (TC-PD) ZONING
DISTRICT FOR YELLOW TREE CORPORATION LOCATED AT 7000 — 56T" AVENUE NORTH
THE CITY OF CRYSTAL ORDAINS:
Section 1. Legislative Findings. The City Council of the City of Crystal hereby finds and
determines as follows:
(a) On January 6, 2026, upon request from Yellow Tree Corporation
("Applicant"), the City Council approved Ordinance No. 2025-14 rezoning the
property at 7000 56' Avenue North ("Property") from Commercial (C) to
town center planned development overlay district; and
(b) Applicant has now requested to amend the Town Center — Planned
Development zoning for the Property as provided in Crystal city code,
subsection 515.13; and
(c) The amendment request is to allow the Applicant to revise the site and
building plan to construct a five story, 178-unit apartment building rather
than a 174-unit apartment building as in the original application, which
involves the approval of a site plan; and
(d) The amendment also includes amendments to the special provisions related
to the Town Center — Planned Unit rezoning as follows: increasing the Glazing
on the south building elevation 24% to 28% and of the fa4ade and from 20%
to 23% on the north building elevation; Increasing the required parking
spaces from 257 to 26; and Increasing the building height to 66 feet; and
(e) The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the amendment request
on February 9, 2026 and voted to forward the requested application to the
City Council with a recommendation that it be approved with certain
conditions; and
(f) The City Council determines the proposed amendment to the TC-PD district
for the Property complies with the approval criteria in Crystal city code,
subsection 515.13 and other applicable provisions.
Section 2. Site -Specific Regulations. The following additional regulations apply to the
Property, which amend and restate ordinance No. 2025-14 adopted by the City
Council on January 6, 2026, as described above:
1. Site Plan. The development shall be constructed according to the site and
building plans approved by the City Council on March 3, 2026. Prior to
issuance of the building permit, the applicant shall:
1. Provide documentation that the lot consolidation plat and the
resolution for the easement vacation have been recorded at
Hennepin County.
2. Receive approval from the Shingle Creek Watershed Commission of
the stormwater management plan.
3. Sign a site improvement agreement with the city and provide an
escrow to guarantee installation of the surface parking lot,
underground stormwater chamber, and landscaping plan.
4. Provide a maintenance agreement for city approval for the
stormwater infiltration facility which will be recorded against the
property.
5. Provide an updated site plan showing the location of electric vehicle
charging stations for approval by the city and WMFRD.
6. Provide an updated grading plan to demonstrate to the city's
satisfaction that vegetation in the drainage and utility easements will
not negatively impact drainage to and from neighboring properties.
7. Provide an approval letter from the Federal Aviation Administration
to the city.
8. Any wall signs on the west building elevation may not be illuminated.
2. Certificate of Occupancy. Prior to the issuance of the certificate of
occupancy for the building, the applicant shall:
a. Provide as -built utility and grading plans to the city.
b. Remove the mobile construction office from the property.
3. Overhead utilities. If utility lines are installed, relocated or extended, the
lines shall be buried underground. New private utilities, such as Xcel
Energy, Center Point Energy, or Comcast shall be buried underground.
4. Special provisions related to Town Center - Planned Development
rezoning. At this time, the rezoning to TC-PD implements the following
special provisions in place of the standard town center requirements.
Upon submittal of additional information as described in section D,
additional flexibility to the city's zoning requirements may be approved.
a. The front building setback along 561" Ave. N. is varied from 5' on the
west to 24' on the east.
b. The primary building street frontage requirement is reduced from
75% to 64% along 561h Avenue N.
c. The secondary building street frontage requirement is reduced from
50% to 47% along 57th Avenue N
d. Glazing on the south building elevation is reduced from 30% to 28%
of the facade and from 30% to 23% on the north building elevation.
e. Balconies on the primary fagade are allowed to be stepped back
rather than flush or recessed.
f. A functional secondary entryway is not required on the primary
fagade.
g. The number of parking spaces is reduced from the required 348
spaces to 262 spaces.
h. The building height is increased from 60 to 66 feet.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall not be codified into the Crystal city code and
is effective thirty (30) days following its passage and publication.
ATTEST:
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Chrissy Ser —,City Clerk
First Reading: February 17, 2026
Second Reading and Adoption: March 3, 2026
Publication: March 12, 2026
Effective Date: April 11, 2026