City Council Meeting Date: February 16, 2021
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner
Mitzi Baker, Community Development Director
David Bennett, Public Works Director/City Engineer
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Requested Action on the Conditional Use Permit for St. Olaf College - Ole Avenue Housing Project for the Perimeter Transition Area.
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Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council is being asked to approve a Resolution on the Conditional Use Permit for St. Olaf College - Ole Avenue Housing Project for the Perimeter Transition Area.
Summary Report:
The City Council discussed the Ole Avenue Housing project at their last regular meeting on February 2. Further discussion was held on parking and traffic. Based on that discussion, staff has brought forward two resolutions for Council consideration. One resolution includes the recommendations with conditions identified by staff and the other resolution includes the same conditions but will remove the net new 28 parking spaces included in the project.
Project details continue to be refined as the applicant works toward site plan approval. Additional project features and updates include:
* St. Olaf has lowered the Kelvin temperature of the lighting from 4000K to 3000K
* The sidewalks on the north and south side of St. Olaf Ave., adjacent to the project area, are being widened to 9 ft.
* On street bike lane / shared bike lane concept will be striped on the street (like on Washington St.)
* There will be repairs to the street sections where the utility connections occur
* Two crosswalks will be marked to connect the townhomes and residence hall across St. Olaf Ave.
***Below is the staff report from the February 2, 2021 Council Meeting***
At the January 19, 2021 City Council meeting, there was significant discussion and questions around parking for the project. In response, St. Olaf College has submitted a letter and two attachments that describe the parking for the housing p...
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