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<br /> PLANNING t1EMO wehrman <br />. bergly <br /> To: Arden Hills Planning Commission llQQ5Cim~ <br /> From: Wehrman Bergly Associates, Inc. <br /> Orlyn W, Miller, Planner <br /> Subj ect: Case #87-04 <br /> Rezoning of property at southwest corner <br /> of Hamline Avenue and Highway 96 n. plaza bldg., ste. 220 <br /> Applicant: Jackson-Scott and, Associates, Inc. 5217 wayzata blvd. <br /> minneapolis, mn 55416 <br /> Date: February 25, 1987 612 544 7576 <br /> The applicant is requesting rezoning of the 5.6~acre parcel from B-1 <br /> Limited Business District to B-2 General Business District. If rezoned, <br /> it is the ipplicant's intention to construct' a neighborhood retail/ <br /> service center and a day-care center on the site. <br /> The applicant is not requesting site plan/building permit approval at <br /> this time. In accordance with Section VIII.B(2)(e), however, a general <br /> development plan for the property has been submitted and is attached. <br /> The applicant's Comprehensive Plan Statement, which further describes <br /> , the proposal, is also attached. <br /> COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION <br /> The Comprehensive Plan designates the subject parcel for commercial <br /> office development "designed to minimize negative impacts upon adjacent <br />. res i dences", (page 22), <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> Nearly 10 years ago the City considered a request to rezone this property <br /> from R-l Residential to B-2.General Business.to accommodate a neighborhood <br /> convenience store and an adjacent retail center. After extensive <br /> discussion regarding the impacts of commercial development on adjacent <br /> residential uses, the Council rezoned the site to B-1 Limited Business. <br /> In doing so, the Council recognized that the site was not suitable for <br /> low- or medium-density residential development, but considered retail <br /> commercial development incompatible with surrounding uses. Office use, <br /> permitted in the B-1 District, was considered an acceptable alternative, <br /> A short time later, a proposal for a commercial day-care center was <br /> approved by the City at the east end of the parcel. Of course, the day- <br /> care center was not constructed. In 1981, a plan and subdivision for <br /> four one-story office buildings was approved. Again, the project was <br /> not constructed. Although several potential developers have expressed <br /> interest in office and/or retail projects since that time, no formal <br /> proposals have been made until now. <br />. <br /> planning' landscape architecture <br />