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. ~ ~~HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: April 17, 2006 AGENDA ITEM: 2A TO: Mayor and City Council Michelle Wolfe, City Administrator Karen Barton, Community Development Direct~ FROM: SUBJECT: Old City Hall/Public Works Site Discussion In an effort to facilitate the sale of the old City Hall/Public Works site, Staff is requesting direction from Council regarding two issues associated with the property: . Access to the property. The property currently can be accessed via an entrance directly off of Highway 96. The entrance is only accessible to vehicles traveling eastbound, since there is no opening in the median to allow westbound traffic access. Ramsey County is not intending to create an opening the median at this point to allow for access to the site from westbound traffic. There also exists an easement to the south and east of the property that could potentially provide access to the site from Hamline Avenue, both north and south, as well as providing access to the site from westbound Highway 96, by turning left onto Hamline. Densitv of Proposed Development. The property is currently zoned NB - Neighborhood Business. The provisions of the NB zoning allows for: · limited over-the-counter, convenience, retail and service uses to accommodate the needs of the adjacent residents (Le., Clinics, Lodges, Day Care Facilities, Financial Institutions, Nurseries, Offices, and Retails Sales & Services); · to place limitations on the type, size and intensity of uses within this district given its proximity to residential uses; · to place emphasis on convenience for pedestrian, bicycle, and public transportation access; · to accommodate, where possible, a public commons giving residents a place to gather and interact with one another; · to ensure adequate buffering is provided on these sites for the adjacent . residential uses; and