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-Memorandum Date-Iar'cl 1 , 1999 To: City Cotuicil Members Goedeke, Maschka, Mas tel}Wiski, Maw r Wall, and Step-e ar'koz� From: Ward&Cindy Schwie RE Plarui4 File 104: Project—Blidlev operating lhi-sited PartnersNp We are writing in regards to the proposed vacation of easement for Har Mar MAL Many areas need addr essiq before this vacation is approved by the City Cotuicil.Among concerns-are the potential code��olations: ■ Ordinance 27'), -12-5 : Rears var'd of shopping center district includes the loading and seii7icing area of a building and where such a rear yard is adjacent or across the street f i'oni a residential distr`ic t, the building setback shah be one hundred t eng1 feet and Me buffer mip shall be szox�.,feet, ■ Non-compliance with the noise ordinance (retail establis l-2nents should be held to the same standards as homeowners) e Har Mar Mall's present non-compliance With the buffer-zone ordinance opaque—6' tall.) WeAre also addressing the follov rir*concerns: ■ Pedestrian :due to increased congestion and traffic (a recent pedestrian death on Snelling Ave. Mould atte t--. :_ a . Residents Mn i d ghat children in this area (Ctv. Fed. Ba Snelling, Han-Lie, Roselawn) are alr'eadv ptrt :ire dar i when trvir�g to get to a parr because of traffic Flo odic1 =fir residents on the east side of Har Mar Mall p ''Bradl I ial �f'should not be allowed to expand Hat-'Mar unless they bring the present property =u to code r uirement of homeoviiers) p l - envIron i _asses worksheet needs completion by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agencv lirr�it�atior�= h ri�tr�ty Fr�g� e�tatio�f e farmers market is example i ■ Bradley Management had an interested tenant (Har Mar Theater) which�N.,as coinpatible �!ith tale surrounding neighborhood vet they bypassed them and opted for Cub ■ Viat happens to Har Mar Theaters in a few years when they can r Lo longer compete with the new s tadit i theaters.Will Bradley ask for more concessions ftom the neighborhood? Access to Cub—do you open residential streets to accommodate Cub in a few years when diev approach you about their failing btLsiness due to poor access: One city council member expressed the '`tied hands 56, s yndro nie. We don't buy it. Require an independent assessment and get infoni ation on sing lar situations in other communities. SuperValu (owner of corporate Cub stores) did a feasibility study regarding the Har Mar location and found it an inappropriate site.VIat makes it an appropriate location for a ft�anchise? Our home was built 10 years bq fore Hat'Mai'was even a sparkle iry Marie lav ik's eyes. Since crystal ball gazing is not a skill of ours, we could not predict car alar nis and 2.4 hour a day shopping, As vo tr �7o to on 'arch ��, we tu-ge you to keep Fahzboal Fo6ds on Coungp Rd, B2 in mind, as a pr i'me example Of poor p lar acing. We will not graciously stm-ender our corniiunity to Br�adlev Management so they can n-ake a buck and sell it in a vear',