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January 4, 1978 PLANNING REPORT CASE NUf�16ER: APPLICANT: LOCATIQN: AC7IO;V REQUESTED: PLAlVNING COf�SID�RATI0N5: ]087-77 State Farm Mutual Insurance Company Northwest Corner of �Cor�mierce Street and Albert Street Variance ta Sidewa�k Requirement, Number of Parking Spaces, �arking Space Size, and Timing of Parking �ot Construction 1. The State Farm Nfutual In�urance f�orth Central Reg�ona3 Office has been located in Roseville since the ear7y 195�'s and is currently accommodated in a building of approximately ]04,0�0 square feet rr�ich they own between. Commerce 5treet and Highway 36. They have recently purchased the land ta the easi over to Albert Street. They currently propose to construci an addition of approximately 100,000 square fee� on the easterly property connect�ng �t to the existing building by a link designed ta cross the existing storm sewer pipe which runs along the Pascal Avenue Alignment just east of the existing bui�ding. 2. Representatives of the State Farm Mutual Company and their architects (Ell�rbe.) have met an sEVeral occassions with ti�e City s�aff. Extensive pl ans for tne bui ld�i ny ,�i.F�e s i i�, and �ar�asca��r�g har�e �eer� ;�r�pu�ed and reviewed by the staff. Copies of these drawings wiil be available for presentation at 'the Planning Commissian meeting. Attached is a small scale drawing of the pro�osed site and landscaping plan. 3. Attached is a copy af a letter prepared by the State Farm P�lutual Campany exp�a�ning their proposal and the reasons for the variances requested in th}s case. We suggest you read that le�ter at this point, ratt�er than repeat the data in this part of the report. 4, 4k �net with the applicants and architec�s at considerable staff inembers at City Hall, the suggestions for change have been conveyed to them and have been incorporated in proposed. We feel the overall deveiopment is well done, and will be good for the Ciiy of RoSeville. Our �omments eac� of the variances requested are as follows: length with o�h�r and improvement the pZ ans currer�tly will work well, with respect to a. Sidewalk Cons-iruction: !r!e feel e�imination of the s�dewalk on the east side o� the property is appropriate inasmu�h as this str�et is not really a City stree� but an off-ramp serving the Highway 36 interchange. Sidewalks cauld be constructed along the south side of the praperiy contiguous to Commerce Street as required.