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n�rl.ii� J � 1�7� PLAN��P�G R�PORT CASE NEIM�ER: 9fi5-75 A�PLICAPJT: A11ied S�ores, Inc., 80 South Seventh Stree'� Minneapo7is LOCA1"�0�i: Northeas� Quadrant of County Road B and Fair�iew Avenue (see ske�ch) ACTIQN REQfJESTED: Rezoning from 8-1 and I-1 to 618 and 8--� � Approva1 of Preliminary P�a�_ Sp�cial lSse PermYt for S-iB Site P�an Variance to Parki�g P.2quirements PLANNII�IG CONSIDERA�iO�iS: 1. T�e property �n quest�on -�s 18 acres of land otivned by Ali�ed Stores original3y a part of �heir purcnase in 1952. The purchase of the 7and south o� Highway 36 was made to protec� their investm�nt in the shopping cen; er si te nor�h of H� gh�,ray 36 ti•rhi ch, of course, was u7timaiely deve3oped as a regio�a1 cent�r some 18 y�ars later in 1970. 2. In 1959, �he shopping ceni.er site was zoned to the shopping center distric� and the properties to the south were zoned 8-1 in agreer�en-� a�ri t� Al l� ed Store's i ntenti on to u 1 ti matel� deve7 op tne i and for ari o;f�ce park. 3. In 1960 �3 significant pari.�on (see sketch) of the l�nd in ques�ian today was propos�d to be soi d to Con�rol Data ,�rho t��as a� th� time loo[cing fc�r i�s home o�-�-ice ar�d productior► site. Th� Iand L��as optior�ed and rezoned at Contro� Data's request -�a Ligh� Indus�ria� because �hey intended ta r�anufacture �com�u-�ers on i'rre site at tha� time. A 1a�vsuit ��as threaiened by the neigi�bors ic the west thus, encouragir�g Control Da�a Lo iook elsewhere for their site uliimately purchasin� -�he first phase of their present headquarter`s sit� in �he City o�' Bloomingtor�. 4. In 19�0 a-�ter 7osing the E�porium as one af th� dzpartment s�ares in their proposed cen�er a� P.osedale, AZiied Stores r�aee long rang� agree- ments wit� the Day�on Hud;on Developm�n� Corpora�ion se3iing tt�en mos� of -�he shopping center site and half of �he la�d souih of Nighway 36. 7he agreemen� w�th Allied Stor�s r�quired tl��t pay-�on i�udson divide �he land souLh of Highway 3� �nto ttiva parcels, then giv�ng Allied Stores the righi to choose ti�hic� parceT they ►,ranted to keep. 7he d�vision of �he land was worked out tiri�� the �ity resul�ing in an agreement betti��en A11ied S�ores and Dayton Hudson Company to �he street patt�rn ►,rhich now serves the area. 7h�s incl�a�ed the cons�ruc�ion of Nersch�l Str�et (the center line of �ih-ic1� ti�1as the di vi si or� betti,r�en the t+rao parcel s) an d the cons'�ruct3 an o� the servi ce road al or�g -the north s� d° to �ai rvi ew Avenue. aaytor� Hudson im:nodiately so7d their propArty to Dat�rell Farr cvho has deve�o��d most o� �he land_ The A71ied S�ores aeople to3d ihe C�ty that zhey intend�d to