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AttachmentD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT June 21, 2012 Ms. Susan Steinwall Mr. Mark Rancone Fredrickson and Byron P.A. Roseville Properties 200 South Sixth Street 2575 Fairview Avenue North Suite 4000 Suite 250 Minneapolis, MN 55402Roseville, MN 55113 RE: Request for Zoning Compliance of Retail Use in the Community Mixed-Use District Dear Ms. Steinwall and Mr. Rancone: The Roseville Community Development Department has received and reviewed your request dated June 8, 2012 for a zoning use determination for the proposed Wal-Mart store to be generally located at County Road C and Cleveland Avenue, and within the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area. As a point of reference, when the Community Development Department begins initial discussions with a prospective developer, we employ a professional understanding of the zoning ordinance (which was adopted to be consistent with the 2030 Comprehensive Plan) to determine whether a use is permitted, conditional or prohibited for a given zoning district. If necessary, the Department also reviews other important documents to determine whether additional information will need to be provided to City Staff to determine other necessary and/or required improvements. As you know, when the potential Wal-Mart store was brought to City Staff’s attention in 2011, staff followed its typical procedure and reviewed the proposed use with the zoning ordinance and verbally confirmed that the proposed Wal-Mart store was permitted in the Community Mixed Use Zoning District, subject to complying with zoning regulations. However, there continues to be community concern regarding the use and size of the proposed Wal-Mart which has led us to provide you with a more detailed analysis of all documents that may have some authority over the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area. These include:the 2030 Roseville Comprehensive Plan, Title 10 Zoning Ordinance, Twin Lakes Business Park Master Plan, Twin Lakes Urban Design Principles, Twin Lakes AUAR, and the Minnesota Court of Appeals decision of 2006, File # C3-05-44. This review and analysis however, is limited to the use and does not address site improvement or building design compliance with the zoning ordinance. S UMMARY The Community Development Department finds that a retail development of 160,000 sq. ft. within the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area (the Wal-Mart project) is under the thresholds of the Twin Lakes AUAR, is not prohibited by the 2001 Twin Lakes Business Park Master Plan nor the 2030 Roseville Comprehensive Plan, and is permitted by the Roseville Zoning Ordinance. Page1of27