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<br />'. <br /> <br />\ <br /> <br />Planning Commission Action: <br /> <br />The Planning Commission, at the August 14, 1996 meeting, recommended approval of <br />Bruce ThompsonlRamsey County Library request for PUD approval for a retail coffee <br />shop within the Ramsey County Library at 2180 Hamline Avenue with the following <br />conditions: <br /> <br />1. Any changes from the 1800 square foot coffee shop in this application, requires a <br />new application and hearing. <br />2. The Library must examine and ,report on the possible extension of hours on <br />Sundays. <br />3. The coffee shop operation, within the Library, shall be reviewed by the staff on the <br />one year anniversary of the approval of the Planned Unit Development and reported <br />to the Planning Commission and/or City Council regarding the impacts and the <br />effectiveness of the shop. <br /> <br />Summary and Conclusions: <br /> <br />Ramsey County Library officials are proposing to lease approximately 1800 square feet of space <br />at the Roseville Branch Library to Dunn Brothers Coffee for a coffee shop to serve library <br />patrons and the general public. In the R-1 zoning district, an application for a planned unit <br />development is the only way to consider this proposed mixed use development. The library's <br />objectives in this PUD application include making the library more usable and user friendly for <br />its patrons, exposing more users to the library, and generating revenue for the library. In <br />addition, the portion of the library leased to the private sector operator will generate property <br />taxes and create a new business and the jobs that go with it. From a site plan perspective, the <br />primary concern is traffic circulation on the site. This has been reviewed by the Engineering <br />Department and the City's traffic consultant, who have found that, while there may be some <br />impact on the book drop and the need to replace a pedestrian ramp, the proposed use will not <br />create any significant traffic problems for the library. Therefore, staff recommends approval of <br />the Ramsey County Library request for a mixed use planned unit development that would <br />incorporate a retail coffee shop within the Roseville Branch Library, located at 2180 Hamline <br />Avenue. <br /> <br />Suggested Council Action: <br /> <br />1. Motion to approve an ordinance rezoning the site from R -1 to PUD. Publication of the <br />ordinance will occur upon execution of the PUD agreement. <br /> <br />2. Motion to approve Bruce Thompson/Ramsey County Library request for general concept <br />and fmal plan PUD approval of a retail coffee shop within the Ramsey County Library at <br />2180 Hamline Avenue with the following conditions: <br /> <br />a. Any changes from the 1800 square foot coffee shop in this application, requires a <br />new application and hearing. <br />b. The Library must examine and report on the possible extension of hours on <br />Sundays. <br />c. The coffee shop operation, within the Library, shall be reviewed by the staff on <br />the one year anniversary of the approval of the Planned Unit Development and <br />reported to the Planning Commission and/or City Council regarding the impacts <br />and the effectiveness of the, shop. <br /> <br />3 <br />