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Mell1orandull1 Date: March 17, 1999 To: City COlmcil Members Goedeke, Maschka, Mastel, Wiski, Mayor Wall, and Steve Sarkozy From: Ward & Cindy Schwie RE: Planning File # 3104: Project - Bradley Operating limited Partnership We are writing in regards to the proposed vacation of easement for Hal' Mar Mall. Many areas need addressing before this vacation is approved by the City Council. Among concems are the potential code violations: · Ordinance 275, 5-12-59: Rear yard of shopping center district includes the loading and selvicing area of a building and where such a rear yard is adjacent or across the street from a residential district, the building setback shall be one hundred twenty feet and the buffer stnp shall be sixty feet. · Non-compliance with the noise ordinance (retail establishments should be held to the same standards as homeowners) .. Hal' MarMall's present non-compliance with the buffer zone ordinance (75% opaque - 6' tall) \y@~g:~1s0 addressiqgthe following concerns: .?ilredestrian It~gue to increased congestion and traffic (a recent pedestrian death on Snelling Ave. .........,.,.,.,'.,".,'.,s110 ld attest'to'tnts) . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . - . . . . . . . .. .. .. ...... - .. -... - . . i...) u).... '.t..Residents C8n8~B}~gthat children in this area (Cty. Rd. B, Snelling, Hanlline, Roselawn) are already put I.:::jn dangero~B8~Uf8i when trying to get to a park because of traffic "!Flooding Pl'9Bt~~~;8F residents on the east side of Hal' Mar Mall ..:'!.Bradley Ma!~~~m~g~should not be allowed to expand Hal' Mar unless they bring the present property <pp to code (~[~gllif~ment of homeowners) "\',fill enviroru}Th~~~Fassessment worksheet needs completion by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency eEliminationOHhe fa1111ers market is an example of community fragmentation · Bradley Management had an interested tenant (Hal' Mar Theater) which was compatible with the sUlmunding neighborhood yet they bypassed them and opted for Cub · What happens to Hal' Mar Theaters in a few years when they can no longer compete with the new stadium theaters. Will Bradley ask for more concessions from the neighborhood? · Access to Cub - do you open residential streets to accommodate Cub in a few years when they approach you about their failing business due to poor access? One city cow1cil member expressed the "tied hands" syndrome. We don't buy it. Require an independent assessment and get information on similar situations in other communities. SuperValu (owner of corporate Cub stores) did a feasibility study regarding the Hal' Mar location and found it an inapproptiate site. What makes it an appropriate location for a franchise? Our home was built 10 years b~fore Hal' Mar was even a sparkle in Matie Slawik's eyes. Since Clystal ball gazing is not a skill of ours, we could not predict car alarms and 24 hour a day shopping. As you vote on March 22, we urge you to keep Rainbow Foods on County Rd. B2 in mind, as a prime example of poor planning. We will not graciously surrender our community to Bradley Management so they can make a buck and sell it in a year. 0\ 1. "-\"~