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� November 8, 1983 -3- • � 10) Thompson - 927-4222. Jim Thompson, a local buildei, was in with John Parisi, who represents tlle Rocky Rococo restaurant chain out of Madison, Wisconsi.n. ?'hey have another restaurant in Dinky Town and one in i�opkins. They have purchased the Rustler Restaurant, west of County Road II, and propose to substantiall� remo�cl it into a Rocky Rococo �izza restaurant. Tl�e plans they }�resenL-ed had 172 seats, with 70 parking spac�s. A portian of �his site will I3e reguired for the extensioil of the realignment of the service road on the west side of Snelling to County Ro�xd B. This krac� bocn discuss�d wit11 a vice president of �h� Rocky Rocnco organization with David Drawn a few we�ks ago. D�vid reviewed preliminary alt:ernativc plans khat he had �r�par�d, showing how this alignment mighti be built in relationship to L•he restauzant sitQ. Dadid grav� copies af thesc drawinqs to John Parisi, wflo indicat�d he would review them witli his p�ople. �itley indicat�d their atter��t Co coa�era�t� in arriving at a solutian. David noteci that h� �ntieip�ted a l.etter soan fram FtN/D0�` wllich wauld confirm acce��arice of ttiis �aortion of the Snelling 1lvenue i��ravert�er�C �roject, �ft�r which decz�ians could bc made reg�rding L•hc tiandling ot �hi� sitc� ��nd �7rovi�ivns for titc sar+ricc roa�i. It r�l�pe�rs tl�cir desire to �mociel th� site immediat�ely wi11. work w�ll wi,th tt�a Ci�y's desi,re �o ��l�i�ve a right-o�-w�1y solurion. t�te str�s�eci t":�_� +:�.�y's caoperation � i�� ret�ixn CQr ti�Qir caoE��ratxa� in arxivin�g �at <� c�uick roluti�n so tiy�y m��gh� ��roee�ei �:� soon �� ssililc. Yn �hc mcaritim�, wc �grrec3 titat eertain ciQnbolition ��rmits coulcl !ae xs�uecl, Vut th��ti Uuil�iinr� ��eL-m�G� wou�d awaik �grcement er� � �ite l�laij �zr_i �rovi�ioi�s for rigl��-of-w�y. lli T�rickson -��l-�11h3. Don �rick�on is a dc�n�:ist wiio hAs �n offica ��s� o� Rice ��rret, ��r�c3 t�� is lcaakiric7 tor � fu�ure s.�t� foz� � clinie of his own. 11e inc;uir�ei ��4�aut thc �sa��h�wc�st c�r,nc:r af �ow�Cy R�a� C-2 �y�ci tticc, �rtriGh i� a p�rt �f th�e ca�a+en ��a�ce �pr►�ir�u�u� to Ci�� t�va ai�zir.�mant buiirli►�g� bui�C by Nar�n �tr�ousl�� laau� l�i year� �c�o. TIiOWCjII �l�er� <��a��ears ta VG �].ot a� s�acc lje�e, wc cx��l�in��l 1�a� �hi� wa� ��ri: oC tl�e �3e��ity cz►lc��lAtfr�n� �ha� �llowad For tt�e car�struc�ioa� af ri�a 4lparlment �nit:� a� ��r��.oscei l�y l-t�a �3Qvela}�r, t�1e sugges��d du� te »eic�lzbnnc�aoc;i im��e�c� �l�at Any t�t��m�t td ciev�lo�a this land �oulei b� di f fi�ult, nnd it, «o�ald i.i�volve the i��ta�raae o� �a vmri�anc+� t:o Ch� �pr�rtm�n� lanci in�smti�h t�s t;�e ��p�rtmen�s cuiil� no lar�e�er c�eeC tYze c�ensity requir�m�nt� sCi1�ul�aCed ir� tli� R-3 z�ne. we nate�l �li� �Anc3 woulc3 havc ta bQ rexan�d, �nd �ii�t �z� suci�, a�c��al o€ aa'� e�� hc ��roperty owners woulci t�e rQc�uirod l�ec��u�e iG c3ocs i�o� co�j£acm k� 117� Cc�mEar�h�r�si.ve i'lan. ti�e ex��lf�ined li� woulc� hav� thc ra.gh� tc� f�race�ci if hc h�1� an intcre�t in rl�c 1an�, b��t that his chan�es o�' �uccess may tae minimal, u»]ess he e�chievca� cvnsis�ent f1��.C�I1bOXI100ci su��or� priar to �ublic t�eariric�s, i1e i:� loa}:i��c� to� a buildine3 sit� tt�rce yea�:� tr.om now� �o he m��r dio�� this ��rA��as��l, or �iela�r rarocec�ciirag to se�►n� �oin� in �hc: xuture. �