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C� � • March 19, 1984 -S- now, and have 146 parking spaces, where 204 are required by ordinance. The package producing equipment is largely automated and thus has fewer employees than a Uuilding of this size would ordinarily have if it were a typical manufacturing operation. We agreed that providing new curbing for the island contiguous to tlie street right-af-way at the office area, and the driveway to the left, would bring a portion of the parking area up to code, and would be consistent with the small office addition tlley are proposing (in terms of bra.nging the parking area curbing reauirements in co�lformance witli a portion of the building to Ue expanded) . They agreed to the curbing construction so as to make the entrance more desiraUle and compatible, but their request for variance is to be under consideration by the Planning Commission on April 3rd. 14) Howe - 484-3244. Gordie Howe, realtor, has succeeded in putting togetlier tlle long narrow strip of property at the northwest corner of Highway 36 and Rice Street, with the westerly portion of the land owned by County Kitchen (Carlson Companies). He brought with him Bob Peifer, and Larry Page, of Page and Ziebarth, architects. They showed us a preliminary plan for the development af a 48-unit apartment structure in accordance with the R-6 zoning which now applies to the Country Kitcllen property. The plan appears to be we11 done, except that the height of the units would appear to inhiUit the view of the single-family residences to the north, fronting on t�linnesota Avenue. tiVe discussed the relative site clevations, for the residences and the subject property to tlie south. They are going to consider revisions to solve this problem. We also discussed what appears to be excess right-of-way off TH 3G, jus� to tlie south of their property. We suggested tlley contact MN/DOT to ascertain whether or not portions of this property might be released. If not, l�nsiderable�distancedbetween�the southcpart ofr�her to the soutli Uecause of the co their property and the roadway on Tfi 36. For a period of some ten years, the City }ias been encouraging tllese two property owners to get togetller, so as to rnake Uotli af them a more desirable site. Happily, it appears this has finally happened, and sliould result in a far more successful solution than could have been accomplished �iLtll either property inciividually. LVe also noted tlie land use plan indicates busi�tess development for the immediate corner of Rice Street aiid TH 3G. tiVe suggested it miglit be feasiUle to put a small office building on this corner (in accordance witli tlie Comprellensive Plan) but, tllat tliey should be careful so as to not adversely affect ttie entrance to their residential area, which comes off of Rice Street just south of the Country Kitchen. 15) PdcGarve - 636-5558. Norman hlcGarve is the head of the Minnesota School Administrators Association, wllose of£ices are now located at tlie Fairview Community Center in Roseville. Tl�ey l�ave a staff of four, and are looking for the possibility of building a 10,000 sc�. ft. structure on the site, wllich tliey would own and operate as an investment for tlie Association. We discussed possible sites i�l Roseville, noting that sucll a small-scale development may not constitute a considerable casll �low, particularly