Correspondence 1985-1989 Dahlgren

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C� � � Plannin Office Hour� g July 16, 1986 • Page 3 4. Williams, 636-9000 Cheryl Williams is a realtor with Merrill Lynch, and was in to discuss the potential development of property at the northeast corner of Cleveland and Eldridge. The land has been platted with two 100 foot lots on Eldridge, with a wrap- around lot with a 170 foot frontage on Cleveland and 42.75 feet of frontage on Eldridge. This land had previously been reviewed with the platter of the property, with the intention that there would be a possible further division of one lot, with access via the Eldridge frontage to the rear (north side). 5. Krautbauer, 483-1753 Jim Krautbauer has purchased the beauty shop and residence structure at 165 South Owasso Boulevard. He wants to place a 32 squar� foot sign, twelve feet high, next to South Owasso Boulevard so as to attract attention from Rice Street. We noted that the ordinance requires the sign to be set back thirty feet from the public right-of-way, and suggested that in this case that would be appropriate. There is a service station on the corner to the east, but the structure is located further north than Mr. Krautbauer's building. Thus, the visibility to the site is relatively good. This structure is at the gateway to the residential area `o the west and south, and we suggest that a variance to the setback for a pylon sign would adversely affect the neiqhborhood. 6. Hahn, 605-339-3850 John Buus, a draftsman for the Century Construction Company of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was in representing George Hahn, who proposes to build a sixty-nine unit economy inn on the easterly portion of the Ruan site at the southeast corner of County Road G and Long Lake Road. He presented a drawing of the proposed building, which looked extremely cheap, with a site plan with absolutely no grass or landscaping except along the south edge of the property �:ontiguous �o the rai --f-=-T-��..::�:, road right-of-way. We indicated to Mr. Buus �hat this quali�y;��_� of d��velopment was totally out of character with the Council's development policy for this tax increment parcel. We further noted �hat subdividing a portion of the 1and, leaving the existing truck terminal facilities, makes the remainder of the land very risky, and less desirable because the westerly portion of the site is more heavily encumbered by power line easements. Mr. Buus notes that Mr. Hahn specializes in developing minimum type facilities at low cost, and has found this profitable. We noted the type of development that had been proposed for this site by the Dillon Inn people, which included a 123 unit, three story motel (a11 brick), and a restaurant, each of which were well planned, and adapted to the site. We suggested this is the type ot development that would be appropriate.