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L� <br />� <br />�J <br />� <br />Planning Office Hours <br />June 11, 1986 <br />Page 3 <br />The proposed structure will be brick f aced, with <br />106,000 square feet. Mr. Hartigan noted that <br />approximately �ave been approved at Louisiana and <br />i� St, Louis Park they <br />Highway 7, with a brick faced building and concrete block on <br />the remainder. The Roseville strucaese Wyll }ae f aCed with a <br />applied bric'� veneer on all four si <br />The site plan was discussed, noting t�ottire tarea rneart�the <br />area should be tied in with the au % improve the <br />northeast corner of theea��erly side ofltheesite contiguous <br />aesthetic quality of the <br />to Prior Avenue (east side of the havedtagbe substantially <br />noted that thositedtheptrucknloading area on the east side of <br />improved opp <br />the structure. <br />Mr. Hartigan showed us pictures °�ashingtonthKirkland istthe <br />particularly the one in Kirkland, W have a new office <br />Edina of the Seattle area where they <br />This is <br />building constructed contigions.tQ The Costco system consists <br />one o£ theiz original loca <br />of twenty-one stores, normally oP�r�onndoinga$1u2 millionlper <br />per year, with the Seattle operat <br />week. Sixty to sixty--five percent of the business is <br />whole�aling direc� to other retai.lers. <br />The basic markup <br />ei ht percent over cost. Thus, large volumes are the basi� <br />9 <br />far the successful operation. <br />Mr. Har�tigan nnted that Costco does no advertising, other <br />than utilization of a team of people who visit local <br />r�ta�l�xs prior to the Qpening °� the NASDA� O-'� C�Exchange. <br />p�ublicly held corporation listed on are noted to be $800 <br />Gro�s sales, as projectedroxinlately $80 million. <br />million, with equity at app <br />This project will lae before the Planning Conunission at its <br />July meetin� for amendment to the COr�valeforVa special <br />from Industrial to �-4, and app I <br />rezoning roval in the B-4 District. <br />use permit for site plan app <br />feel that this development, done under the c�ntrols of the B- <br />4 Distric�. (including three percens fortthepredevelopment� of <br />landscaped), will provide impetu <br />this area, which will include the con�iruous�to the�rproperty <br />Mount Ridge Road and Prior Avenu� co � <br />on the west and east sides. <br />4, Slawik 631-034�Mike Scott, Gary Jackson, and Ed Tichenor, <br />Marie Slawik, were in to discuss <br />Marie's son-in-law wha runs Midway Ford, <br />potential expansion and developrneRoadfBtandHSn�lling��teMike <br />the southeast quadrant of County suggesting the <br />presented four alterna�ive concept schemes, <br />expansion of ths site toward the �outh with an additional <br />major retail marketer. <br />