Correspondence 1985-1989 Dahlgren

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Planning Office Hours June 11, 1986 �J Page 4 • We encouraged Mrs. Slawik and her colleagues to consider the additional expansion, and indiGated that the best �cheme was the one that projected development south of the existing th�ater structur�s so as to be visible from Snelling Avenue. The redeveZopment of the entrance on the east side was also suggested, as a means of adding import and intere�t to the easterly side of the site. The land to be occu�ied by any proposed structure in any of the four schemes is zoned B-1b, and is appropriate f�r retail redev�iopment. Th� southerly portion of th� site is a parking a�ea constructed as a part of the original shopping center when they anticipated expan- sion of the Center rather quickly a�ter 1:a60 when it was built. This portion of the land is zoned R-1, but is subjert to a special use permit far parking purposes. � LJ � Again, we discussed the possibility of ultimately acquiring the houses southwesterly of the shopping center.. Marie owns some of these homes but not all. Obviously at some point in the future, it will be appropriate and prudent to acquire these houses, and orient the southerly expansion of the center toward Snelling Avenue. The location is so good, it would appear likely that at some point in the future, these resicients can be well compensated so that the benefits accrue to t:he residents and the ultimate developers as well. We encouraged Mrs. Slawik to proceed with development plans for the limited expansion indicated in her proposals. 5. Murlowski, 633-6944 Mark Murlowski, Pat Commers, and Tom Lish, Architect, were in to review their potential preliminary plans for lands they are contemplating purchasing from the Williams Pipe Line Company. These consist of three parcels, one northwesterly of Trunk Highway 8, which is planned for multi-family housing, and two to the south of County Road C-2 and south- easterly of Trunk Highway 8, both of which are indicated as Industrial in the Comprehensive Plan. Pat Commers indicated her interest in developing a mini- warehouse site on the southerly most portion of the three sites. We sug�ested that in view of the City's very small inventory of d�velopable industrial raw land, such a use would not be ap�ropriately intensive. Mini-storage is not a permitted use in an R-Industrial District. We suggested that they find other locations for such a low intensity, relatively unattractive use. WP reviewed other elements of the proposed development, noting that the extension of a roadway from t�� cul-de-sac to the south is not planned by the City. Therefore, the appropriate access to the southerly most portion is off County �oad C-2. Here, a short cul-de-sac will provide the appropriate access to this site. Mr. Murlowski noted they are anticipating developing a structure for themselves on this site, which we encourage. We also agreed with the development of the northwesterly most site for multi-family housing as they propose.