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\J Planning Office Hours November 19,1986 • I noted that she or other neighbors and meet with the staff any time, her telephone number to Mr. Nelson ment of an informal meeting with the Page 3 could come to City Hall and that I would pass on to �id in the accomplish- immediate residents. 4. Dunwell, 483-6701 Tom Dunwell, architect, was in with Tom Welsh, an attorney r�presenting Stevc� Saunders who proposes to build a new Kentucl�y Fried Chi�ken store north of the existing McDonald's site in Ros�ville. Mr. I�unwell presented a preliminary site plan indic�ting the possibility of construction of multi- family housing in the B-1 zoned area westerly of the McDonald's site. This land is owned by "Boots" Halverson, who has an agreement with the NicDonald people that they will have "first rights of refusal" for the purchase of this land in the event he attempts to develop it or sell it. Based on previous conv�rsations with Mr� Halverson, we are aware that this is �he reasan why the land sits idle. The land is divided �nto twa tracts, one of which contains the existing doughnut shop. The p�oposal to build the Kentucky Fried Chicken store, how�ver, i�volves a larger site than the lot occupied by th�e doughnut shop. The hasic problem h�re is one of d�veloping or redeveloping the land in a�nanner �u as to prc�vid� access to the future � d�velopment of the westerly site. I suggested that develop- ing it for multi-f,amily purposes may n�� be appropriate inasmuch a.s the land is zoned B-1 and th�re is a very limited supply of such property in the City. � The developm�nt of a new Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurant is not in and of itself a problem, but the reiationship �f the land to the cast (�.ncluding �he McDr�nald site) and the r�maininc� land to the west is ai importanee. If. the lanc� is to remain for commerical use, it would appear that th� best method of access would bc w�5terly off Snelling Avenue. I sugg�st�d that a�.U.D. includinq thi� feature might be an appropriat� solution. Mr. Halverson proposes not to s�11 th� land, but to leas� the site to Mr. Saundcrs. They ar� going to prepar� adciitional. plans and ge�t back to thE staff for additiona3. r�view. This site was approved for a P1.anned Un.�t Dev�lo�ment to contain a new structure occupied by Mr. Donut and a Church's Chicken storeo This plan though approved was never �onstructede 5. Margolis, 988-7258 Irv Margolis was in with on� of his d�sign p�ople named Jim Le� to review his proposal �o expand an existing Photomat building on th� west end of the shopping center. This i� an accessory structure, which they propose to expand to be converted to a "lock shop."