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PLANNING REPORT DATE: July 5, 1989 CASE NUMBER: 1976 APPLICANT: Roseville Properties LOCATION: South of County Road B2 between Prior and Cleveland Avenues (see sketches) ACTION REQUESTED: Approval of Variance to Setback for Parking in Front Yard PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1. You will recall that we reviewed a previous proposal for the development of a new post office facility in Roseville at the last meeting of the Planning Commission. The proposal included off -site parking (on separate properties to the north), variances to a parking setback along the east property line, a vari,nce to require parking for a private office function to be' retained on the site, and a variance to a pylon sign. The basic problem of the site as you will recall, was caused by the retention of an existing office space (12,000 square feet) in the front portion of the site with the post office function to the rear. It was this basic conflict in use which generated the problems as to inadequacy of parking (number and location), conflict of land use (office and post office), and your other concerns relating to the quality of the overall development of the public facility. Perhaps the last paragraph in last month's report sums up the concerns. "Members of the Planning Commission and Council may wish to question the applicant's regarding the possibility of changing the design for the facility so it provides all of the services on the site in a more appropriate, functional, and aesthetically desirable manner." The Commission acted to adjourn the hearing to the July meeting with a request that the applicants, the prist office representatives, and City personnel work together to try to achieve a more appropriate solution. A cooperative effort on the part of these three groups has in fact occurred with a result that a new, site plan has been prepared (following a series of meetings), devoting the entire site to the post office facility. This necessitates the removal of the existing 12,000 square foot office building which was but a few years ago, substantially remodeled for occupancy by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. Based on the development of a plan that successfully acco•nmodates the new post office functions on the site, Mr. Craig Waldron worked closely with the applicants and the post office people to achieve an agreement as to the financial involvement of the City, Roseville Properties, Inc., and the Post Office to successfully remove the existing 12,000 square foot office building (the front portion of the structure), and redevelop the site in accordance with plans established cooperatively between the City, Post Office, and Roseville Properties, Inc.