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is CASE NUMBER; 1569-94 Page 2 9.030. Setback Re uirements. minimum of I00 feet. Front, side and rear yards shall be a Setbacks for side yards and rear yards adjacent to B-2, B-3f I -I, or I-2 zones shall be 60 feet. The owners or developer may at his own option submit a setback plan wherein design conditions or other considerations indicate a variance to these requirements which would not conflict with the general purpose and intent of this Code, consideration of such variances shall be as stipulated in Section 12.040 and the Council may impose such conditions thereto as may be appropriate. The large setbacks prescribed in the Shopping established in 1959 as a part of the original rezoning of the District nti a Cite and were designed to promote the development of a mall t- y the parking around the periphery. !Pe center. with the Har Mar Shopping Center which This beizonng was successfully applied to pp• g g planed at that time. We realize, however, that not all shopping centers would take th' configuration and therefore, flexibilit is requirements as indicated in Section 9.030 soasto accommodate a concinto the ept that might differ from either Har Mar Mall or Rosedale ept (as examples). 5• The center proposed is a strip -type ype parking is in front of the buil ing, center and thus he in hs setbacks the 1 a of the nearly that which are required in the B-2 or B-3 Zone. From a t re more increment financing standpoint, of course, it is desirable to tax more intensive development, and thus both the applicants and the achieve have been working together to achieve that result. Inasmuch as City applicants are purchasing the homes at approximatelythe normal market value, the land acquisiton costsare1.5 times their exp ensive. This creates a condition inducing the developersoto achieve as efficient a land use as possible. 6• Prior to beginning intensive work on the development representative of the developer and their architects met with then City Council at a work session earlier this fall. y was taken at that session, the City Council reacgted n favorablyl to actiontodevelopment of the site with a strip understanding that this building would be a rater concept, with the careful attention to the architectural detail. quality building with The architects in this case are Korsunsky, Krank, Erickson, who are well known shopping center architects in the Twin Cities and have successful ly completed many such projects around the country. The developers have sought and been granted substantial economic incentives to reduce the development costs, and to help insure the success of the redevelopment the land in accordance with the tax increment district objectives. of 1• Attached is a booklet submitted b which generally describes the projecth and lists the actionse developers and rreouested y the City. Included within the booklet are reduced copies of the requested by development, drainage, landscaping, signage, and building elevation lens for your review. plans