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PLANNING REPORT DATE: 1 June 1988 CASE NUMBER: 1856 APPLICANT• Minnesota Service Station Association LOCATION• West if Marion Street, • Northerly of Larpenteur Avenue (see sketch) ACTION REQUESTED: Approval of Rezoning from R-1 to B-1, Comprehensive Land Use Change, and Variance to Parking Setback PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1. This property consists of a 75 foot by 290 feet single-family lot occupied by a large single-family residence owned for many years by Milton and Cheryl Hemmingson. The land around the home was developed for apartment purposes in the late 1960s. As a result, this single-family home lies isolated by the church to the south and the apartment to the north. 2. The Hemmingson's no longer live in the City and have been attempting to sell this home for single-family purposes for several years. Because of its large scale and its somewhat disadvantageous location, the Hemmingson's have experienced a difficult time trying to sell the property. 3. The Comprehensive Plan shows the land to be appropriate in the future for multi -family housing. Investigations were made as to the feasibility of converting the residence to multi -family housing purposes. These attempts, however, were not successful. 4. In consultation with members of the City staff, principally the Building Inspector and planners, another viable option came up, that being the conversion of the property for office purposez. Another option suggested was the development of a group home facility at the site. 5. The Minnesota Service Station Association has indicated a strong desire to purchase the home for their headquarters. They propose to convert the existing garage into office space and provide a total of 15 parking spaces on -site to serve the approximate 3,000 square feet of usable net offi:;e space. Attached is a copy of a statement from the applicants outlining their proposal. They suggested that they -may allow the use of their parking spaces for the church next door on Sundays and that perhaps the church would allow them the use of some of their parking parking spaces, if necessary, during the week. However, they indicate that 15 parking spaces will be more than adequate for their purposes. Five spaces per 1,000 square feet of office space are required by code.