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PLANNING REPORT DATE: CASE NUMBER: APPLICANT: LOCATION: ACTION REQUESTED: PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 5 August 1987 1787 Gerald Kaufhold Southwest Corner of County Road B and Lexington Avenue (see sketch) Rezoning from R-1 to B-3 and B-1, Amendment to Comprehensive Plan, Variance to Parking Setback, and Approval of Preliminary Plat 1. As you all know, the property in question is the old Lexington School which consists of 8.54 acres. This site has been declared surplus by the Roseville Area School Board and put on the market. Surprisingly, there has been little interest in purchasing this site. This specific proposal was that of the applicant, Gerald Kaufhold, who operates the Rose Galleries in the immediate vicinity north of County Road B. The Staff has met with Mr. Kaufhold, his attorney, and his architect, Tom Dunwell from Buetow and Associates who has prepared the development proposal currently applied for by Mr. Kaufhold. The net area of land proposed to be developed is 8.17 acres after the dedication of an additional 10 feet of right-of-way on the south side of County Road B and an additional 16-1/2 feet of right-of-way on the west side of Lexington Avenue. 2. In general, the proposal is to develop the property into three parcels indicated as Parcel A, B, and C in the attached drawing. If actually platted in this way, these parcels would be designated as Lots 1, 2, and 3 of a plat. However, for descriptive purposes, they will be referred to as A, B, and C. Parcel A would contain the existing building minus a portion to be removed which would consist of the south 62 feet of the classroom . wing extending to the south. The remaining existing structure is proposed to be developed as an "antique mall" which would be a collection of private antique dealers operating in a single space. Such a development exists in Minneapolis in one of the old warehouse buildings. This parcel consists of 4 acres which utilizes the existing parking lot plus an addition to create a total parking capacity of 200 cars. The 37,550 square feet of space would require 188 spaces, or 5 spaces per 1,000 square feet for retail or office use. In the long run, we Suggest for this development proposal that Parcel A would be the subject of redevelopment in the future with new structures more appropriate to this excellent location. 3. Parcel B would consist of 2.3 acres. This parcel is proposed to be developed with a three story building with 37,200 square feet consisting of officos and the Rose Galleries auction house. The southerly 125 feet