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PLANNING REPORT <br />DATE: <br />CASE NUMBER: <br />APPLICANT: <br />LOCATION: <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: <br />1] <br />4 February 1987 <br />1719 <br />Steve Saunders <br />West Side of Snelling Avenue, <br />North ' of McDonald's (see <br />sketch) <br />Approval of Special Use <br />Permit for Planned Unit <br />Development and Variant , to <br />Sign Location <br />1• The total property in question consists of 4.5 acres consi., 19 of three <br />metes and bounds parcels, all of which are owned by Hatricia and <br />"Boots" Halverson. The southerly most lot, approximately 657 feet in <br />depth, is occupied un the easterly half by one of the first McDonald's <br />in Minnesota which was built by Mr. Halverson over twenty years ago. <br />The smallest lot of the three is at the northeasterly corner and is <br />occupied by an existing Mr. Donut shop. The third lot is the remainder <br />of the depth westerly of the Mr. Donut site. These lots can be seen <br />on the copy of the attached section map. <br />2. The purpose of the application <br />new and substantially larger <br />Fried Chicken franchise to be <br />Mr. Saunders currently operates <br />3. <br />is to replace the Mr. Donut shop with a <br />building to be occupied by a Kentucky <br />owned by the applicant, Steven Saunders. I <br />such a facility in Forest Lake. <br />The new Kentucky Fried Chicken site will occupy an area larger than <br />the existing lot occupied by the Mr. Donut shop. Thus, the owners ai e <br />proposing a Planned Unit Development which will place the new <br />development (Kentucky Fried Chicken site) on one lot and portions of <br />the second lot. Mr. Halverson does not propose to sell the land to Mr. <br />Saunders, but will be leasing instead. Under the Planned Unit <br />Development procedures the total property can be, occupied by the two <br />structures as proposed. This is a rather important point, because the <br />approximate westerly half of the total property is largely undeveloped <br />and is, in effect, land -locked by private property, to the south and the <br />McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken sites, to the east. Mr. <br />Halverson explains that the reason for this situation is that the <br />McDonald's people have a first right of refus_ 1 on e o <br />development of the property to the west until a certain point ill sal timer <br />Therefore, it is in his interest not to sell or develop that land until <br />such time as that "right to purchase" expires. In the mean time, <br />however, there should remain flexibility as to what method will be <br />