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PLANNING REPORT DATE: -CASE NUMBER: APPLICANT: LOCATION: ACTION REQUESTED: PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1 October 1986 1699 Mar -Len Development Corporation West of 35W, East of Long Lake Road, Between County Road C and Terminal Road (see sketch) Approval of Special Use Permit for Site Plan 1. The property in question is currently occupied by Twin City Freight Lines, who operate one of the newer and better trucking terminals at this site. Previous conversations with the operators of the truck line had indicated their intent to continue to occupy the site during a period of time when more intensive uses would be developed in the tax increment district to the south. They also indicated that they may elect to move on if economic considerations suggest this to be appropriate at some point in time. We note this only to indicate a sense of surprise on the part of the Staff at the sudden decision resulting in the redevelopment. of the land to 107,000 square foot retail warehouse -type operation with a parking capacity of 750 cars (535 required by ordinance). The proposed operator would be Price Savers who is one of the merchandisers of this type who have recently entered the Twin Cities market. 2. Attached is a written statement submitted by the applicant describing the proposed operation accompanied by a series of eight reduced drawings indicating the appearance of the building, site plans, landscape plans, drainage plans, floor plans, and elevations of the structure. The application is for a special use permit for approval of the site plan, a procedure required in the B-4 zone to which this land was zoned as a part of the overall tax increment program three years ago. The purpose of the new Site Plan Review Program is to ensure that the development of any one site will be well done and will not constitute conditions or hazards that would have a deliterious impact on the general public utilizing the site or other properties in the immediate area. In this respect, we have informed the applicant of several serious concerns that we have about the proposed site plan. The following is a brief resume of these conditions about which we are principally concerned.