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PLANNING REPORT CASE NUMBER: APPLICANT: LOCATION: ACTION REQUESTED: PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1416-83 Leonard Vanasse Northwest Corner of Herschel Street and County Road B Approval of Special Use Permit 1. The Minneapolis Business College was established in 1874 and is currently located in the Central Business District of Minneapolis. The College has recently been acquired by Bradford Schools, Inc., and now propose to mG, the school to Roseville. The site selected is the new office building recently'constructed by Leonard Vanasse at the northeast corner of Herschel Street and County Road B. Attached is a letter from Leonard Vanasse, a statement from the Minneapolis Business College, a site plan of the area, a site plan of the building location -and a accessory parking, a diagram of bus routes serving the area, and a letter from Jim, 2illman, president of the Minneapolis Business College. Enclosed for the Planning Commission are two brochures describing the Minneapolis Business College curriculum and other information. Since we did not receive enough copies of these brochures, additional copies shall be secured and sent to the Council prior to the public hearing. 2. The office building at Herschel and County Road B has 68,653 gross square feet of floor space and has 318 parking spaces as required at a rate of five (5) spaces per 1000 gross square feet of, office space. Though some communities in the suburban Twin Cities use a factor of four (4) spaces per 11000 square feet, we have found it more appropriate to use the require- ment of five spaces per 1,000 square feet. This requirement has been in effect in Roseville since 1979 and has generally been adequate for typical office space requirements. The Roseville Professional Building finds the requirement minimal, whereas the Rosedale ToweXs structure (north of the site in question) finds it more than adequate. It. Iof course, all depends on the occupancy of the particular building, which varies from structure to structure. 3. The property in question is zoned B-1 for which a private college is a Special Use. The applicants have therefore applied for a Special Use Permit for the approval of the occupancy of 8,000 square feet of the office building for college purposes. There is an option for the future whereby the college could acquire an additional 2,000 square feet on the same floor. The college anticipates an enrollment of 110 persons initially with a staff of. 10 to 12 people. As you will glean from reading the brochure