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-3- ?lanning File 998 - Medtronic, Inc. request for special use pennit at 2199 Pascal Avenue Presentation Sally Lemker, representing Medtronic, indicated that they propose to lease the former Deluxe Check building for three years. The facility would be used for the development ~md manufacture of electronic devices for treatment of acute and chronic pain patients, stroke victims, etc. She indicated that there would be no construction of additions to the building. It is estimated there will be 100 employees by the end of 1977. Discussion Mr. G. Johnson indicated he had visited the Medtronic Plant in St. Anthony and felt the proposed use of the building would be a fine addition for Roseville. Recommendation Mr. Kellett moved and Mr. Simons seconded, that the Commission recommend approval of Medtronic, Inc. request for special use permit at 2199 Pascal Avenue. Roll Call, Ayes: Mastel, Simons, Kellett, Rukavina and G. Johnson. Nays: None. planning File 999 - Har Mar, Inc. request for rezoning from R-l to B-l-B, special use permit and variances at 2100 North Snelling Avenue Presentation Mrs. Marie Slawik indicated that she and Dr. Thomas Votel were proposing a j oint venture to develop a medical building on the south portion of her existing parking lot. She stated that Dr. Votel would move his practice from the Lexington-Larpenteur Avenue Clinic in St. Paul to this proposed facility in Roseville. Dr. Votel indicated that he has been practicing in the area for 20 years and \~ould like to return his practice to Roseville. ~~. Jackels, architect representing the applicant, indicated that they did not propose to change the traffic pattern at all; that the only entrance and exit would be from the Har-Mar parking lot to the north. There would be no access to the proposed building from the south, ~ast or west residential areas. He stated that the landscaping would remain basically the same except that it is proposed to reduce the 70 foot buffer strip on the west property line ::'0 40 feet. Discussion i'.!r. Art Soike asked why the 70 foot buffer zone could not be left intact and use more of the parking lot already constructed to the south. ~.'rrs. Slawik indicated the leases with the tenants of her shopping center require a certain number of parking spaces to be provided. ';\!r. John Owens, 1345 Skillman, asked why the owner of the shopping center did not poll the tenants of the center and find out if they would be willing to reduce the number of spaces required in the lease. ~'rrs. Slawik indicated that she could not break faith with the tenants. The leases are for 25 years. ~IT. ~vens asked why the property rn~ers ShOllld bear the burden of providing sufficient park- ing by reducing the buffer from 70 feet to 40 feet. He stated that he welcomes the medical building and thinks it will be fine addition, but that the buffer strip sJlould remain at 70 feet.