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5? A1fies Stores kept their land until after Herschel Avenue was constructed. They thought assessments for infrastructure construction were too high - District Court determined assessments were appropriate. A11ied then sold off a111and. Sometime between 1959 and 1960, the A11ied land was zoned to Light Industrial to make way for the Control Data Wor1d Headquarters. However, the threat of a 1aw suit by the neighboring property owners was enough for Control Data which then moved to Bloomington and put the land up for sa1e. �_� A package of development including LaBelle's, Franks, the Learning Tree and three office buildings were proposed and ultimately approved. �,.� Construction began on Rosedale in 1969 and included the two anchor tenants — Dayton's and Donaldson's — and a large interior ma111r�ktng the t��. � ��F STAFF COMMENTS: ��. I The former Franks retail/greenhouse is a permitted use as a Lawn and Garden Center in the B-1 District and the site received a SPECIAL USE PERMIT to allow outdoor display of inerchandise. Banks and financial institutions with drive-thru facilities are allowed as CONDITIONALUSES in the B-1-B zone and are PERMITTED USES in the B-2 zone (without a conditional use permit). �,� During a review of adjacent property zoning and use, the City Planner concluded that the use of the adjacent Sports Authority parcelwas inappropriately zoned. Specificallythe property has a zoning of B-1-B, Limited Retail District, which zone does not a11ow sporting goods stores. The Circuit City use (television, radio, electronics and repair) is a permitted use in the B-1-B zone. ��, � This conclusion related to use and zoning lead the City planner to review what history could be found regarding the Frank's and other adjacent properties, for which the historical background is given in Section 5 of this report. �a,�4 In September 2005 Kimco representatives met with staff to review their interest in the Franks site and the options available (rezoning versus planned unit development) and concluded that with redevelopment a planned unit development may be appropriate, but if the main Franks structure were to remain and be remodeled and the site developed with an addition and/or additional structure, a rezoning would be more appropriate. {�, 5 In October Kirnco representatives again met with staff to determine the necessary process for a rezoning. It was at this meeting that the City Planner discussed the rezoning options and suggested the B-2 zone. This specific zone was chosen mainly because of the proposed bank and the existing adjoining Sports Authority site is a non-conforming use in a B-1-B zone, but a use permitted (sporting goods) in the B-2 zone. PF3680_RCA_010906.doc Page 3 of9