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January 17, 2000 <br />The Honorable John Kysylyczyn <br />Mayor <br />City of Roseville <br />3083 Victoria Street North <br />Roseville, Minnesota 55 113 <br />MARK E. BATTIS <br />Attorney At L�lv <br />1413 West Eldridge Avenue <br />Roseville, Minnesota 55 i i 3 <br />65 1-636-8773 <br />����-- ��� <br />RE: Bradley Operating Partnership request for <br />vacation of a portion of certain utility and <br />drainage easements at HarMar Mall (PF3 183) <br />Dear 1Vjr. Kysylyczyn: <br />�� . <br />��.J..,,�n.t�.� <br />� � � <br />�- . � <br />Q,c c� <br />\ �'�o �Zo�D <br />�� <br />Gwb ftc.� <br />On January 12, 2000, this matter came before the Planning Commission for a request by Bradley <br />Limited Partnership (Bradley") to approve the requested vacation of the above-described utility <br />and drainage easement. Staffin their comment number 3.4 acknowledged that '`No hearing or <br />other site plan review of the proposed Cub store is required if Cub in�ts a�i code requirements. <br />However, the vacation of this casement ultimately leads to a decision of whether a 24 hour Cub <br />Food store may be placed on the former HOmePlace site.. , City Zoning C'�,�s4.'� <br />At issue is the interpretation of the definition of the square footage of the i#arl,fiar Shopping <br />Center. Bradley is proposing that the size should be 2,111 ,�� 18 square feet f�r the calculation of <br />fi�rther site development. However, this measurement includes restricti�� non-use easements on <br />Snelling Avenue and County Road B. Please refer to the attached aerial nts.� of HarMar. '�e <br />area subject to the restrictive non-use easement is marked red ("Easement .area"). You will note <br />that Bradley is attempting to include all of Snelling Avenue to the west �t,, one half of County <br />Road B to the north. Bradley can never develop in this Easement Area unless �nelling Avenue <br />and County Road B are closed and the restrictive non-use easement reverts back to Bradley. <br />Since Sneiling Avenue is a State road and a main thoroughfare, the chances of that happening is <br />nonexistent. The same is true of County Road B, According to the tax it�a� for Ramsey County, <br />the size the of H�CMar Shopping Center for tax purposes is 1,826,821 square feet. This is a more <br />realistic calculation of the actual square footage that �ari be developed at th� Shopping Center. <br />This represents a difference of 284,197 square feet which can never be developed. We had the <br />��me area :.�lculata3 by a Meciiani :al Engineer and his ealcu[ations were very close to the <br />figures as provided by Ramsey County. <br />The square footage of the HBiMaz Shopping Center is CCitiCal in determining the amount of <br />further development that can take place on this site. Using the mor� realistic determination of <br />the actual sa�re faota�.,e as ador�ted by RamFev,County,for tax pux'pos�.:. the H:arASar Sh�ppinA_ <br />