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i04«2^4 Stoncbay MarkctpUct February 13,2004 Page 3 of 6 Comp Plan Amendment The Comp Plan Amendment is subject to Met Council approval. Met Council procedures automatically subject the amendment to review and comment by adjoining municipalities, including LongLake. I would encourage Planning Commissioners to again read the Comp Plan amendment conrunents included in the January 16 memo which address the basis for this minor change, and consider whether this change significantly alters the intent of the City in terms of commercial development along Highway 12 as indicated in CMP Pages 3B-37 thru 3B-40 (Exhibit Fof that memo). Stafffeels itjs merely a minorchange, in that all of the properties between Willow Drive andOldCrystal Bay Road,save for this comer Outlet, will be developed for office uses as currently guided. Commercial Site Plan Review, Conformity to B-d Standards City Engineer Tom Kellogg and the City's planning consultant, Phil Carison of DSU, Inc., have previously comment on the engineering and planning aspects of the proposed site plan, and many of their suggestions have been incorporated in revisions to the plan. Please direct your attention to Exhibits A-1 and A-2, the most current site plan versions provided for initial review at your February 11 work session. Staff would make the following comments regarding the current site plan (Versions 14 and IS): 1.We are in receipt of a letter of request from John Hassler of John Terrance Homes (developer of the residential portion of Stonebay) that the City qqi re-orient the storefronts and primary parking toward Kelley Parkway, as that will have negative impacts to the Stonebay residential development. Rather, they would prefer substantial landscaping facing Kelley Parkway, which is a strong element of the current site plans. 2.Staff has suggested that the Walgrsen's main entry be shifted to the southwest side of the building, to perhaps create a focus toward the center of the site rather than the Willow/12 intersection. The developer has indicated that Walgreens is adamant in orienting the entry to the signalized intersection. There are pro’s and con’s to a southwest orientation. Staffs goal wa.« to have the main vehicle ingress point to the site not be at the back of buildings. However, the addition of substantial landscaping, the re-positioning of interior driveway access locations, and the 4-sided high-quality design of the buildings should eliminate concerns that entry to the site is the ‘ugly’ side of the buildings. Additionally, it is clear that if Walgreens were to re-orient its entry to the southwest, it will require parking directly west of the building, which will cause significant traffic circulation issues directly at the Kelley Parkway access. As it is currently designed, incoming vehicles can proceed straight al.ead between the Walgreens and retail building without conflicts with parking stalls, and can alternatively turn left to go to the bank, or straight and to the right to the coffee shop drive-thru. MB...J