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•04-1974 Slontbay Markri place <br />April 15.2004 <br />Pace 2 <br />C - United Propcnies Letter to Applicant - Propeny marketing discussion <br />D * 60-day Extension Letter 4 -12 04 <br />E - March 26 Lener fiuin Applicant te Re\ isions Addicssmg March 1 Staff Letter <br />F - Compilation of Appropriate Us:s Rcflcciing March 15 RcMsions <br />G - Council Minutes 3-22-04 <br />H-Draft PC Minutes 3-15-04 <br />Commercial Site Plan Review <br />Following is a review of each element of the proposed development of Oiitlot A. The attached set of <br />detailed plans was received on Apnl 14, although staff has had numerous discussions with the applicants <br />on an ongoing basis regarding the site plan, and the current set ;s very similar to Reused Plan *<23 u hich <br />staffhas lud since late Marclt. and «24. w hich arrived about a w cck ago and resolved a number of issues <br />of concern. A few general comments as a starling point: <br />The current plan includes a 14.S20 s. f. Walgreens, an 8.970 s f strip retail building, ar J <br />a 4,960 s.f retail building; total of all 3 buildings is 28.750 s f or 17 9% of the site. Green <br />space exclusive of the trails is 26°b. <br />• The site will be platted into just two lots • one for Walgreens, one for the rctuil buildings. <br />Shared parking & site maintenance agreements will be established by the two owners. <br />- Ihe builduigonaitatioiis hav e been reused to create a much friakHKr entrance from Kelley <br />Parkw ay. w hile maintaining the front facade visib lity to the 12-Willow intersection the <br />applicant feels is cntical to Uic success of the site. At tlic same time, pnmary facades and <br />parking areas are not aimed at the residential portion of Sionebay, in keeping w nh the <br />request of the developer of Stonebay <br />• 'fhe site circulation is \ astly improv ed from earlier plans, and although the angular nature <br />of thcov crall layout leads to sliglit incfTiciencies. the layout maiugcs to provide adequate <br />buiklmg separatK . join the intersecuon to mainlam an opai feel, w hile prov ;dmg subsuuitial <br />green islands within the parking area <br />Tlic westerly building has been onented to take advantage of the stormwater pond as an <br />amenity, and applicant is proposing a landscaped public tenace area near Kelley Parkway <br />that w ill ov crlook the pond. This amenity is w ithin Outlet B, dcdic ' .*d to .MnDOT for <br />pond use, this may be a potential issue StafT supports the slight. oachment of the <br />w cstcriy building on the w cstcriy required setback (20‘ w here 35’ is u.c standard) w hich <br />allows for a more intunaie association wrJi the pond while not resulting in a visual crow ding <br />problem to the w est, as this w est lot line does not abut a road or an adjacent building site. <br />The site wiU hav e only tw o "dn vc-thru ’s” - one for Walgreens, and one serving the w csterly <br />space of the middle building.