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i April 7, 2003 City of Orono 2750 Kelly Parkway Orono, MN. 55356 Attn: Mr. Mike Gaffron, City Planning Director Subj: #03-2889 Proposed Commercial Buildings, 2060 Wayzata Bfvd. W.. Orono Ref: a) City of Orono letter dated April 2,2003 End: 1) Purchase Agreement 1. Reference a) requested additional information to supplement the application for the subject commercial development; the responses are as follows: a. Query- Provide a narrative description of your project describing the office condo concept, and your intended market. Response- This project will create “state of the art" town offices in a park like setting providing a comfortable office environment similar to a townhome environment. These offices are speoifically designed to support the requirements of small businesses with professional services. The intended ntarket is small business such a real estate appraisal, law firms, title companies, insurance companies and other professional services with 1,500 to 3,000 square feet of office space required. b. Query- Provide the basis for what appears to be a significant departure from the minimum parking requirements. Response- This development is planned for total of 113 parking stalls and 13 building units or 8.7 stalls per unit. It has been our experience that a maximum of 8 stalls per unit is required for this type of development. Other town office developments with similar parking ratios include: Forestview Town Office Park, Maple Grove, MN- complete •8.2 parking stalls per unit Blackberry Town Office Park, Inver Grove Heights, MN- complete •8.0 parking stalls per unit Fembrook Town Office Park, Plymouth, MN- complete •7.4 parking stalls per unit Champlin Business Park, Champlin. MN- construction summer 2003 •8.4 parking stalls per unit The Pines Town Office Park, Elk River, MN- construction summer 2003 ■niiMit"-—