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^02-2789 Dahlstrotn Development LLC June 6,2002 Page 3 Staff Recommeodation It is recommended that Council carefully review the staff memo of May 17 (Exhibit G). Staffs position has not changed in regards to the grocery store. Staff strongly recommends against amending the Comprehensive Plan to allow the grocery store clement of the development proposal. The reasons for this arc stated in the May 17 memo. Staff concurs with Planning Commission that some minimal level of limited retail uses on the northwest comer of 12AVillow would be appropriate, as long as that retail is accessory to the residential or office uses along Kelley Parkway. Other than the grocery store, the types of neighborhood retail uses suggested by the developer, including the restaurant use, may be appropriate and could provide benefit to the surrounding community without having a negative impact on future redevelopment of Long Lake. Staff would note that while in general, the office market in this area is not strong, we have seen that office uses such as the medical office building arc viable in this area The City spent considerable time developing its 20(X)-2020 Community Management Plan (CMP) and established the office use as most appropriate for area between Highway 12 and Kelley Parkway. The applicants’ proposed conversion from commercial office use to multifamily residential south of Kelley Parkway, results in an overall residential density significantly higher than the City intended for this property, and significantly increases the intensity and massing of structural development along Kelley Parkway as compared to that contemplated in the CMP. Council should carefully consider whether this change in uses is appropriate. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Council is asked to provide the developer, staff and Planning Commission with direction in regards to the following: 1.Does Council support the CMP Amendment request for conversion from “commercial office” to “multifamily rcside.r :ial” (and rezoning from RR-IB to RPUD) for the area between Highway 12 and Kelley Parkway? 2.Docs Council support the CMP Amendment (and rezoning from RR-IB to B-6 PUD) for some level of retail commercial use at the northwest comer of the 12AVillow intersection that is not strictly accessory to the office use? If so, what level of retail use is acceptable? 3.Docs Council support the proposed 30,000 s.f. grocery' store element of the development plan at the intersection of 12/VVilIow? i i i -•vf..,. ...