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!>-/ <br />TOLD <br />DEVELOPMENT COMPANY irr/rt. <br />August 19, 1998 <br />Cit>‘ ofOrono <br />2750 Kelly Parkway <br />Orono, NIN 55356 <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br />TOLD Development Company is making application for Site Plan Review and an Amendment to eurrent <br />zoning code (or re-zone) for the propertv' located along County Road 19 (partially vacated) at Nevar Lane. <br />We are proposing to; 1) demolish the existing, abandoned church. 2) re-grade the site, 3) construct a free <br />standing Walgreens Drug Store. <br />The Walgreens Drug Store will total approximately 13,905 square feet with appro.ximately 67 parking <br />stalls and a dual drive throi-gh prescription lane. <br />The building will be brick on all four elevations and will include a brick wall for screening the truck <br />loading area and the trash storage area. The buildmg meets all set back requirements and parking <br />requirements found in the City of Orono code, but does not meet the hard surface requirements We <br />therefore seek a varianee to the hard surfaee requirements The overall impervious surface calculations are <br />found elsewhere in this application. The elevations included in this application arc Walgreens protot>pe. <br />We can modifr- the elevations to address any design concerns of the Citv <br />The entire parcel is p'^esently zoned B5. It is our understanding that B5. as presently written, does not <br />allow drug store u?’.. It does, however, allow some of the ancillaty items found in a drug store. <br />Therefore, we are making application for either; 1) a modification of w hat is permitted under B5 zoning <br />allow ‘’drugs, candy, ice-cream, soft drinks, cosmetics and other usual drug store merchandise”, or 2) to i <br />allow the parcel to be re-zoned to B1. <br />/. i V.-. • .Enclosed are applications that are complete for both the Site Plan Review and Zoning Amendment, except ; <br />for the labels, which are ordered and will be shipped directly to vou from Hennepin County’ to the City. '..j <br />We will be available in the coming weeks to provide additional information as required or requested by \he^ <br />City. We also can provide any additional drawings, elevations or other clarifications required by the City. <br />Verv ti>qy yours, <br />< <br />Vice President - Development <br />RHC/kmm <br />Enclosures <br />MINNEAPOLIS • MILWAUKEE <br />WEDGWOOD COMMERCE CENTRE • 6900 Wedgwood Road. Suite 100. Map e Grove. MN 5531 1 • (612) 420*9000 (612) 420 7574