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A~arch 2~, L~G3 <br />'I.OCATYON: The East 158x62 feet of the South 265.125 feet of <br />the uauthwest one-fourth of Section 16, Township <br />29, Range 230 <br />(Roberts onstruction4 Inc. property near or at <br />the northwest corner of Fairview snd Larpenteur <br />Avenue$ in Falcon heights, Minnesota)o <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Rezoning of the above. described real estate from <br />R-3 to B-2 zoning pursuant to the provisions of <br />Ordinance No. 64 of the ~Iillage of Falcon Heights. <br />PLANNING CtRtSIDERATIONS <br />I. The property is proposed to be used as a service station site, <br />20 The land is presently zoned R-3, Y~Iultiple Family Residence. <br />3. The proposed zoning distinct classification is $-2, Retail Business, <br />Permitted uses fn B-2 Districts inr.Iude retail business and services <br />with service stations being a conditional use. <br />4. The existing land use and zoning of the area are as indicated an <br />the accompanying sketch: <br />a) The area to the north is single family residential; <br />b) The land to the west is the sf.te of an apartment house and <br />is zoned for such use; <br />c) The area to the east across ~'si.rview Avenue is vacant and zoned <br />fez "Limited Business"; <br />d) Land to the south across Larpenteur Avenue is in public (University <br />of Minnesota) agricultural use or is vacant in t~:rms of urban <br />land use; and <br />e)r Land to the southeast across Larpenteur is zoned for "Limited <br />Business and Processing" and contains a mixture of such uses <br />and single Family residences. <br />4 <br />5. Except for florist shops, there are not intense business districts <br />(B-2 Zoning District) or uses in the vicinity of the intersecvion <br />of Larpenteur and Fairview Ave~~ues. <br />6. Although Larpenteur Avenue is acrd will continue to be a major thoroughfare, <br />Fairview Avenue is likely to remain as a Collector type street <br />with a minimum of through-traffic, <br />7. The Village of Falcon Heights has a CoragrehensivQ Zoning Plan that <br />was prepared with due consideration for wen-all Community land <br />use needs and such zoning does not recognise the site in question <br />as being suitable far inclusion in the B-2 Zoning District. Business <br />Districts established in the vicinity are of a "limited" nature <br />