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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.231.2555 Facsimile: 763. 231.2561 planners @?nacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: May 6, 2011 RE: Little Canada — PUD Permit for Acupuncture Business FILE NO: 758.09 — 11.10 Background and Analysis Fei Xiao is seeking a PUD Permit to operated an acupuncture business in an office condominium suite located at 2978 Rice Street, one of the Tacheny Offices at Rice Street and South Owasso Boulevard. The office project was originally approved as an office development, with particular development standards related specifically to office uses, including a somewhat reduced parking supply from that which would be applied to more general retail that can be considered in this zoning district. As such, when applicants who propose business operations that are not standard administrative office uses, the City requires a separate PUD Permit review to ensure that the nature of the proposed business will fit compatibly with other existing allowed uses, and will not overwhelm the support facilities on the common property. In this case, the applicant's business will be a clinic that sees patients for acupuncture treatment. The applicant suggests that for the foreseeable future, one acupuncturist will staff the facility, with a long -range opportunity for a second. The applicant's expected operation is to see clients by appointment, with as many as 12 potential clients during a 9 hour business day (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). With two or three staff persons, and perhaps two or three patients on site, the clinic would be expected to generate a maximum need for approximately six parking spaces, and more often as little as two or three.