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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 plannersibnacpla nning.com PLANNING REPORT TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Carie Fuhrman / Stephen Grittman DATE: April 9, 2007 RE: Little Canada — McDonald's Conditional Use Permit and Architectural Review NAC FILE: 758.09 — 07.06 BACKGROUND McDonald's is seeking a Conditional Use Permit for a drive -in food establishment and architectural review of the proposed redevelopment of an existing McDonald's store at 2260 Rice Street. The building will be rebuilt due to a land swap that is taking place to allow for the re- routing of Viking Drive. The City is purchasing the property with an existing car wash building located on it (to the south of the existing McDonald's) and conveying it to McDonald's. In turn, McDonald's is conveying a long strip of property located to the east of the existing properties to the City. The site is zoned B -3, General Business District. The Zoning Ordinance requires that drive -in and convenience food establishments obtain a conditional use permit in the B -3, General Business Zoning District. The City requires that all buildings constructed in the commercial zoning districts undergo an Architectural Review, according to the Architectural Guidelines applicable to the district in which the project is located. The parcel in question is subject to the General Commercial guidelines, since it is not located in the "Main Street" district (Rice Street/Little Canada Road area). ANALYSIS Location. The proposed location is at the southeast corner of the intersection of Rice Street and Minnesota Avenue, on the site the existing McDonalds restaurant, although with altered boundaries as noted above. A.I'f3 1 0 2007 ;Fry OF UTT F CANAO /J