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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC, 5775 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 555, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 Telephone; 952.595.9636 Facsimile: 952.595.9837 planners@nacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: November 11, 2002 RE: Little Canada — Taste of Scandinavia PUD Permit FILE NO: 758.09 - 02.36 Background and Analysis The owners of the Market Place Shopping Center have requested a PUD permit to allow the occupation of a portion of the center by a commercial bakery. The proposed bakery would operate a retail location at the site, and would also prepare baked goods for distribution to its other retail outlets. The general retail zoning district permits bakeries that sell goods on -site, however, the preparation of goods for sale at other locations is not a listed use. As such, a permit must be issued through the PUD process to ensure that a non - traditional and use will not interfere with the City's and use and planning objectives for the area. The proposed bakery would rely on trucks to pick up product that is produced at the Market Place site and deliver that product off -site. The majority of the delivery operations would occur during early morning when the retail activity in the center is off hours. Storage of the delivery trucks would be to the north side of the shopping center, largely hidden from the primary retail traffic or from view of Rice Street. The bakery would make use of the existing truck loading dock that was previously used by the grocery store. The primary issue for the City's consideration is the nature of the use, and whether it is compatible with the general commercial character of the district. The Market Place center is a part of the City's redevelopment district which is proposed for a mix of retail, office, and housing development. The commercial bakery in this location is more of an industrial type of facility (since it processes goods for retail sale in other locations), and would be occupying building area that would otherwise be dedicated to retail uses.