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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, 2003 RE: Little Canada — Biagini Office PUD Amendment FILE NO: 758.09 - 03. Richard Biagini is seeking an amendment to his Planned Unit Development approval for his parcel along Country Drive. The previous PUD approvals had anticipated a varying level of warehouse use as a part of the original detached office design. The new proposal is now for an additional "pure" office building that will be attached to the existing office building via a second story walkway. The new building will also have underground parking available, in addition to the expansion of the surface parking lot on the site. The building will shift to the south from the previously approved concept, however, the limits of the parking area are generally the same. A potential retaining wall is shown along the north property line to support an expansion of the parking lot in that direction. The site plan shows four driveway access points to the site. The combined property has approximately 403 feet of frontage along Country Drive. The zoning ordinance permits a maximum of one curb cut access point per 125 feet of frontage — a total of three for this project. It would appear that three driveways would be more than enough, and that two could work reasonably well. The existing south driveway and the new driveway along the north side of the new building would be necessary to accommodate the flow of delivery vehicles to the site. The "middle" driveway is convenient, but not necessary. The new north driveway is not recommended. The existing building has 35,440 square feet of space, and the new building will add 21,760 square feet, bringing the site total to 57,200 square feet. Little Canada's parking standards require one space per 200 square feet of net area, defined as 90% of the gross area for large office buildings. This results in a parking supply requirement of 258