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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 5775 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 555, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 Telephone: 952.595.9636 Facsimile: 962.595.9837 plannars@nacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Daniel Licht / Steve Grittman DATE: 4 June 2003 RE: Little Canada — The Village PUD; Concept Plan/ Development Stage Hans NAC FILE: 758.09 — 03.15 BACKGROUND Sherman Associates, Inc. has submitted plans for development of three commercial projects located northeast of Little Canada Road and Rice Street. One project is a 26,000 square foot commercial retail /office building located at the northeast corner of Little Canada Road and Rice Street. This project is proposed as a Development Stage Plan under the PUD District currently established for this area as part of the Rice Street /Little Canada Road Redevelopment Plan. The second project is presented in Concept Stage Plan form for development of a stand -alone 4,500 square foot restaurant to the east of the proposed retail /office building at the intersection of Little Canada Road and Middle Street. The third project is for development of four one -story office buildings with a total of 29,800 square feet of floor area. This project is located farther north along Rice Street at the intersection of Market Drive, just north of the existing First Bank building, and is also proposed as a concept plan at this time. This site is also zoned PUD as part of the Rice Street / Little Canada Road Redevelopment Plan. which anticipates development of a mix of retail, office and residential uses for this area. ANALYSIS Existing Conditions. The site of the retail /office building and restaurant use is an area of broken asphalt and concrete surface on the same unplatted parcel as the existing First Bank building. The location of the office park is on a grass surface vacant unplatted parcel abutting First Bank Drive, Market Drive and Rice Street.