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FROM :NRC FRX N0. :9525959837 Jun. 04 2003 03:43PM P5/11 NQ *flg qS, *$$OC AtIUp tON$UtT.ANT$; *Nt. 5775 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 555, St. Louie Park MN 55416 Telephone: 952.595.9636 Facsimile: 952.595.9837 planners @nacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: September 10, 2002 RE: Little Canada — Drywall Supply Development Stage PUD, Preliminary Plat, Rezoning to 1-1, Light Industrial FILE NO: 758.09 - 02.28 Background and Project Description Drywall Supply has applied for a Development Stage Planned Unit Development, Preliminary Plat, and Rezoning of the south portion of the former Knox Lumber site to 1 -1, Light Industrial. The entire property is currently zoned B -W, Business - Warehousing. The applicant is seeking to redevelop and repfat the property to accommodate his industrial construction supply firm, including outdoor storage, and redevelop the north portion of the property for office- warehouse business. The development consists of three lots. Lot 1 is a 3.7 acre parcel in the northeast comer of the property. This parcel is designed to contain a future office-warehouse building of 30,000 square feet or more, and would also include an entry driveway for trucks serving the entire project. The driveway would be utilized immediately by the Drywall Supply business. Three of the existing storage canopies would be removed in this proposal. Lot 2 is a 3.2 acre parcel that includes the existing Knox building. The existing building is approximately 46,500 square feet in area. The plan caps for the removal of an existing building that currently sits directly south of the main Knox building, This site would be served by a central driveway for truck and passenger vehicle access, with loading dock access behind the building. A separate parking lot would be located to the north of the building, with a proposal for a new driveway access from the northwest corner of the site to Country Drive.