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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 plannf rs@nacplanning.cori MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Mayor and City Council FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: February 14, 2003 RE: Little Canada — Hair for Life PUD Amendment FILE NO: 758.09 — 03.02 The applicant has requested an amendment to the Planned Unit Development granted to the Edgewater Office Park to establish his "non- surgical hair replacement" business in one of the town- office buildings. The zoning of the site is B -3, General Business, and the PUD was granted by Conditional Use Permit. The purpose of the PUD was to create an owner- occupied multi- tenant office development that relied on a shared common parking lot. The parking requirement for small- office developments was changed downward from the previous standard. Retail sales and service businesses are required continue to meet the original standard. Essentially, the change for small office complexes results in a reduction in the number of parking spaces from 4.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet to 3.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet. In evaluating the request of the applicant, staff was concerned that the business could potentially be converted to a hair salon, particularly since the applicant needs a state license from the same agency as salons do. The applicant has suggested that traffic to his business is much less intensive than that of a salon, and would be more representative of a professional office user such as an accountant or attorney. Staff directed the applicant to request an amendment to the PUD to ensure that adequate review was conducted on this business use, and that it would not create a parking supply problem in a development where there is no opportunity to accommodate overflow parking issues.