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bIOf Wen A$$OC ATIM Ca4N$LIIITANx$, U4C, <br />5775 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 555, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 <br />Telephone: 952.595.9636 Facsimile: 952.595.9837 planners@nacplanning.com <br />PLANNING REPORT <br />TO: Little Canada Planning Commission <br />FROM: Bob Kirmis / Stephen Grittman <br />DATE: December 11, 2001 <br />RE: Little Canada - Snyder's PUD (Concept Plan Stage) <br />FILE NO: 758.09 - 01.28 <br />BACKGROUND <br />Bob Grootwassink and Mark Holtzer have requested concept stage PUD approval to <br />allow the construction of 20,000 square feet of retail space on the DeLonais property <br />located east of Rice Street and north of Little Canada Road. <br />Of the total square footage,14,000 square feet would be occupied by a new Snyder's <br />Drug Store with the balance of the retail space being available for rent. <br />Attached for reference: <br />Exhibit A - Site Plan <br />Exhibit B - Design Alternative <br />ANALYSIS <br />Rice Street/Little Canada Road Area Development Guide Directives. The subject site <br />lies within the Rice Street/Little Canada Road area and thus is subject to the design <br />directives of the "Rice Street/Little Canada Road Area Development Guide. <br />Among other things, the Development Guide was created to serve as a tool for <br />evaluating development proposals in the Rice Street/Little Canada Road area. <br />Therefore, it is considered appropriate to compare the development proposal to the <br />applicable guidelines at an initial point in the development process. <br />The Development Guide states that the Rice Street/Little Canada Road area is intended <br />to be the primary commercial center of Little Canada. In regard to the subject <br />Page 33 <br />