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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS INC. MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission, Mayor and City Council FROM: Brad Nielsen DATE: 30 April 1982 RE: Gervais Creek Office Building - Conditional Use Permit for a Planned Unit Development FILE NO: 758.09 (81.34) BACKGROUND In January of this year, Mr. Thomas Krejci applied for a rezoning and con- ditional use permit to convert the old Little Canada Elementary School to office use (see our staff report, dated 29 January 1982). Prior to the meeting at which the request was to be heard, Mr. Krejci asked that the C.U.P. be tabled pending some modification to his plans. The rezoning from the P District to the R -B District has since been approved by both the Planning Commission and City Council. Mr. Krejci has now resubmitted his request for a conditional use permit. The request now involves a subdivision of the property in order to convey part of the site to another owner (see Exhibit A), without whose financial contribution the project would be unfeasible at this time. Since the lot division would also divide the building, creating a zero lot line situation, the applicant has taken a planned unit development approach. Mr. Krejci has submitted an outline of the proposed development, a copy of which is attached to the back of this report. ISSUES AND ANALYSIS Section 909.040 H. of the Little Canada Zoning Ordinance allows commercial planned unit development by conditional use permit within the R -B District. While such a P.U.D. would normally be used for new development, we have no objection to the applicant's use of P.U.D. to accomplish the lot division. In approving the P.U.D., however, it is recommended that the City address a number of issues and require certain assurances regarding such things as maintenance, use of the property, park dedication, utility service, etc. These items should all be covered in a development agreement between the developer and the City. It is suggested that the City consider the following: 4820 minnetonka boulevard, suite 420 minneapolis, mn 55416 612/925 -9420