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City Council: <br />Sandy Martin, Mayor <br />Emy Johnson <br />Terry Quigley <br />Cory Springhorn <br />Ady Wickstrom <br />April 9, 2015 <br />Mr. Joel Hanson <br />City Adminstrator <br />City of Little Canada <br />515 Little Canada Road <br />Little Canada, MN 55117 <br />City of Shoreview <br />4600 Victoria Street North <br />Shoreview MN 55126 <br />651-490-4600 phone <br />651-490-4699 fax <br />www.shoreviewmn.gov <br />RE: Preliminary Plat/PUD, Hearth Development, LLC — PID No. 31-30-22-32-0003 <br />Dear Mr. Hanson: <br />The City received a copy of the public hearing notice for the subdivision and land use <br />applications associated with the Hearth Development, LLC's proposal to develop the above <br />referenced property with high-density senior :residential housing. While the City does not have <br />any significant concerns regarding the proposed development, the following comments are being <br />offered for your consideration. <br />Land Use <br />The redevelopment of the commercial/office and residential land uses with high-density <br />residential appears to be appropriate for this site as it is situated on an arterial road, two County <br />Roadways, is near commercial land uses and the interstate 694 corridor <br />The adjoining land uses south of North Owasso Boulevard include commercial and office. In the <br />City's 2008 Comprehensive Plan, this area is located in a Policy Development Area and a <br />Targeted Redevelopment Area. These designations recognize that the property is underutilized <br />and may transition to other land uses due to planned transportation improvements and proximity <br />to the Interstate. Cormnercial and office development is suitable for the area south of North <br />Owasso Boulevard. The City's long term goal is to improve the aesthetic character of the area, <br />provide land use continuity and resolve access issues. <br />The City recently evaluated the long-term potential for land uses in certain arterial roadway <br />corridors to better address the relationship between transportation and land use. The highway <br />Corridor's Transition Study includes the Rice Street/Interstate 694 interchange area and supports <br />commercial and office development in this area. <br />29 <br />