05-14-2015 Planning Comm. Agenda

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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 56422 Telephone: 763.231.2555 Facsimile: 763.231.2501 planners@nacplanning.ce,rr, MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: May 8, 2015 RE: Little Canada — Farmers Market PUD Permit Amendment FILE NO: 758.09 — 15.09 Background and Analysis A farmer's market has operated in the parking lot areas of the Saxon Lanes property since 2011. The original permit was granted based on the market's agreement with the property owner as to timing and location, with the understanding that the permit was designed to avoid conflicts with Saxon's operating peak times. An amendment in 2014 was granted to permit the market to move between the north and south parking Tots. The farmer's market is seeking a further amendment to the PUD permit to allow the market to relocate several of its days of operation to the parking lot of the Hardware Hank store at 2920 Rice Street. The market organizers prefer this location due to greater visibility. They would operate on Mondays during their normal hours during much of the season. Some dates conflict with operation of the market at Hardware Hank, however. During the spring, the hardware store maintains its own garden center. During these dates, the farmer's market would stay its former location on the Saxon Lanes property. Mondays of each week would work with the Hardware Hank location, as other days of the week are occupied by a private farmer's market operated for many years by Bill Stafki in this location. The net change for the Hardware Hank property would be to add a Monday date for farmer's market activities during the summer and fall when no garden center is being operated by the principal use. This should not create additional negative impacts for the proposed property.