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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANT5, INC. <br />4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 <br />Telephone: 763.231.2555 Facsimile: 763.231.2561 plannersCnacplanning.com <br />PLANNING REPORT <br />TO: Little Canada Planning Commission <br />FROM: Kimberly Holien /Stephen Grittman <br />DATE: September 7, 2007 <br />SUBJECT: Little Canada - St. Jude Medical <br />CASE NO: 758.09 - 07.05 <br />BACKGROUND <br />St. Jude Medical is requesting rezoning from P, Public to Planned Unit Development, a <br />PUD permit, Preliminary Plat, and Architectural Review for an expansion to their <br />existing office, research and manufacturing campus. The existing site is located at One <br />Lillehei Plaza, which includes the existing St. Jude Medical corporate campus. The <br />proposed project also includes the adjacent 10 acre parcel. <br />Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan designates the 10 acre parcel for <br />Public or Institutional Use. The City approved a Comprehensive Plan Amendment for <br />the site on July 25, 2007, designating this 10 acre site for Regional Commercial use to <br />match the designation of the current St. Jude facility at One Lillehei Plaza. Said <br />amendment has been submitted to the Metropolitan Council for review. <br />ANALYSIS <br />St. Jude Medical is acquiring a 10 acre parcel adjacent to their existing site to <br />accommodate an expansion. The site is located along County Road 62, adjacent to the <br />west boundary of the St. Jude Viking Drive property. The property is currently owned by <br />the Roseville School District and has previously been used as an athletic field. The <br />proposed expansion will be developed in phases, with the master plan consisting of <br />475,000 square feet of new office, lab and manufacturing space in several buildings on <br />two separate lots. Proposed new construction for the entire master plan is as follows: <br />