06-02-25 - Council Work Session Agenda

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Attachment 2. Applicant Narrative Land Use Application Clearwater Commons Applicant: Capital Real Estate Inc. Date Submitted: March 3, 2025 Project Narrative Capital Real Estate Inc. is pleased to submit plans for a new commercial retail development at the northeast corner of Main Street and 21 st Avenue North. We are proposing to subdivide the existing Outlot A, Alino Addition to create a 2.28 acre development abutting Main Street, further subdivided into three parcels. The proposed occupants of the lots include Chipotle, Valvoline and a third, to -be -determined use. With this application, we are applying for the following entitlements: • Preliminary Plat (5 to 40 acres); • Vacation of existing Utility and Drainage easements (to be replaced with a reconfigured easement area); • [Final plat to follow by separate application]. The intent of the Project is to provide and construct a commercial development with associated infrastructure that includes grading for a drive aisle connection to 21 st Avenue north to serve three (3) retail buildings and associated site improvements, including parking lot areas, stormwater improvements and landscaping (the "Project"). At the same time, the applicant is proposing to construct an interior private drive to connect the Project to the existing drive aisle to the north, which runs along the south boundary of the existing park-n-ride facility and out to 21St Avenue North. Construction is expected to begin in Summer 2025 following watershed district approvals, preliminary and final plat approval and Site Plan Approval from the City of Lino Lakes. Per the checklist for Preliminary Plat requirements: Item 104. This application should not be deemed a premature subdivision pursuant to section 1001.013. The proposed development is (a) consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, (b) consistent with infill policies, (c) roads or highways are available to serve the subdivision [applicable findings of traffic report forthcoming], (d) water supply is adequate and (e) waste disposal system is adequate. Item 110. No conservation easements or establishment of homeowners association are proposed. Buyer and Seller are currently negotiating exclusive use covenants for the benefit of the proposed restaurants and retailers provided but no document is currently available. This will be a private document, recorded by separate instrument at same time as plat filing. A final version can be made available for city review as a part of the Final plat application. No common open spaces are proposed. Item 111. A proposed private variable width access and utility easement is shown on the Preliminary Plat covering the east / west drive aisle that straddles the northerly property line of