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Planning & Zoning Board October 12, 2005 Page 12 APPROVED MINUTES Staff stated the Hartford Group has applied for a Planned Unit Development final plan for a single tenant restaurant w ithin the Legacy at Wood’s Edge project located on the southeast quadrant of Interstate 35W and Lake Drive. The final plan consists of the building plans for the restaurant building as well as the final plat fo r the lot (Village No. 4). Betty’s Pies is a full service restaurant that meets the intent of the City’s vision for a family oriented, neighborhood gathering plac e in the new mixed use development. Owners Marti Sieber and Carol Ehlenz run the Two Harbors, Minnesota, destination restaurant and this will be their fi rst expansion into the metro area. The overall area of the building will be 7,935 s quare feet. The majority of the building itself is single story, with th e exception of an office area which is located over the center section of the building. The Planning and Zoning Board conti nued this item at the September 14 th regular meeting, and offered up comments to both sta ff and the developer about the proposal. Numerous revisions have been made to th e plans and are addressed throughout this report. Staff presented their analysis and reco mmended approval subject to the following conditions: 1. A site performance agreement between the City and the developer must be completed prior to the issuance of building permits. 2. Issues discussed in the S.E.H. engineeri ng review memo must be addressed to the satisfaction of City staff. 3. Operation and maintenance agreements for the site, including provisions for stormwater facilities, must be submitted for review by City staff prior to the issuance of building permits. 4. The ‘gull wing’ fixture type shall be cha nged to a shoebox fixture. This fixture type will need to be approved by staff a nd used throughout the rest of the parking area on this block, if not the rest of the project site. 5. The final plat for the project (Village No. 4) must be approved prior to City Council approval of this building. 6. The developer must work with staff to id entify the most appropriate location for bicycle parking within this block of the development. Mr. Pogalz asked if the applicant owned the building and the land, or just the building. Mr. Bengtson responded they w ould be dividing a lot that would encompass the building as well as some of the parking area. The re st of the parking lot and drives would be within an outlot that would be maintained in part by each lot owner. The area of outdoor seating would be owned by Betty’s Pies. Mr. Pogalz noted in this climate, pavers c ould be a maintenance headache and while he liked pavers, he would recommend a colored conc rete or stamped concrete in lieu of the pavers.