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• Draft New Comprehensive Plan: Commercial Existing Zoning: SC, Shopping Center Proposed Zoning: SC /PDO Overlay (rezoning) Zoning The property is currently zoned SC, Shopping Center District. This designation anticipated the development of a single center generally under one ownership. There is no provision in the SC ordinance to allow zero lot line setbacks for parking or lots without frontage as proposed. In order to accommodate the development as proposed, it is necessary to process the application under the PDO, Planned Development Overlay District. Section 3, Subd. 3 of the Zoning Ordinance requires a PDO to allow subdivision of lots for a single building and for the private roads proposed. This process allows greater flexibility and consequently a more creative and imaginative design. It allows flexibility in the internal setbacks, lot sizes, and in parking for combined uses and is the appropriate means for review of a development of this size and scope. Transportation /Circulation • Access to the site is proposed via an extension of Apollo Drive. This access is located on an adjacent parcel and will require acquisition from the owner or condemnation. An additional access is proposed to Lake Drive approximately 520 feet north of the Apollo access. All accesses with Lake Drive (County Road 23) are subject to the approval of Anoka County. A petition for public improvements has not been submitted to date and will be required in order to pursue some of the design solutions regarding access. Earlier plans proposed a connection to 77th Street. This connection has been eliminated. It is staff's opinion that circulation on the site is poor in that the internal intersections do not line up, spacing of intersections may create conflict and confusion, the Target lot forces circulation into the main drive aisle, some parking is designed to directly back into drive aisle areas, and generally the access to the smaller retail/ restaurant sites is poor. The City Engineer is in the process of conducting a traffic study that will identify which improvements are necessary to accommodate the development. Improvements may include, but are not limited to turn lanes, by -pass lanes and signalization. Pedestrian Elements • Ryan Companies Target Superstore Page 2of6