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CITY OF LINO LAKES PLANNING & ZONING BOARD MINUTES B. PUBLIC HEARING, Ryan Companies US, Inc. (Target) Lake Drive, PDO Rezone, Preliminary Plat, Conditional Use & Site Plan Review. Chair Schaps declared the public hearing opened at 6:44 p.m. DATE TIME STARTED TIME ENDED MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT STAFF PRESENT 6:30 P.M. 8:15 P.M. Corson, Lane, Rafferty, Schilling, and Schaps Lyden and Zych City Planner Smyser; City Engineer Powell; Planning Coordinator Wyland; Director Wessel; Planning Consultant Sherman Staff presented the application by explaining staff had been working with Ryan Companies, US Inc. on a proposed retail development located in the northeast quadrant of Lake Drive/I -35W Interchange. The main issue raised by staff and discussed by the City Council and Planning and Zoning Board related to the site layout and design and the departure from the Town Center vision. The direction provided through the concept process was to incorporate special pedestrian- oriented design features, as well as some special architectural elements into the proposal with the goal being an "above average shopping center ". Staff presented its analysis of the request, noting the site was currently zoned SC, Shopping Center District. This designation anticipated the development of a single center generally under one ownership. There was no provision in the SC Ordinance to allow zero lot line setbacks for buildings and parking as proposed. In order to accommodate the development as proposed, it was necessary to process the application under the PDO, Planned Development Overlay District. Section 3, Subd. 3 of the Zoning Ordinance required a PDO to allow subdivision of lots for a single building. This process allowed greater flexibility and consequently a more creative and imaginative design. It allowed flexibility in the internal setbacks and in parking for combined uses and was the appropriate means for review of a development of this size and scope. Access to the site was proposed via an extension of Apollo Drive from Lake Drive through the site to 77th Street. An additional access was proposed to Lake Drive approximately 520 feet north of the Apollo access. All accesses with Lake Drive (County Road 23) were subject to the approval of Anoka County. The City Engineer was in the process of conducting a traffic study that would identify which improvements were necessary to accommodate the development. Improvements may include, but were not limited to turn lanes, by- pass lanes and signalization. Design alternatives to deter traffic from using Carole Drive needed to be examined and implemented if necessary. Hapx6 &_Psxpeartov_BoapS Xazt ogS Atvo Aaics6