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i`: � <br />... .. . ._� h . .:._ .. r �e -- . � �i��� . <br />. . --------° ---4.L+ :-�u r� _=�-----' ' -'— � - _ _ �= _ .:. � f� - - _ - � �±' -<� '`' - - ' �' - - <br />Mounds View Planning Commission November 17, 1999 <br />Regular Meeting Page 8 <br />Commissioner Johnson inquired regarding the amount of wetland located on the site. <br />Terr�y Moses, representative of Prudential Commercial Services, and Robert Videen, the property <br />owner stated he has estimated the wetland to be approximately 4 acres in size, however, the actual <br />size is undetermined at this point. He suggested that SEH could possibly provide thi.s calculation. <br />Commissioner Johnson inquired if the wetland area of the site was <br />stormwater holding pond. Mr. Cunningham stated he did not:b�lieve <br />permit a holding pond to be located within the wetland are�x`;�;=;;;:>�" <br />�:>: <br />Comrrussioner Laube inquired if there was sufficient room an the parc <br />large or larger than the existing pond. Mr. Cunningham � F+,F 4;r� � h�r�'� <br />for this purpose. <br />Commissioner Miller inquired how this Walgreens <br />structure located on Lake Drive. Mr. Cunningham <br />Drive is 13,500 square feet, and the proposed stx�ur <br />larger than this. <br />> ci�'�si; <br />a sigrii <br />location of the <br />District would <br />��i(1 2 S <br />room <br />vou�cl €.��i��f����;c� in size to the Walgreens <br />�he �IJ�iy�;� ,���y ����ilding located on Lake <br />�uld b� ap�9°c��;�?�l���ly 1,500 square feet <br />Commissioner Kaden inquired regarding �;k��'size of t�e �V�lt>_;i ������ �,�o,rire in the city of Fridley. Mr. <br />Cunningham indicated the Walgreens st=az'e in Fr�dl�y is 15,(,t;€� ;;�fi.��,� feet. <br />c� ��,��xc' :: � � � Y �1`�. � . <br />Mr. Cunningham advised that the, �irs�posed faeil�ty would �atilize a drive-through pharmacy, which <br />is currently standard on �11 "stai2�'alone" �l�tl�i-�ens �tores throughout the United States. He <br />explained th�� would not bc� ���i �y�--throug�� ��� 9ii� �>�r��ie sense as a bank or fast food restaurant, in <br />terms o��.p��?.��� volume, �s�a:� �x� � i�ationv�l�r�� ���E,si�, an average of six cars per hour utilize the <br />Walgrer;�i� �����r�:����nugh a�,f;��ir�, <br />__ _ <br />Mr. Cunningha�a �+Fat'�<;�i �,�r�,� �Iai�r�A���� :l:�'� neighborhood and convenience oriented retailer. He <br />indicated tha�,����Ccm���;;���,�>�rf� 1��; ��-r-�����d ir� a convenient fashion around the front ofthe structure. <br />He stated���he`P��1c� ����c� ��4>,��f�,�,iion'Commission indicated it was necessary that the proposed <br />��;;� <br />develo�ment would be c a� x���:�y��i�: �.;vith the design of the Community Center, City Hall, and Theater <br />buildt�igs, and they woulr� ���„�� � ��I�at their design would fit in and compliment the other facilities in <br />.. ... <br />�;�xfir�x�.:��io�er Johnsa�::inquired ifthe City would gain bank credits for acquiring additional wetland. <br />����st�+��:���r ��,����pment Director Jopke stated there was a delineated wetland on the east end of <br />t�x�;;�``c��r��p����kx�y�enter land, where parking is now located, and that had to be mitigated. He stated <br />ther�, �: :1:,� r'; �� rnumber of options to mitigate the wetland, and the City chose to utilize the Woodcrest <br />Park �.� ��. Aor this mitigation. <br />Commissioner Johnson inquired if the City would gain some type of credits for mitigating the <br />wetland. Community Development Director Jopke stated this is possible. He explained that in the <br />