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a substantial buffering of the retail use to the adjacent homeowners; The buffer width contemplated is over two times that required by code (if the parcel were presently zoned B2). County Road I and Highway 10 experiences the heaviest level of traffic at any intersection in the City of Mounds View. It could and should be questioned whether it is appropriate to have land zoned multi-family residential at this location,and whether residential streets should be intersecting this corner approximately 20 feet west of the intersection. Through this application, we respectfully request the Planning Commission and the City Council to contemplate the following question: "If Mounds View were a brand new community today, what would be the appropriate w Comprehensive Plan designation and the appropriate zoning for a parcel at this location?" We feel that the answer to this question, given the proximity to the residential area, would be a B2 zoning. The City owned parcel at the corner of County Road I,Highway 10 and Eastwood Drive does not have the access necessary to create a viable retail or other commercial development. Only when it is coupled with the four residential parcels to the east, and across Eastwood Drive, can you create a site of significant enough size to create a safe environment for turning,and a size large enough for a right turn-in from Highway 10 designed to accommodate speeds of as high as 30 miles per hour: Therefore, we feel that this change in the Comprehensive Plan and the rezone, in order to be effective, must encompass all five parcels that we have assembled. • Changes in Market Conditions Assembling single-family residential homes and other parcels is not an inexpensive proposition. It is only through the emerging market conditions-for retail development can we afford to pay the price for this assembly. Itis only based upon the sales projections which generate the rent that can be paid -, -