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Mounds View Planning Commission February 18, 1998 Special Meeting Page 8 7. Planning Case No. 507-97 2625 Highway 10, 7715-7761 Eastwood Road Applicant: TOLD Development, for Walgreen's Discussion Regarding Walgreen's Development Request, Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezoning. Associate Ericson addressed the Commission and citizens stating the Planning Commission is charged with the task of deciding whether or not it would be appropriate to rezone residential properties and amend the comprehensive plan to allow for the development of a Walgreen's store at the northeast corner of Highway 10 and County Road I. He added, the staff is seeking direction from the Planning Commission with regard to drafting a resolution recommending either approval or denial of the rezoning and comprehensive plan amendment request. Associate Ericson gave a background review of the proposal as follows: TOLD Development has purchase agreements in force for the properties located at 2625 highway 10, and 7715-7761 Eastwood Road. The property fronting highway 10 at this location is owned by the City while the four single-family properties along Eastwood road are•under separate ownership. The applicant is requesting a comprehensive plan amendment, rezoning, major subdivision and development review for the stated properties. In addition, the applicant requests the street bisecting these parcels(Eastwood Road)be vacated and replace with a cul-de-sac. The current zoning is split with the City-owned parcel zoned R-3, Medium Density Residential and the parcels on Eastwood Road being zoned R-1, Single Family Residential. The proposed zoning is B-2, Neighborhood Commercial, which would allow the Walgreen use or similar uses such as financial institutions, office building, floral shop, hardware store or off-sale liquor sales. It is staffs recommendation to continue the open discussion process to a future meeting or meetings. The Planning Commission is being asked to provide direction to staff and the developer if additional information is needed. Commissioner Obert observed the absence of comments that address the citizen's concerns in regards to property values. A second issue, as discussed in an earlier Planning Commission meeting, was researching the City's police reports in order to get some kind of factual basis for assessing the traffic accident occurrences in the area of the development. Obert added, as did the other Commissioners, that no matter which way the decision goes on the development, the City would not be able to please all of the residents 410 affected by this project. It is very critical to the success of the project that the discussions that take place in regard to the Walgreen project be based on fact and not emotion, Obert said.