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Mounds View Planning Commission November 18, 1998 • Special Meeting Page 2 Ericson gave his report as follows: The Public Hearing notices for Planning Case No. 538-98 were not mailed out in time for residents living within 350 feet of the proposed project. Staff was recommending that the public hearing for Planning Case No. 538-98 be continued to the next Planning Commission meeting. The Case will be renoticed for the required 10-day-minimum lead time. Brasaemle suggested resolving all Planning Commission concerns in regard to Planning Case 538-98 at this meeting and vote on the issue at the next meeting. The Commission concurred unanimously. Ericson continued his report: Donatelle's is proposing improvements to the northeast part of their parking lot that fronts Highway 10. The parking lot will be repaved and upgraded with new curb and gutter. The access to Highway 10 will be removed and the southeast corner of the property will be paved. The effect of the proposed work will be to add ten parking stalls to the site and access to Highway 10 will be shifted to the Theater parking lot and its right-in/right-out turn lanes. The proposed work will also give Donatelle's cosmetic improvements, new curb and gutter, and better control of drainage on the site. SThe Rice Creek Watershed District has given the proposal its blessing. The entry into Donatelle's from County Road H-2 will be addressed when the road is reconstructed. Brasaemle expressed his concern that traffic from the theater may try to cut through Donatelle's parking lot to get to County Road H2, causing a safety hazard for the Donatelle's patrons. Jeff Weyek, representing Donatelle's, said that signage would be put in their parking lot to the effect that their parking lot entry was for "customers only." Wendell Smith, representing Anthony Properties, Inc., stated Donatelle's has access to their property (the Theater Project), but that the Theater site does not have access to the Donatelle site. "From a legal standpoint, if there was a problem, they would have the right to shut the access point down," Smith said. He also informed the Commission that he would not be able to attend the next Planning Commission meeting and asked if they would informally indicate their"leanings" as to this request. No Commissioners expressed any reasons which would warrant denial of the variance request. 5. Staff Reports/Information Items • A. Discussion of City Remnant Parcel Jopke gave his report as follows: