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Planning Com�nission 47I-97: O'Neii Property March 8, 199i Page 16 dangerous after dark. Other choices would be the parking lots for ponatetle's and the busirgesses southeast oi ihe Highway 10/Couz�iy Road H2 intersectiari, if people were willing to cross H2 at the traffic light and wallc along the Highway 10 right-of-way to ihe iheater. A better solution is to hold Parcel B on the O'Neii property in reserve until experience is gained with whether the parking works, and use this parcel for paricing if �eea�d. �Vith respect to the offce uses, siaffwould recommend that additionai parking no# be requu'ed since office uses and �heaters have offsetting hours. The project p�resenis the possibility of some parking relief for ponatelle's l�esfa,urant. Discussions are underway beiween Mr. Donatelle and Anthony Pro�rerties an a shared pa.rking a.rrangernenti. 7. Puiaiic Safety � �• Mounds View Police Chief Tim� Raxnacher and his staff have reviewed the proposed pla.n. Chief Ramach�r has noted that any time vacant lan,d is developed, there will be an increase in police activity because there will be more people activity and cars on ihe site. Accidents, theft, vanda(ism and disorderly conducti are examptes o�ihe type of incidents which may occur. Because of the buffers provided around fhe deveiopment, he wou�d expect these problems to be corifined to the site and he does not expect the surrounding axea to be adversely affected. The department: R�commends a tra.ffic control device be instailed at the main entrance/exit to the developm�nt Favors realignment of Edgewood Drive so it would intersecfi Highway 10 at a right angle and also align vaith the main entrance to the development. Sta.#�a1so interviewed the following individuals regarding either planned or eacisting multi- screen theater projects, and have summarized their comments below: I.�eutenan� Jim I�aly, Ramsey County �herif�'Department Re: 14-screen theater in 'White �ear Township The only problems worth mentioning are �hefts from autos and gatherings of teenagers, with some underage consumptian oi alcohol. He fett that the theft p�°oblem occurs any time you have � large concentration of cars. They hav� been patrolling in unmarked cars io try to address the problem. He fei# the gathering of teenagers was occurring because there are no altemativ�s in the area--the theater is situated aut in the countryside with no other carnmercial development nearby.