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1 �� <br />Box 340 <br />W A L K E R <br />M7 I N N <br />5 8 4 8 4 <br />March 5, ] 997 <br />Pamela Sheldon <br />Direcfior of Communifiy Developmen# <br />City of Mounds View <br />2401 Highway 10 <br />Mounds View, MN 551 i 2-1499 <br />Dear Pamela, <br />The PUD that has been submitted is a welf thoughf out pian that will allow <br />�he city to achieve the higt�esi and best use out of the subject proper�y <br />whife complimenting the needs of the surrounding neighborhood as well as <br />the entire community, The plan cails for commercial properties to be <br />loca�ed a(ong Highway ] Q such as a€ast food/gas convenience store and <br />car wash, fast food restaurant and small office building and then <br />transitioning the bacfc fand info high density residential accompanied by ' <br />tastefu! treatmeni of green space and wetlands blending into the <br />neighborhood. <br />ThE Comprehens;ve Pian calis for the site ;o be developed into a Mixed <br />Use PUD jusf as being proposed. The plan states that District 1 should <br />confiain a mix of commercial, public, low, medium and high derzsifiy <br />residenfiai and open space uses. The plan also recommends that <br />provisions for dedication of land to a pedestrian/bicycie trail system be <br />provided. Secause of fhis we have inciuded a sidewalk the entire fength of <br />Si{ver Lake Road which wifl accompl�sh fhis goal, The plan states that <br />access fo Highway 10 should be limited and concentrated. For this reason <br />we have included a private road which accesses the site from Siiver Lake <br />t�oad to provide an aiternative approach for �he commercial properties. <br />The commerciaf properties a(sa shere some access poin#s to Highway 10 ta <br />heip control the congestion,_ <br />We befieve fihaf in addition to compfying wifh the Cor�prehensive Plan, #he <br />propasal will also Pifi the recommen�ations o� SRF Consu(ting Group, Inc's <br />