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<br />Item No: 5A <br />Meeting Date: May 2, 2005 <br />Type of Business: Review <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Mounds View Planning Commission <br />From: James Ericson, Community Development Director <br />Item Title/Subject: Discuss Stormwater Ponding Issues Associated with <br />the Snyders Redevelopment Project <br /> <br />Introduction: <br /> Synders Drug Store, a fixture at Moundsview Square since it opened in 1975, has entered <br />into an agreement to purchase the Gas For Less site at 2525 County Road 10 and replace it <br />with a freestanding building for their own use. Dave Leonard, the Vice President of Real <br />Estate and Store Development for Snyders, indicates that the drug store is at a competitive <br />disadvantage in the city due to its location hidden within Moundsview Square after other drug <br />stores in the community constructed new stores at prominent intersections. At only 5,975 <br />square feet, the proposed building would be much smaller than the other drug stores yet a <br />smaller building is more in line with the Snyders stand-alone prototype. <br /> After observing what was approved for CVS, Walgreens and other corridor developments, <br />Snyders requested and received Planning Commission approval of a five-foot parking lot <br />setback along County Road 10, Long Lake Road and Bronson Drive. On the east property <br />line shared with the City, Snyders requested and received approval for a zero-foot parking lot <br />setback along which they propose parallel parking for their employees. The Planning <br />Commission also recommended approval of the Snyders redevelopment plan. <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Chapter 1006 of the Mounds View City Code requires that any new commercial development <br />project must obtain approval of a development review. The purpose of a development <br />review is to allow the City to evaluate proposed development in terms of its consistency with <br />City Codes and other requirements and to ascertain and mitigate any potential impacts to the <br />adjoining properties and the community as a whole. As illustrated below, the development <br />meets all zoning regulations and requirements. <br /> <br />Building Setbacks Required Proposed: OK ? <br />Front (Co. Rd. 10): 30 feet 60 feet Yes <br /> (Long Lake Rd): 30 feet 125 feet Yes <br />(Bronson Dr): 30 feet 31 feet Yes <br />Side (east) 10 feet 33 feet Yes <br /> <br />Parking Lot Setbacks <br />Front (Co. Rd. 10): 30 feet 5 feet Yes 1 <br /> (Long Lake Rd): 30 feet 5 feet Yes 1 <br />(Bronson Dr): 30 feet 5 feet Yes 1 <br />Side (east) 5 feet 0 feet Yes 1 <br /> <br /> <br />1 The applicant received approval of a variance to allow for the setbacks as indicated.