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Mounds View Planning Commission Regular Meeting March 17, 2010 Page 3 Glen Harstad, owner of the Carwash Company at 2340 Highway 10, indicated he only owns the car wash site. He stated that the new building would shield the neighborhood from Highway 10 and the noise. He added he is very proud to be part of this project. Planning Associate Heller stated the other two parcels are owned by a private person who intended to build an office building for his own company here. That never happened and the properties have been for sale for several years. Chair Stevenson questioned the City -owned corner lot and its salability if this housing development is located in the middle of the larger redevelopment area. Planning Associate Heller indicated the city's lot is a small odd shaped parcel that does not connect well to the senior living properties. Any development on the city's lot would make more sense if at least the adjacent Taiko Japanese Restaurant site was also included. This would create a larger and better shaped parcel to build on. The proposed senior housing development would probably not hurt future development on the city's lot. Chair Stevenson asked what will happen with the development site on Groveland. Planning Associate Heller stated the City Council recently re -approved the Groveland site again and Select Companies is still looking for financing. Select Companies has indicated that whichever of the sites can get financing is where they would build the project. City staff assumes that the purchase agreement between Select Companies and the two owners of the Groveland site has probably expired, and the lots remain for sale. Chair Stevenson stated this new site will look better with the new development. Commissioner Smith asked about landscaping on the proposed site. Planning Associate Heller stated there will be quite a bit of landscaping. Staff suggested reducing the parking lot drive aisle in order to have more open space between the parking lot and the street for landscaping. She added if any of the Commission wants to look at the Select Senior Living facility in Coon Rapids, it is off Highway 10 and Hanson, and then go south on Hanson about a half mile. This facility has a similar setting with the access through a neighborhood. Community Development Director Roberts asked the Planning Commission if there were any items they would want cleared up before the developer comes back. Chair Stevenson stated the access points into the site should be decided on. 6. Other Planning Activity