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January 39, 1974 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: SUBJECT: WIII7W'H1 LAND P L A N P I I 2101 Hennepin PLANNING A•a fl 3S912I Ait0fl, INC. N O A N D M A N R I S I A N C H C O N I U I T A N T S Minneapolis, Minnesota 66406 Telephoner (612) 3743030 City of Mounds View Midwest Planning and Research, Inc. The proposed development of Lot 8,and the easterly one -half of Lot 9, Spring Lake Knolls Addition This memorandum Is In response to a request by the City of Mounds View to evaluate the present zoning of a parcel of property and its relationship to the surrounding property and land uses. The property in question is described as Lot 8 and the easterly one -half of Lot 9, Spring Lake Knolls Addition. This property consists of approximately two acres and is under the present nt Zoning Ordinance. Surrounding most District allowed single family "R -1" to the south, west and north with two family "R -2" zoning,on the east. Existing land uses are single family homes to the south and west and along the western One -half of the northern boundary. The properties lying to the north of the eastern one- half of the northern boundary and to the east are presently vacant. BACKGROUND INFORMATION_ The original Comprehensive Plan and accompanying zoning ordinance were adopted in the latter part of 1959, which designated the property in question as single family residential. This Comprehensive Plan also designated a transitional parcel of property to isolate the single family residentially zoned property from the property zoned light industrial. This transitional parcel is the tv✓o family property lying to the east of the: property In question. The zoning of the property in question was not changed from the original classification- of "R -1" to its present classification of "B -3" until November of 1965, when it was given a "B -3" conditional zoning, subject it the receipt and approval of building permit., The Village Council in 1968, passed a blanket amendment to the Zoning Ordinance removing the conditions from the property In question as well as the conditions from other similarly zoned properties. The, property has remained undeveloped until recently when the owner proposed to construct four small buildings for use as office space and small retail shops.