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Item No: 10 B Meeting Date: February 12, 2001 Type of Business: CB WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor & City Council From: James Ericson, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Discussion and Consideration of Resolution 5527, a Resolution Approving a Development Review for an Office Building at 7664 Greenfield Avenue, Planning Case DE00-002 Date of Report: February 7, 2001 Background: Tony Mezzenga, who is under contract to purchase the property at 7664 Greenfield Avenue, is requesting approval of a Development Review to construct a one and a half story office building with a 2,000 square-foot footprint on the property. The site plan is consistent with the setback and parking area variance that was approved by the Planning Commission on September 13, 2000. The resolution is attached for Council reference. For the meetings of the Planning Commission, staff sent notices to the property owners within 350 feet of 7664 Greenfield Avenue to promote neighborhood awareness and to solicit suggestions and input from those residents most affected by this development. Due to the minimal response and apparent acceptance of this development, staff chose not to send another mailing out to residents for this meeting. It was announced at the January 17th meeting that this item would be on the February 12th Council agenda. Staff has contacted the resident immediately to the south, however, to ensure he was aware of the meeting. In summary, the purpose of a development review is to allow the City (staff, Planning Commission and City Council) to review proposed development in terms of their consistency with City Codes, in the context of the adjoining developments and to ascertain and mitigate any potential impacts to the community. The Planning Commission makes a recommendation to the City Council which then acts upon the request. Discussion: This 13,068 square-foot property is zoned B-3, Highway Business. The size of the lot and corner-lot setbacks present practical difficulties in terms of what can be developed, which was the basis for the variance approved for the lot in 2000. This lot borders commercial property to the west (Tom Thumb and a Laundromat), high density residential to the east, and low density residential to the south and north. The proposed office use would fit well into the predominately residential surroundings and is consistent with the B-3 zoning designation.