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Item No: 6A Meeting Date: February 4, 2009 Type of Business: Action City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Ken Roberts, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Consideration of a Revised Preliminary Plat for the Mermaid; Planning Case MA2009-001 Introduction: Charlie and Dan Hall, owners and representatives of The Mermaid, have applied to the City for a major subdivision. This latest proposal shows the property divided into two lots – including creating a new 3.0-acre parcel (for the existing hotel and 273 parking spaces) from their existing 8.9-acre site. The owners of the Mermaid wish to divide their property to create separate lots for the Mermaid Entertainment Center and the AmericInn Hotel. Since this new plat is a substantial change from the previous plat approved by the Commission and City Council, the Planning Commission should review and take action on the revised plat. Background: On October 15, 2008, the City Council adopted Resolution 7340. This approval included a preliminary plat (to divide the property into three lots) and a PUD amendment (to allow retail uses in the PUD). This approval was to accommodate a possible retail center on the corner of the property near County 10 and County Road H. (Please the enclosed concept plan of this proposal.) Discussion: Comprehensive Plan: The 1998 Comprehensive Plan Existing Land Use Map shows the County Highway 10 and County Road H corner as four parcels, thus was the case until 2000 when the Mermaid purchased the Rent-All building and the four existing parcels were replatted for the hotel addition and rezoned to a PUD. The 1998 Future Land Use map designates the entire Mermaid corner as Regional Commercial PUD, and this is the land use designation for the site in the 2008 Comprehensive Plan update. The proposed subdivision would be consistent with that designation and consistent with the goals and policies as articulated in the Land Use section of the Comprehensive Plan. Drainage Plan: In 2002, a new regional stormwater pond was constructed along County Road H, at the southeast corner of the Edgewood Middle School property. This pond is to help treat the stormwater runoff for the Mermaid, from several other nearby properties and for the County Road H reconstruction. Since this latest plat would only divide the property and would not involve any new construction, there are no drainage or stormwater concerns with this proposal.