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Item No: 5c Meeting Date: July 6, 2005 Type of Business: Review Item City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: James Ericson, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Discussion and Review of a Proposed Amendment to the “Walgreens” Planned Unit Development (PUD) to Allow “Office” as a Land Use in Addition to a “Restaurant” Use. Planning Case PA2005-001 Introduction: Dr. Greg Belting of Silverview Chiropractic Center (currently located at 2552 County Road 10) has applied for an amendment to the Walgreens PUD with respect to the allowed land uses for the vacant lot behind Walgreens. Dr. Belting is requesting that the PUD be amended to allow for an office use. If the City were to approve the amendment, he would plan on constructing an 8,000 square foot building for himself and one or two other tenants. Discussion: The City originally approved the Walgreens PUD in August of 2000 with the Walgreens building constructed the following year. Efforts to market the undeveloped Parcel A (the parcel designated for restaurant usage) behind Walgreens have been ongoing since its creation yet development has not occurred despite the efforts of the owners, the realtors and City staff. Feedback from prospects and other contacts indicate that the site is too hidden by the Walgreens building. Limited visibility from County Road 10 and the oddly configured lot has prevented this site to be developed as a restaurant, as originally intended by the PUD. This request is similar to the situation with the Theater PUD and the lot at the corner of Long Lake Road and County Road 10. Originally designated as a restaurant use, after years of unsuccessful attempts to lure a restaurant use, the owners requested an amendment to allow office usage in light of the inability to develop the triangular lot. The City Council approved the PUD amendment for LandCor in May of 2003. With the amendment, Dr. Belting proposes an 8,000 square foot building likely similar to the attached site plan. (If the PUD amendment is approved, the applicant will need to submit an application for a development review.) The site plan shows a single story building which would be situated against the back of the lot so that the back of the building fronts the wetland area rather than the Community Center. While this provides better utilization of the land, a secondary amendment to the PUD would be required to allow for a reduced building setback. The setback originally approved was 30 feet which was consistent with the original building footprints however a reduction, such as what’s shown on the draft site plan, would be in keeping with the original intent of the PUD.