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Item No: 5A Meeting Date: September 21, 2005 Type of Business: Action City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: James Ericson, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Review and Consideration of a Development Review Request for a Single Story Office Building; Planning Case DE2005-003 Introduction: Dr. Greg Belting of Silverview Chiropractic Center (currently located at 2552 County Road 10) has entered into an agreement to purchase the empty lot behind Walgreens and plans to construct an 8,300 square foot multi-tenant building for himself and other small office type uses. The single story building 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. Background: The City approved Dr. Belting’s request for an amendment to the Walgreen’s PUD in July of 2005 to permits “Office” uses as an allowable use on this site, which was originally guided for a restaurant use. Efforts to market the undeveloped parcel behind Walgreens have been ongoing since its creation yet development has not occurred despite the best 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. The parcel is a five-sided polygon with minimal street frontage on Edgewood Drive. To the north of the parcel is the Community Center, to the west is City Hall, to the east is the wetland and open space area, and to the south is the Walgreens store. The site is adjacent to County Road 10, the City’s primary commercial corridor, and has a County Road 10 address. Rice Creek Watershed District approved the development and stormwater ponds were constructed to handle full site build out, which includes the subject parcel. Development Review Discussion: Chapter 1006 of the Mounds View City Code requires that any new commercial development project must obtain approval of a development review. The purpose of a development review is to allow the Planning Commission to evaluate proposed development in terms of its consistency with City Codes and other requirements and to ascertain and mitigate any potential impacts to the adjoining properties and the community as a whole. The Planning Commission makes a recommendation to the City Council, which then acts upon the request.