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Page 12 Apri127, 1998 Mounds View City Council 3. Consideration of Resolution No. 5230, Concerning Access to Anthony Properties Management/O'Neil PUD at 2430 Highway 10. Mr. Rick Jopke, Community Development Director, provided abrief re-cap of this development proposal. The applicant, Anthony Properties is proposing to construct a 63,000 square foot, 15 screen 2,188 seat movie theater, three 11,000 square foot one-story office buildings, a 5,000 square foot restaurant and a 6,400 square foot retaiUrestaurant building on the site located at 2430 Highway 10. Mr. Jopke noted that there are three steps in the PUD process - a general concept plan, a development stage plan and a fmal plan. On May 12, 1997 the City Council approved the General Concept Plan for this development. The Development Stage Plan, which is before the Council now is the next step in the process. This includes a more detailed plan of the development. The Planning Commission reviewed the plan and recommended approval of the Development Stage Plans with a number of stipulations. The City Council must conduct a Public Hearing and grant approval ,resubmit the plan to the Planning Commission for further consideration or deny approval of the plan. There is a 60 day requirement for Council approval which is due to expire on May 17, 1998, and if the council does not approve the project, they must either deny it or grant a 60-day extension. Mr. Jopke explained the review and evaluation criteria for development stage plans and provided a brief summary of staffs fmdings regarding each. Essentially, all criteria has been met, with the exception of the signalized intersection on Highway 10 which has not obtained approval from MnDOT. It was noted that the signalized intersection as proposed with aright-in and right-out is important to the development of the property and working with MnDOT in regard to this issue will be important. Mr. Jopke discussed the changes which have been made since the general concept plan which was approved in 1997. The Planning Commission has reviewed the development stage review and is recommending Council approval with stipulations. Mr. Jopke went through the stipulations of the resolutions. Mr. Wendell Smith of Anthony Properties provided a brief overview of the history of the project. He provided copies of the plans which were approved by the Planning Commission and the City Council in 1997, and discussed how the plans have changed since that time. He noted that the revised plan has better quality than the original plan. He provided renderings of the proposed theater and office buildings. He noted that there are still no access points onto County Road H-2 or Long Lake Road. A diagram was provided depicting the new proposed signalized intersection. He noted that it is very important from a safety and traffic standpoint that this signalized intersection be approved and it was their understanding that MnDOT had approved it. On Apri122nd, however, they were notified that MnDOT will not agree to this signalized intersection without access being provided to Long Lake Road or County Road H-2. Mr. Smith asked that the Council approve the development plan, the buffer permit and strongly endorse the intersection as shown on the plan and work with MnDOT to obtain permission of the signalized intersection before the commencement of construction. Mayor McCarty opened the Public Hearing at 9:55 p.m. Milly Ash, 2664 Lake Court Drive, asked for a clarification on the access to the restaurant site from Long Lake Road. Mr. Smith noted that the plan shows a entrance and exit to the restaurant site from Long Lake Road, however MnDOT has indicated that they will not allow for aright-in/right-out to Highway 10 and