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Kwv <br /> • June 10, 1996 <br /> Attn: Kim Moore-Sykes q <br /> Management Assistant <br /> City of St.Anthony Village <br /> 3301 Silver Lake Road <br /> St.Anthony, MN 55418-1699 <br /> Re: St.Anthony Unocal-Kenzie Terrace <br /> Remodel and Additions <br /> Dear Ms. Moore-Sykes,Staff Members,Planning Commission,etc. <br /> The intent of this letter is to support our submittal for remodeling and additions to the Unocal Service <br /> facility on Kenzie Terrace. It is our belief that we are creating strong improvements to the present <br /> land use of this site as well as strengthening an important service business in the city. <br /> We conducted a neighborhood meting.on Tuesday,June 4, 1996 at 7:00 p.m.to outline and discuss <br /> our intentions. (Attendance list attached.) We received a very positive reaction. Some requests <br /> were made for specific landscape applications and we will discuss these issues with city staff shortly. <br /> Each neighbor considers the proposed development to be an improvement to the present land use <br /> and we anticipate they will join us at the public meetings as advocates. <br /> Some of the list of benefits gained by this new development effort are outlined below: <br /> We are removing a decaying building structure(meat market building)form the site. <br /> • We are re-establishing larger building and parking setbacks along the residential west property <br /> line. <br /> - We are improving the landscaping on site. <br /> We are consolidating the gas pumps under similar protection canopies for a more consistent <br /> look. <br /> - We are reducing the outside blacktop surface area and reducing the number of cars which are <br /> parking on this site. (We are also organizing the parking into a more formal arrangement.)We <br /> have greatly reduced the amount of parking that was exposed to the north and west <br /> residential areas(our building will block the majority of these stalls.) <br /> - We are removing machining and service work from the northern most existing service bay thus <br /> transferring work related noise to more internal areas. <br /> - Our new construction is presenting a narrower single story building edge toward the westerly <br /> residential neighbor and we are able to create a new stronger sound barrier wall. <br /> - We have located all new overhead door access to this facility as internal on the site as possible <br /> with minimum exposure to the outside property views. <br /> - The larger complex represents a more diverse range of services,a stronger marketplace niche <br /> and a greater marketability of facility;all long term benefits. <br /> - All trash and storage will be moved inside of the building. <br /> - Our signage applications on site are minimal according to ordinances and they will not be <br /> increased. <br /> 2324 UNIVERSITY AVENUE • SUITE 109 • ST. PAUL, MN 55114 • 612-641-1339 • FAX 641-0149 <br />