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86 MEMO • DATE: 01/03/01 MEETING DATE: 01/09/01 TO: Mayor and Council Members . FROM: Susan Henry, Assistant City Manager RE: Walgreens Background: On December 19, 2000, the Planning Commission held appropriate public hearings for the Walgreens store for the comer of Silver Lake Road and 37'Avenue Northeast. The site plan shows a 14,490 square foot Walgreen's store with a drive-thru pharmacy on the site. Notification was mailed to the property owners within 350 feet of the proposed development. TOLD Development Company submitted formal petitions to the City for the following four requests: (1) Petition for Rezoning (2) Lot Combination (3) Petition for Sign Variance (4) Application for Conditional Use Permit TOLD.Development Co. (the petitioner) presented information at a Concept Review on October 17, 2000. At the November 21-, 2000 Planning Commission meeting, the petitioner presented the results of its neighborhood meeting held on November 15 and presented other general information to the Planning Commission to prepare for the public hearing. As stated above, TOLD Development Co. has submitted four petitions for its development. Staff met with the petitioner upon final site plan submittal and has prepared the following comments as it relates to the request: (1) Petition for Rezoning: The petitioner is requesting that Lot 3, Block 1, Apache Terrace, 2"d Addition by rezoned-from an Industrial to a Commercial zoning district. The Planning Commission approved this request. (2) Lot Combination: The petitioner wishes to combine the above-mentioned lot (Lot 3, Block 1, Apache Terrace, and 2nd Addition) with Lot 2, Block 1, Apache Terrace (Amoco site). The petitioner's intent to purchase both pieces of stated properties for the Walgreen's development is contingent upon necessary city approvals. According to the City Attorney's office, these two parcels can be combined with a relatively simple recorded document and it will not be necessary to replat. The Planning Commission did not take formal action, due to the fact the request can be handled administratively. However, staff does wish the Council to pass a formal resolution on this request. (3) Petition for Sign Variance: The petitioner is requesting a sign variance to allow for a ground (or monument sign) consisting of 50 square feet of copy on each side, for a total surface copy area of 100 square feet, with a two • line electronic reader board on each side. The petitioner's sign variance request is two-fold:(a) sign surface area: the petitioner is requesting 100 square feet of total copy on two sides, while city code states the maximum sign copy surface area is 68 square feet. This request exceeds the existing code by 32 square feet; (b) electronic sign