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MAKO, INC. 3005 Croft Drive St. Anthony, MN 55418 June 7, 1994 City of St. Anthony 3301 Silver Lake Road St. Anthony,MN 55418 Dear Couricilmembers, We are requesting from the City of St.Anthony a concept review for 3 specific items dealing with the properties located at: 2938 Old Highway 8 (a 6 unit building); and 3004 Old Highway 8 (a 6-plex). In addition,we are joined in this request by Harold&Elaine Olson,the owners of: 2926/2930 Old Highway 8 (a double bungalow) Please note that the 3 alleys abutting and accessing the above properties are not city owned, but a part of the property owned by the above and are to be part of the redevelopment. (See attachment A,pink markings) Background: In 1981 the 2 properties presently owned by Mako, Inc. were sold. Due to non- payment of principal and interest on the contract for deed and non-payment of property taxes, the property was repossessed by Mako in November, 1993.-After repossession,Mako determined that the properties were in need of a great deal of refurbishing and renovation. Subsequently a decision was made to look at the probability of demolishing the buildings and redeveloping the property. For continuity in development of the parcels we approached the Olsons and found that they also would be interested in a redevelopment plan. Request: This request for a concept review includes 3 items. 1. Zoning to be changed to R-4 for the above parcels (presently R-2 with the two 6 unit buildings grandfathered in). Density would change in total from 14 units to 23 units. The approximate square footage available in the 3 parcels is 74,250 sq. ft. R-4 is preferred due to the area provisions (see highlighted areas of ordinance sections provided in this packet) which require only 55,250 sq. ft. for 23 units. R-3 area and width requirements are 4,000 square feet per dwelling unit or a total of 92,000 sq. ft. required(We have only 74,250.) 2. Conditional Use Permit for Townhouses (owner occupied). Townhouses are specifically mentioned in the ordinance under R-4 as a conditional use. If a zoning change were approved for R-3, rather than R-4 we would request a variance on the area and width provisions of the ordinance to allow for 23 units of townhouses rather than the 18+ that would be permitted on the square footage available. Also a variance would be 40 necessary to allow for one building to have only 2 units rather than the 3 listed as minimum. Other variances may be necessary with an R-3 designation