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08/22/98 THU 09:08 FAX ST ANTHONY Q015 • Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 20, 1996 Page 15 1 Commissioner Franzese expressed concern with the curb cuts and the traffic flow on site. 2 Commissioner Gondorchin stated he felt the curb cuts were a good feature to control traffic. 3 Commissioner Horst expressed his concern with'the,lot line variance and the size of the proposed. 4 liquor store. 5 Mr.Larson stated this size was consistent with other liquor stores in the area. They had 6 considered downsizing the building but it was not feasible- 7 Chair Bergstrom thanked Mr. Gersner and 1W Larson for the presentation. 8 B. Proposed Building Site and Plans for Lot 3, Apache 3 Plaza- OPUS. 9 Jay Scott, OPUS Corporation, introduced Lee Steadman,President of Realty Development 10 Advisors: I& Steadman has purchased Lot 3 from First Bank, St.Marie Company. 11 Mr. Steadman stated the proposal will include an 8,500 square foot building which will be -12 oriented toward Silver Lake Road. Two businesses will be located in the building. One business 13 will consist of 2,000 square feet and will include a low impact drive-through This area would be 4 ideal for a photo finishing store such as Ames or ProEx. The rest of the site, approximately 6,500 square feet will be used for a video store. 89 parking stalls are provided on the site. The main 16 access will be off 39th Avenue. 17 Mr. Steadman illustrated the elevation of the building. He stated the exterior will be an efface 18 matter with brick on the lower level and rock face block on the back of the building. The building 19 may have to be moved due to the building envelope which is included in the REA agreement. 20 They are currently working with Super Valu to resolve this issue. 21 Mr. Scott explained the building envelope was included in the REA agreement to allow Super 22 Valu to approve the sight corridors. This building appears to be small enough to shift to the north 23 to accommodate the view corridor if necessary. 24 Mr. Scott stated the only variance request would be a parking lot setback variance to the west of 25 5 feet. The other option would be to remove the parking area to the west as the parking stalls are 26 not needed at this time. It would however,be more cost effective to install the parking now. 11&r. 27 Scott stated the sign plan should be within the City's sign criteria. 28 Commissioner Franzese questioned the traffic flow. She noted there was only one egress and 29 ingress. She questioned if it would be difficult to turn east when exiting the parking area. 30 Mr. Steadman stated he did not foresee a problem. Mr. Scott stated there was also the possibility •1 of approaching First Bank to request a drive-line to cross their lot. 32 The Commissioners cautioned Mr. Scott and Mr. Steadman on requesting variances and also 33 complimented them on a good design.