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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP <br /> MINNEAPOLIS PILLSBURY CENTER SOUTH BILLINGS <br /> NEW YORK 220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET GREAT FALLS <br /> SEATTLE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402-1498 MISSOULA <br /> DENVER TELEPHONE: (612) 340-2600 BRUSSELS <br /> WASHINGTON,D.C. FAX: (612) 340-2868 - FARGO <br /> DES MOINES HONG KONG <br /> ANCHORAGE WILLIAM R.SOTI-I ROCHESTER <br /> (612)340-2969 <br /> LONDON SALT LAKE CITY <br /> COSTA MESA VANCOUVER <br /> August 12, 1999 <br /> Planning Commission <br /> City of St. Anthony <br /> 3301 Silver Lake Road <br /> St. Anthony, MN 55418 <br /> Re: Plat of Roseville Commons West by Mendota Homes, Inc. <br /> Dear Members of the Planning Commission: <br /> I have reviewed the Preliminary Plat of Roseville Commons West being proposed by <br /> Mendota Homes, Inc., and have the following comments: <br /> 1. Two Plats. The land to be subdivided includes 2 lots in St. Anthony in Hennepin <br /> County, and 10 lots in Roseville in Ramsey County. The developer is proposing to divide the <br /> property using two plats in the two cities and counties. This may expedite the procedure, but it <br /> presents the risk that the St. Anthony plat gets approved and the other plat does not get approved <br /> or does not get recorded. Any approval by St. Anthony should be expressly conditioned upon <br /> the approval and recording of the Roseville/Ramsey County plat. <br /> 2. Zoning and Lot Size.' According to the zoning map for the City, the St. Anthony <br /> property appears to be in the R-4 District. The R-4 District requires a conditional use permit for <br /> townhouses. This enables the City to impose any reasonable conditions it has for approval of the <br /> plat. The Preliminary Plat shows three buildings of four units each, with the west building (next <br /> to Old Highway 8) having two units in St. Anthony and two units in Roseville. Under Section <br /> 1630.05, buildings of two to eight units must be on lots of at least 12,000 square feet plus 2,500 <br /> square feet for each unit over two. This means that the four-unit buildings must be on a lot with <br /> an area of at least 17,000 square feet. These requirements are designed for apartments and <br /> condominiums, however, not townhouses which are on separate lots. None of the lots would <br /> come close to meeting these requirements. If a conditional use permit is granted to permit <br />