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AUG. 9. 1999 11:45AM • DBA/KELLISON '' " NO.525" P.2i4 IMLLISON CO : .. . RE'AL $.$TATS' DEV,RLOPME NT A.ND CONSTFUC.`r.io T SE ,xVT,C -8 7200 HUDSON ALVD;,SUITE 230,0A1(DALE,'MN 55128 ! OFFICE 651-750-0100 • FAX 651+730.080$ July 30, 1999 PIanning Commissioners ; City of St. Anthony 3301 Silver Lake Road ; St Anthony, MN 55418-1699 :. RE., The Hitching Post Old Towne & C'.ountiy Market Dear Commiss}oners; Kellism Company is tote design-build general contractor providing development•services for the owner of The Hitching Post to acquire the old Towne and Country Market=d convert it into a xetail•sales and service center for motorized sports vehicles and accessories as well as the installation of trailer hitches. The owner of he Hitching Fast cigi.ently 4s three facilities in the .'min Cities area and is intending to relocate from iris.cxisting store on Ubiversity'Avenue in St. Paul to this.new facility in St. Anthony. This'will include apprgximately 25 employees and sales generation in excess.of$4 million per.year. The rernodel of this facility will also increase-the property value and, tlier&for, the City's tax base, As you will note in the attached drawings and the rendtrring, the building is to be'&i,grrifxcantly 'upgraded and modernized in-all aspects from thq exterior appearance throughte interior f riisbe's. The building,is a total'bf 31,000 Square feet of which approxitnately. 1 U00-square feet will be retail sales and the balance will be parts,*service, storage, and trailer hitch instillation. We'are hoping that thi's upscale renovation will belp to set the stand&rd for the rejuvenation of 'the adjacent shopping center and City,owned property. OX r plans for the site specifically eyolude landscaping and site lighting at this time, as this project falls within the visioning scope for rddevelopment of the shopping center and City property, We have agreed to work with tho City and shopping center-owner to develop a cohesive; cobrdWted landscape and lighting plan for the -total area, Since our project needs to start sooner than the'total plan can b�developed,we are asking approval of our plan subject our cooperating'in the total plan orice it is developed., Although sporting goods and auto(substitute "motor sports vehicle"}accessories•ate listed as. permitted uses in tie ge ieial-commercial district, a.conditional use p=it will be requixed for categories that include. auto repair(substitute"trailer•hitches") and Motorcycle and accessory sales. Since the facility will'incorporate various types of motorized sports vehicles,but not the sale,or-acceSsorizing of-arltoiriobiles,it appears that a eQnditionpl,use.permit is most ftug under the perinitted ponditional uses.