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DOIRSEY & WHITNEY PROMBSIOHAL IJMITBD 11, 11JT4 PAMMEBSHIP NEW YORK ROCHESTER,MN PILLSBURY CENTER SOUTH WASHINGTON, D. C. 220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET BILLINGS MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402-1498 DENVER (612) 340-2600 GREAT FALLS FAX(612)340-2868 ORANGE COUNTY, CA M I S S O U LA LONDON DES MOINES V VIL11 M R.SOTS BRUSSELS (612)340-2969 FA R G O January 24, 1996 Planning Commission City of St. Anthony 3301 Silver Lake Road St. Anthony, MN 55418 Re: Preliminary Plat of Silver Lake Center Dear Members of the Planning Commission: I have reviewed the Preliminary Plat of Silver Lake Center being proposed by Ste. Marie Company, and have the following comments: 1. Lot Size. According to the zoning map for the City, all of this property appears to be in the "C" or General Commercial District. The Commercial District requires all lots to have an area of at least 15,000 square feet, and a minimum width of 100 feet. All lots meet these requirements. 2. Access. All lots appear to have direct access to Silver Lake Road. The developer is proposing to create reciprocal easements for access, parking and utilities to serve the lots and to permit them to function as a single shopping center. The City should condition any approval of the plat on the City's review and approval of an agreement in recordable form before the plat is signed and released by the City. 3. Setbacks. The minimum setbacks are set forth in Section 1635.05 of the Code (p. 16-26). It appears that all setback requirements are met except for the existing mall building which will not be set back from the north line of Lot 7. The owner has applied for a "zero lot line" variance to permit this portion of the building to have no setback from the lot line. Any such variance would need to be granted in accordance with the provisions of Section 1665.06 of the Code. 4. Parking. Parking must meet the requirements of Section 1650.05 of the Code, and the proposed parking for all lots in the plat should be checked to make