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RESPONSE TO COMMENTS, FINDINGS OF FACT, AND RECORD OF DECISION <br /> SILVER LAKE CENTER COMMERCIAL REDEVELOPMENT <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET(EAW) <br /> • <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT <br /> Project Description <br /> Proposed Project <br /> The Silver Lake Center Commercial Redevelopment involves redevelopment of Apache Plaza, and is <br /> ultimately planned to include 306,600 s.f of new/renovated retail space and four stormwater ponds. <br /> Initiating in spring of 1996, Phase I will include partial demolition of the existing mall, construction of <br /> a 75,200 s.f supermarket, development of two lots, and installation of three stormwater ponds. The <br /> table below summarizes the proposed redevelopment. <br /> Development Summary <br /> Building Acreage Parking <br /> Proposed Use Phase Area(s.f) (a x.) Stalls <br /> Cub Foods 1 75,200 9.23 553 <br /> Cub Foods Addition 2+ 12,600 01 0 <br /> Home Improvement 2+ 74,000 11.40 300 <br /> Department Store 2+ 80,0002 7.48 400 <br /> Retail or Restaurant 1 7,500 1.14 59 <br /> • Retail or Gas/Conv./Car Wash 1 7,500 1.51 25 <br /> Retail 2+ 7,800 0.73 30 <br /> Video 2+ 7,000 1.08 77 <br /> Oil Chane 2+ 4,000 1.10 29 <br /> Pet Supply 2+ 22,000 3.14 110 <br /> —Liquor 2+ 9,000 0.89 55 <br /> New Market Lot ? 0 4.96 0 <br /> Stormwater Ponds A-C 1 0 1.09 0 <br /> Stormwater Pond D 2 0 2.41 0 <br /> Pond Landscaping 1-2+ 0 2.68 0 <br /> 306,600 48.843 1638 <br /> 1 This use is proposed to occur within the 9.23-acre Cub Foods site. <br /> 2 Approximately 60,000 s.f of the Department Store building includes renovation of existing <br /> facilities. <br /> 3 Combine this lot acreage with the existing uses (First Bank, Taco Bell, and Tires Plus -- <br /> approximately 1.96 acres)to obtain the total site area of 50.8 acres. <br /> Minnesota Rules 4410.4300 Subp. 14(B)state that the mandatory EAW threshold for"construction of <br /> a new or expansion of an existing industrial, commercial, or institutional facility" in a fourth class city <br /> is 200,000 square feet(s.f.). Because 60,000 s.f. of the proposed project is renovation of an existing <br /> facility, this multi-phased project involves the construction of new commercial space totaling 246,600 <br /> • s.f This exceeds the mandatory EAW threshold by 46,600 s.f. <br /> PAGE 4 <br />