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M VILLAGE OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING BOARD MINUTES October 16, 1973 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Parrill at 7:35 P.M. The following were present at roll call: McGinn, Kronk, Parrill, Johnson, Carlson and Ondrey. Absent: LeTourneau who arrived at 8:10 P.M. Also Present: Jerry Dulgar, Village Manager, Jim Fornell and Harry Lekson Motion by Mr. Kronk, seconded by Mr. Ondrey to approve the minutes of the September 18th minutes. Motion carried. "'Mr. Norman Anderson of the Lund-Martin Company of St. Paul presented the pre- liminary sketches for a two story building of approximately 85,000 sq. ft which his company proposed building this fall for Cash Register Sales on Lots 11 and 12 of block 1 of the St. Anthony Office Park. Mr. Anderson estimated there would be 35 employees with only 25 working full time for which the plan provided 64 parking spaces and several of the Board members questioned the need for concreting all that space at this time. Mr. Anderson agreed to have a portion of the parking lot in the front and side of the building put into sod until that time when it might be needed for parking. He also stated that their landscaping plans would certainly be compatible with the master landscaping plan of the park since the owner had selected this site because of the well organized plan of the area. After a discussion of the placement of the entrance to the property Mr. Parrill pointed out that the traffic flow required that the entrance be located at the point stipulated on the sketches. Motion by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Carlson to recommend to the Council the concept approval requested by Lund Martin for the Cash Register Sales Company with the parking modifications as discussed and with the Planning Board reserving the right to approve the landscape plans. Motion carried. David'Phillips of Skyline Builders presented the landscaping plans for Mirror Lake Manor and requested a sign variance for the signs now on the property. Mr. Phillips told the Board how much more extensive the landscaping was for the project than had been originally accepted as satisfactory. These improvements included a crochet golf course and putting green, patios with barbecues, use of trees to screen the complex from the commercial area, and attractively lighted sitting areas to break up the deadliness of the parking areas and the entrances. He also showed the color photos of the identification signs which had already been erected on the property stating that the aggregate footage of all four signs just barely exceeded the sign size requirement for one sign. He pointed out that with the exception of the one temporary advertising sign which would be removed when the complex was fully tenanted, all were tastefully build and lighted and only one could be seen by a passerby at a time. C