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April 11, 2005 Ms. Kim Moore-Sykes, Assistant City Manager City of St. Anthony 3301 Silver Lake Road St. Anthony, MN 55418-1699 RE: Revised Site Plan- St. Anthony Village Center Amcon St. Anthony LLC Dear Kim: As part of our request to have the revised Site Plan reviewed by the Planning Commission on April 19, I am writing a brief narrative outlining the new Site plan and the modifications from the old plan. Pertinent facts and comparisons of the new and old plan are as follow: • The City of St. Anthony Liquor Store and the Retail Building connect on the west side remain unchanged in design and size. • The building area on the north end of the site has been modified from a 6,000 s.f. Restaurant to a 4,500 s.f. multi-tenant building. • Negotiations on a final lease have begun with a restaurant to take 3,500 s.f. on the west end of the existing retail building. It is anticipated that as of the meeting date (April 19), the restaurant tenant will have made application for a liquor license. • Total building areas have been reduced by 1,500 s.f. • Total greenspace has been reduced by I%. This is due to the addition of a drive- thru on the east side of the new 4,500 s.f. building. • Paved area has increase 3%. This is due to the addition of a drive-thru on the east side of the new 4,500 s.f. building. • There are two less parking stalls provided now than originally planned. • The new building will still need a variance from the setback, however, the new building encroaches far less than the original building. There is only one place where the building was kept 5 feet from the property line. Overall, we feel this plan allows for a better, more integrated and less congested center. In the original approval, there was a variance granted for parking in the restaurant of