Memo Concept Review Grocery Store Project
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. CITY OF HOPKINS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 2, 1993
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: ~~Jim Kerrigan, Planning & Economic Development Director
SUBJECT: CONCEPT REVIEW, GROCERY STORE PROJECT
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The Zoning and Planning Commission reviewed the concept prepared
by Mr. Hagen for expansion of the existing Tait's SuperValuat
their regular meeting on March 30. Their comments along with the
Zoning and Planning Staff Report are included for your review.
The Planning Commission in their review, only considered land
use/site plan issues. As detailed in the Staff Report the major
. areas of concern as relates to these issues appear to be the
taking of the Mainstreet buildings and the potential closing of
Tenth Avenue.
Concept Reviews are an optional process for an individual/firm
requiring Zoning and Planning Commission approval for
implementation ofa project. The purpose of this review is
basically three-fold:
0 Allow the applicant to secure an initial review of
their project without expending substantial dollars in
preparation of plans and legal costs.
0 To receive comments and suggestions to be incorporated
into the more detailed plans.
0 To secure a reading as to the leveiof support for the
project.
Usually concept reviews are not taken to the City Council.
However, with large scale or controversial projects it has
usually been the staff practice to also have the Council review
the plan.
As with the Zoning and Planning Commission, the Council should
only address the land use/site plan issues at this time. There
. has been no application submitted to date concerning the
financing of this project. This issue will be addressed by the
City Council acting as the HRA at such time as a preliminary tax
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Mayor and City council
April 2, 1993
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increment application is received. It appears that the developer
may be in a position of having such an application considered at
the May HRA meeting.
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