Memo- Well Site Property Northwest Corner of Blake Road and Second Street NEDATE: April 1, 1991
TO: The Honorable Mayor
City Council
FROM: Jim Kerrigan
Director of Planning &
Economic Development
CITY OF HOPKINS
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: Well Site Property Northwest Corner of Blake Road and
Second Street N.E.
At the March 5 Council Meeting, action was undertaken to
terminate the agreement with Marcus Corporation. In conjunction
with this action, there was also discussion that the Staff should
discuss the availability of this property with other potential
• developers.
Originally Staff put together a development offering for the
subject property. This document detailed the specifics of the
site. Also identified were standards, controls and permitted
uses.
Within the permitted uses section, the following was detailed:
o Must be a use permitted in a B -3 district.
o Must be compatible with all surrounding
industrial and residential property.
Nothing was detailed specifically that stated certain
would not be acceptable. The Staff in talking
developers, encouraged them to consider a retail or
which did not include the following:
commercial,
uses which
with the
office use
o Gas sales
o ' A large traffic generator
The Community Development Office contacted a number of potential
developers concerning the availability of this site. As a result
of this solicitation, two developers submitted proposals for the
site. The Marcus proposal seemed to meet the desires of what the
411 Staff and Council wish to see on this site.
At the present time, Staff has talked to a couple of other
developers concerning the possible availability of this site in
the near future. There seems to be a certain amount of interest
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although as the Council was informed, financing might be
difficult to facilitate a project in todays market.
Prior to proceeding too much further with any discussions with
developers, Community Development Staff needs to receive any
input that the Council might have as relates to types of B -3 uses
that you might be strongly for or against on this site. In
making any of these determinations, the Council needs to consider
the following:
o Is there a market for this type of use?
o Will the developer be able to secure financing for this
type of use in today's market?
o Is the use compatible as relates to the location and
size of the site and able to deal with the access
constraints?
The Planning Commission discussed this item at their last
meeting. Enclosed is a memo from Nancy Anderson as relates to
their comments.
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Enclosure
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DATE: March 29, 1991
TO: Jim Kerrigan
FROM: Nancy Anderson
SUBJECT: Well site
C I T Y O F H O P K I N S
M E M O R A N D U M
The Planning Commission did not provide much direction to
staff regarding the well site. The Commission did state the
following:
- no use that will generate a lot of traffic
- no use that will be open 24 hours a day
- consider open space
- a use that will not encourage loitering
This is all the guidance they gave me.
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