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Memo to Mayor and City Council/P 04-19 October 18, 2004 Page 2 Analysis The pwpose of the preliminary plat request is to allow construction of a mixed-use building as part of the Downtown Revitalization Project. This mixed-used building will include rental apartments above first floor commercial. There will also be an underground parking facility under the building. The recently adopted Downtown District establishes permitted and conditional uses and design standards. Staff will be responsible for reviewing the design of the structure for consistency with the newly adopted design standards. However, if staff does not believe the standards have been met, review by the Planning Commission and City Council will be required. The Downtown District does not establish minimum lot areas or setbacks for uses in order to promote the zero setback construction of traditional downtown areas. Transportation The proposed Revitalization Project will utilize existing streets for transportation purposes. One access point into the site near the easterly property line. During certain periods of the day, traffic wishing to make a right turn from Main Street to northbound J ackson Avenue creates congestion. A suggestion to eliminate the parallel parking in front of the project on Main Street has been suggested. A marketing consultant has indicated that this loss of parking would be detrimental to the viability of the proposed commercial development. A compromise position would be to prohibit parking in those spots during certain times of the day. If appropriate, the City Council may choose to comment on this issue. The Planning Commission made no comment regarding this issue. Grading. Drainage and Utilities The City Engineer addresses grading, drainage and utilities in his artached memo. Park Dedication The Parks and Recreation Commission recommended cash for dedication purposes. Plannini Commission Action At the Planning Commission public hearing, Cliff Lundberg stated that he did not feel that the City could consider this request as there is the issue of ownership (the City does not own Jackson Block in its entirety) and that the public use or interest had not been vacated. The Commission felt that these were both issues for the City Council to address. Keith Holm, owner of Kemper Drug, stated that he did not believe that the City had not adequately addressed the issue of convenient parking for retail customers and that he was opposed to the project on Jackson Block. S:\PLANNING\Case Files\2004\P 04-19 Jackson Block\10 18 04 cc memo.doc