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Carson Business Park/P 04-11 February 22, 2005 Page 2 Overview Existing Conditions The parcel is undeveloped except for a billboard located near the intersection of Main Street and Highway 169 and a small house that has been used as an office at the intersection of Main and Carson Streets. The house will be removed and the billboard relocated to a different area of the property. The property has 1243 feet of frontage on Highway 169 and about 300 feet of frontage on Main Street. With the exception of a couple of small hills and shallow depressions, there is little change in topography across the site. Other than a small group of trees located around the existing house, the site is covered with grass and brush. There is a small wetland located in the northwest corner of the site. The adjacent land uses are mixed. There are twinhomes, an office and undeveloped land to the west. The undeveloped land is owned by Great River Energy and is zoned R3 (Townhouse/Multifamily) as are the twinhomes. The office is zoned C2 (Office). The site is bounded by Main Street on the north and Highway 169 on the east. The uses on the north side of Main Street include SuperAmerica, Burger Time, Pizza Hut and an automotive service plaza. Great River Energy is located on the south and is zoned 11 (Light Industrial). Preliminary Plat The proposed plat for Carson Business Park includes 5 lots, one outlot and platting Carson Street to provide access to the new lots. The lots will have frontage on both Carson Street and Highway 169; the lots will not have direct access to Highway 169. Carson Street will be a cul de sac and will intersect with Main Street opposite the existing Carson Street on the north. Outlot A is an odd sliver of land on the south side of Carson Street adjacent to the Meadow Park plat. It is a remnant piece that will be used for stormwater ponding. Analysis Lots The lots comply with the dimensional requirements of the C3 zoning district. Lots 1-4 will be developed in a similar fashion as the lots on the east side of Highway 169 in Elk River Crossing. Lot 5 will be used as a replacement location for the existing billboard that is located at the intersection of Main Street and Highway 169. Billboards are considered a principle use, and therefore have to be placed on their own lot. There can not be another principle use on the same lot as the billboard. Relocating the billboard will require a sign permit. A stormwater pond will also be located on Lot 5. So \pLANNING \ Case Files \2004 \p 04-11 Carson Business Pk \P04-11 CC02-22.doc