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07-2B-1998 09:57AM SAND COMPANIES INC. 320 202 3139 P.02 i. . •• - • . • .. . • •: . ; • . • • , • , .!: : ; • Sand Companies, . : . : Inc.• . , : • 366 Sour 1 10th Avenue•PO Box 727• Waite Park,MN 56387-0727•Office(320) 202-3100•Fax(320)202-3139. . i • , . . . . • • . . . ! • . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . ' • . . ... i• ' • • .. • . , • . . • . . • ; • . Jul 28 .1998 • ' . • . • . , . . . • . , . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . ., .• . . I . . . .; i . • I • • • . • i i Sent-Via Facsimile Transmission • . .: : . . • ' • . ; • • • . . , I ' : . . : • , . • ' '1 . . i. . . . : . . . : ! P1 "ng Commission .: •! • . • • . • , Ci of Elk River i . • • • . • .. •• • . . . . . 13 a•5 Orono Parkway. 1, ' . • • .• •. . • . . Elk River, MN 55330 I.. • • : . . . • .... .• . . . i '. • . • • ' : • .. . . . . . RE Staff Review Coinnients. • • • . . • :• ; • . . . . . . ' ' •• pp)Amendment atd Preliminary Plat. . . . . : .: . .• . .: . • . . . a - . Planning Conniiissi4m Members: . : I . : , • . . i . . . . . . . • I • . . ,. We have reviewed the staff and engineers recommendations to the Planning Conunission . • , . •• sUbmit the follavving it oomments: • . . . • . „ . . . . • . : , . • . . , . ,• • Preliminary Pliat, • . . . . ' . , . . • • • - • 1. We diScussed during our review with staff the fact that the dental amp: : is looking'. for a certain square footage of land (approximately 60,000 .- , . . 70,0o( sq. ft.) and they are paying a certain dollar amount per sOiare• . • . . • • • foot. !t was our understanding that as long as there are recorded icrois • • park* easements and the total parking requirement was met,,:the . . . : . positicin of the lot line was flexible. Reducing the square footage of • , • : Lot 2 may cause the lost sale of the lot. . • 2. As we discussed with staf: dedicating a full 20 foot easement Will L . • eliminate any possibility for a future addition to the hotel becanse it ! , • would eliminate our future parking as shown on the civil drawings. One of the reasons we chose this site is because of the flexibility it : allOwS, us with the availability of the extra land. Depending onthe 1 success of the hotel, future expansion is always a possibility, ar44 ., ! can n& afford to land-lock ourselves by eliminating future additipni. ! : • At th same time, we recognize the advantage of a pedestrian bridge not only for the hotel, but also for the nearby. residents. With this in mind 6n, d taking into account our development needs, we feel the dedication of a 10 foot easement on our property is appropriate. .. .. : , 3. OK • .: i 1 • • 4.: See below. . 5. OK I. : : . : : . ' 6. OK ' . . : .. . . • , . • Sand.Cornpanies, Inc. • Sand Properties, Minnesota, Inc. . . . (EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER) .