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Mart.'' v~ill .temporaril. ~~occu ~a ~. _~, .. .. - _ .
<br />. .. ` :: Y _, ' pY. pprox~m~ate~y 7~4 places. ~e believe th~s.to be a oodrs~te selection
<br />or,several 'reasons: ~F~rs~t ~t ls. distant from the front of the other stores and out of `the magi stream of
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<br />~raffic,~ both pedestrian and vehicu~lar,_:~t also-~ fives the "Flower M " , ~ ~ ' ' ' '
<br />. ~ - _ .art better v~sib~l~ty to the public .
<br />wi~thout.ob~st~uctin ~ ~ the ~vlsibilit -of .theother nei hbor` ~ ~ ' r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ._ .._, .. ~ .
<br />.- .. g y ... g . _xng businesses. Bung ~n this portion of the
<br />dot alsokeeps .i~ away from .m~st.~of the traffic in ~ _ ~~ ~ I ~ ~ - .~ ~` ~ ~ ~ ' .
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<br />- - TRAFFIC:. :... ~~ - _, .: , ; Y , .._ . _ _ -
<br />. egard fob vehlc~l~e~. traf~ c, the Flouter. Mart. zs ~ ~~ lace ~n the ~ ~ '
<br />- ~ , . ,. p , ~. _ - selected Iocat~an ~n order to, keep
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<br />and tr~.ffic ~d~srupt~~on ~o a m.~:nimum.-The atio areas at the front s~d.e an : ~ ~ ~ -.~ ~. `- ~ .~ _
<br />p d back serve_ to .protect the .f
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<br />_ ~ ` "F~:o~re~ Mart" .frorri vehzc~es and. lees the .drivers see around the arden~ center, ~ T`he ati f ~~ ~ ...
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<br />-.abou~:4 gh.,~h~s des~~ ~n has been used ~atrour ~"~Flower.~Ma ~ '~ . - .- ~ ~~ -- ~ - . -
<br />. - _ g its .,..for several years and we have~yet
<br />- to, have had :a problem with -vehteTe movelrient:= ~we ,feel that this is ,a sa~'e- era to deal v~lth ~ ~ ' _ -
<br />- , ... . Y vehicles.
<br />. ~ ~ r ~~ ~ehave designed the . Flower ~Ma~ t , as a ~~s~ri ~ le wrd.e unzt and , 1. - ~ ~ -
<br />_, . -. g . p, aced it as we -did w~thln the area - i
<br />. - shown because,we~~fee~.that th~s~~is~.~he most,professio~.al des ~~n~'and:uses.-the available's' -~' - ~ ~ ~ ~-~
<br />. ~ ...~ - . - - . - .. - . - ~ - g - - - .....pace to Its - .
<br />max~nium~;potential. ~L~nder.'.,~ has operated "Flower Marts"~ successfull ~ for~wen -~ ~ - - : ~.. ~ - ~ : ~ . :
<br />.~ .~ 4l `
<br />_ y ty one years ~n
<br />communities surrounding the.Twin Cities.~It has-bee~i~our ex erience~ ~ ~ .. - ~ .
<br />. ~ g ~ - .. , . - . p . . that the .t~affie and parki~n~ ~~ in , . _
<br />. the to a ed b h ~" .1. - ~~ 11. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ g ~ ~ . ~ ~. ,~
<br />~ts sh r .A - y t e. `lower Mart ~s not affected conszd.erabl due. to. the shari~n ~ of .customer . ~ ~ ~ -
<br />with our; pxoperty~owner: Vie bran ;zn man customers b ~`, , - - , - - ~ [
<br />.. ~ g y ut they are ea_szly handled by the size-of the ~
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<br />rots. ~~ue occupy, we rdo riot' want to :c~reate~ a con es~ive atmos~ .her - ~ - ..
<br />.. - ~ ~ g p . e for our `e~ Comers.
<br />- 'F`lower 1VZart"~. generates business aetiv~t ~ which es ~ ~. ~.
<br />. - . , .. , , _ Y _ Varl . ~ durl~ng` the 'business da: with ..the most :r .
<br />activ~ty..occ~urr~n~g 1n.. date:. afternoon .and evening: There-,is also business activ~ty~ occ~r~ln h on :tie ~ ~ ~ .
<br />- , weekends with the most oii .Satu~da ~ s; Ha~ri~.done `thrs t. e ~of o - ~ - , ~ ~ ~ ,
<br />. _ _ ' r .. Y g _ . yp pe~atio~. far twen~y~_one years. i~t ~ -
<br />~. Would be: safe ~~ say: that~~the average amo~.iit ~n~the "Flower lVlart"~~a~: any ~ one •tirrie is `ab~ ~ ~ ~~ ~:~
<br />.. . - - ~~ ~ ~ Y ~ ...~ out. five to .
<br />. six cus~omers;~ The maximum amount ~of customers may .be up ~o ten.. There are eer~tain:I ~ .times ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -
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<br />- ~ . _ .when special s ale~~ ~o ccur that Vhi her ~e ~~ ~ ~ ~ :~ ` _ ~ ~.~ , . - . ~ ~ .
<br />.. g . vets of,aetivty may~occur,~~but we ~ha~enever ~seen~ so~mueh~
<br />. ~ _ that a: problem has occurred l~ relation to tie aniount~~of cars or ~ ~ edestrian traffi ~ , . ~ . ~ -
<br />. ..THE ~ FLOw~R~ MART I, .. . ~ ~ .. - , , . ..
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<br />. - .. ,~ ~ ..The .1'~.. ~ Nrart" ' ~ x ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -,. . ~ : ~ ,, :1 = ~ . ~. ~ ~ ~ ~; ~t , - .
<br />lower- itself xs ~ 7~- ft ion 2 l~ fl~ wzde and 1~~~..ft h~ .
<br />_ . _ gs ,. gh. There are.patzoldisplay_ ,areas zn the
<br />front; side and-.rea~of wthe ~11Fl:o~er .Mart": The entire s~zer shown on~.the drawln ~n~ ~ ~ ~ - - : ~ : -
<br />. .. g, eluded.
<br />., ~ . -. ~ The "Flower Ma~.t". -itself ~is a hi .h ual'it. ._ ~ Jr , -. ~ - ",.., , . ~. - . . ~ - , . ~ t
<br />g q . y greenhouse structure which sits on~the avem.ent and ~s ~ .
<br />- ... held down .~v~th a:~~~nternal.,system v~hich.uses:water far bal-iast. It ~s a cornmerexall- ~~ade unit ~ ~ ~ ~ _
<br />_ ~ . which . _ ~ . ~ - :i - ~~ ~ - • Y
<br />x „ - ..a~.s ~manufactu~ed. ~by a Minnesota -company ~Poly~Tex,.,Iocated in. Castle dock MN ; It ~s a .
<br />very -goad loaking structure which we ~ave~ used for m~any~ years, . ~ ~ - . _ .~ . ~ - -~ ~ . ~ - ~ .
<br />.... we will -cam ~1~ with the ~ ~ ..., . - ,. - . - _ ~ :. - - ; , ~ - ~ : ,
<br />:p y ; f .current sign requirements of the City of Elk River. _ , , - ~ .. .. -. -
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<br />. ~ . ~ fur only utility requirements are seasonable access to water for the. ~~ .: ~ -
<br />. ... plants and l 1 o volt electricity ..
<br />. F which runs the cash register ~.nd. ether smallitems in ~~he "Flower Mart". _ . ~ ~ .. : ~ . ~~ . ~.. ~~ ~- -
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