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Project Narrative <br />The Home Depot <br />18011 Zane Street Northwest <br />Elk Rive, MN 55330 <br />Scope of the Project <br />~~~-L~~ <br />/~e~o <br />It is our intention to merchandise live goods around the outside of the south side <br />of our building. The live goods area on the south side of the building will be set up <br />similar to 2011 garden and live goods season without the 24x40 greenhouse used in <br />previous seasons. The entire expanded retail area will be kept clean and organized. The <br />area will also be surrounded by a decorative fence. <br />As we enter the 2012 season our intention is to .grow the business at The Elk <br />River Home Depot. Expanding our merchandising area and giving the customers a much <br />larger selection of plants helps us draw customers to the city of Elk River. <br />Compatibility with Surrounding Properties <br />The two buildings on the south and north side of our Home Depot is also large <br />retail businesses. Having the expanded merchandising area would not impede on any <br />other businesses in the area. <br />Operation Information <br />The hours of operation for our greenhouse would be the same as the operating <br />hours of the rest of the building. Monday through Saturday 6:OOam-10:00pm and <br />Sundays B:OOam-8:OOpm. <br />Our intention would be to have the expanded shopping area open from mid April <br />until the end of July. <br />Number of Employees <br />The Elk River Home Depot averages around 115 employees during our summer <br />months and the garden department will consist of 12-16 employees during the stated <br />operating period. <br />