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Board Member Cleveland has a concern if the clinic would be visible when a building would go in across the street. Associate Planner Gladhill stated that at that time staff would work with the ordinance regarding setbacks, etc. for orientation of the building. There will be some of the same concerns at Armstrong Boulevard and Bunker Lake Boulevard as well. Board Member Hunt stated it is an attractive location and building. It is a strong drawing point to the Town Center. The parking lot is an important function of a clinic; people coming to the clinic are usually ill or injured. Board Member Dunaway stated he thinks Allina has learned what they needed in functionality from their current building. This design relieves any anxiety of where to go when you get there. He is pleased that they want to be part of Town Center. Motion by Board Member Levine, seconded by Board Member Dunaway, to close the public hearing. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Van Scoy, Board Members, Levine, Dunaway, Brauer, Cleveland, and Hunt. Voting No: None. Absent: Board Member Rogers. The Public Hearing closed at 7:54 p.m. Board Business Discussion continued regarding the parking lot space, the design wall along Sunwood Drive and the design concept of the Town Center district. Motion by Board Member Levine, seconded by Board Member Dunaway to adopt resolution #10-04-088 adopting findings of fact #0866 favorable to the applicant relating to a request from Allina Health System for a variance to minimum floor area ratio and maximum surface parking lot street frontage in the TC-3 Sub-District of Town Center, with the addition to finding number 18 "The proposed use requires a unique traffic configuration to service patients especially those who are ill or disabled", and finding number 13 "Site line restrictions require a unique building design". Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Board Members, Levine, Dunaway, Brauer and Hunt. Voting No: Chairperson Van Scoy and Board Member Cleveland. Absent: Board Member Rogers. Motion by Board Member Levine, seconded by Board Member Dunaway to adopt resolution #10-04-089 to approve the request for a variance to minimum floor area ratio and maximum surface parking lot street frontage in the TC-3 Sub-District of Town Center based on the findings of fact and declaring terms of the same. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Board Members, Levine, Dunaway, Brauer, Cleveland, and Hunt. Voting No: Chairperson Van Scoy. Absent: Board Member Rogers. Board of Adjustment/April 1, 2010 Page 3 of 4