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Motion by Commissioner Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Trites Rolle, to recommend that City Council introduce an ordinance to rezone Lot 1, Block 1, Gateway North Industrial Park No.3 from E-1 Employment to B-1 Business, contingent upon Met Council approval of the land use change Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Trites Rolle, Cleveland, Hunt, and VanScoy. Voting No: Brauer. Absent: Commissioner Levine. Case #8: Request for Sketch Plan Review of a Minor Subdivision of Sunfish Development; Case of Sunfish Development, LLC Associate Planner DaInes stated Mike Wayman of Sunfish Development, LLC has submitted a minor subdivision to split the existing lot located at 14100 Sunfish Lake Boulevard to create two lots to be used for commercial/retail/office purposes. A site plan for the southern lot, and a comprehensive plan amendment and zoning amendment for both lots are being processed in conjunction with this minor plat. Under the B-1 Business zoning district, Associate planner DaInes advised that the proposed lots meet all lot width, size, and frontage requirements. Lot 1 would receive access from a shared access point on Sunfish Lake Boulevard and Lot 2 would receive access from Bunker Lake Boulevard aild the common access point on Sunfish Lake Boulevard. The County has commented that the two accesses would be permitted, but that they must be constructed as right-in/right-out configurations. Commissioner Trites Rolle stated she supported there not being a gas station. She would like to have some business that will offer a place to eat or a pharmacy or some service that is not close by and would provide an amenity. She thought it would be useful to the residents and to the businesses and would take care of some of the concerns. Mr. Wayman stated lot 1 is proposed to be a two story medical office building and will be two to three years down the road. Their first focus is to build and lease out the retail strip mall. Chairperson Nixt indicated he did not have a problem with the lot split but he was confused how the access off of Bunker will be done. Chairperson Nixt stated he had a concern with the cars backing out into the drive aisle. Commissioner Brauer wondered if the majority of the pond could be placed on lot 1 instead of lot 2. The Commission discussed with the applicant possible ways to adjust the lots to fit everything in: safe traffic patterns and sufficient ponding. Mr. Wayman stated he was concerned with the addition of the trail and he would like to take this trail out of the plans because there are other businesses in the area that do not have trails which his will connect to. Staff indicated they are going to need the trail with the medians and future development. The trail will eventually connect with other trails along this roadway. -150- -