HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 12-30 Rezoning to allow new mall THE REVIEW [Rezoning to allow new mall
By JONATHON CLYDE GLASS Commercial gives the developer greater yards north,the council made a zoning
Staff Writer flexibility in attracting stores. Gas change from Farm-Residence to Limited
stations, general restaurants and fast Business Commerical allowing con-
\ The Maplewood City Council Dec. 17 food restaurants,which are prohibited or struction of a four-story professional and
(-b approved rezoning requests for two can operate only under restrictions in a medical office building.The building will
O. parcels of land totalling 45 acres along Limited Business Commercial area,are be located between the Maple Knoll
N.- White Bear Avenue between Radatz and allowed in a Business Commercial townhomesandWhiteBearAvenue,south
▪ Gervais Avenues. The zoning changes district. of Radatz Avenue.
were necessary for the proposed In their staff report,city planners and
development of a shopping center and public works officials noted there is no The developer, Maplewood Project
'J professional office building on the sites. reason to restrict development on this Associates,expects the hours of operation
pi site.The buildings would be shielded from of the offices to be primarily Monday
JSB,Inc.of Illinois,represented at the neighbors and the roads can handle the through Friday from 8 a.m.to 6 p.m.The
council meeting by Ralph Wagner of traffic, the staff told the council. The impact of the increased traffic on neigh-
Probe Engineering of Burnsville,plans a approval of the mall would not lead to borhood residents will be less than for
120,000 square foot shopping center. strip development along White Bear commercial or retail developments,
Maple Ridge Mall,on 40 acres directly Avenue because the remaining vacant which stay open later in the evenings as
north of Gervais and west of White Bear land is planned for residential use or open well as weekends,the developer told the
Avenues.Such a mall would be roughly space preservation,the staff added. council in a written statement.
the same size as Maplewood Plaza.The Along with the zoning change, the The site will include two driveways on
developers expect the retail center to council approved the preliminary plat for White Bear Avenue and one on Radatz,
consist of a Frank's Nursery and Crafts the mall. The site and building plans, according to the developer.
store,a supermarket and specialty shops. however,remain to be evaluated by the While the rezoning has been approved,
The zoning change from Limited Community Design Review Board. the Community Design Review Board has
Business Commercial to Business Turning its attention a few hundred yet toevaluate the building and site plans.