5. HOME DEPOT 04-04-2012Project Narrative
The Home Depot
18011 Zane Street Northwest
Elk Rive, MN 55330
Scope of the Project
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It is our intention to merchandise live goods around the outside of the south side
of our building. The live goods area on the south side of the building will be set up
similar to 2011 garden and live goods season without the 24x40 greenhouse used in
previous seasons. The entire expanded retail area will be kept clean and organized. The
area will also be surrounded by a decorative fence.
As we enter the 2012 season our intention is to .grow the business at The Elk
River Home Depot. Expanding our merchandising area and giving the customers a much
larger selection of plants helps us draw customers to the city of Elk River.
Compatibility with Surrounding Properties
The two buildings on the south and north side of our Home Depot is also large
retail businesses. Having the expanded merchandising area would not impede on any
other businesses in the area.
Operation Information
The hours of operation for our greenhouse would be the same as the operating
hours of the rest of the building. Monday through Saturday 6:OOam-10:00pm and
Sundays B:OOam-8:OOpm.
Our intention would be to have the expanded shopping area open from mid April
until the end of July.
Number of Employees
The Elk River Home Depot averages around 115 employees during our summer
months and the garden department will consist of 12-16 employees during the stated
operating period.
Parking Stalls being utilized
While there is parking lines painted on the south side of the building they are not
used during the winter or summer months by employees or customers. That area is
typically used for storage of bagged goods during the summer months. The addition of
the expanded selling area will have no impact on the existing business or vehicular
circulation.
Temporary Signage
There is currently no plans for temporary signage on the south side of the building
as the area is easily seen by customers as they shop inside of the garden department.
Outdoor storage
As with seasons past there will be outside storage during the summer months on
the south side of the building. The outside storage will consist of the necessary bagged
goods that we provide for our customers. The storage of these bagged goods consists of
pallets that are safely wrapped and stored in a neat and organized manner.
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