5.7. PRSR 06-22-2004 Item # 5.7.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Scoff Harlicker, Senior Planne
DATE: June 22, 2004
SUBJECT: Case No. P 04-11
Request by Commonweal Development for Preliminary Plat
Approval of Carson Business Park
Request
Consider a request by Commonweal Development for preliminary plat approval for Carson
Business Park.
Location
The property is located at the southwest corner of Highway 169 and Main Street.
Zoning/Land Use
C3 (Highway Commercial) / HB (Highway Business)
Attachments
• Location Map
• Preliminary Plat
Overview
The applicant is proposing to plat the property into two lots. In order to address issues
identified during the review of the traffic study, this item has been tabled to the July 27th
Planning Commission meeting.
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Karl Hajny discusses remodeling of a building he bought on Main Street in Hastings, where he plans to open a "ma-and-pa"and-pa" PRESS
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and lunch cafe in June. He plans to call it Karl's Kitchen. Two developers are vying to revitalize Hastings' riverfront downtown.
Hastings tries to sort BY SHANNON PRATHER rants,shops and development. healthy competition could jump- I
Pioneer Press Now after years of false start the city's mission to revi- 1
out development starts, two developers — one talize downtown.
nave Muller, a former known for mixed-use housing "It needs a couple of people
options and preserve Minneapolis banker,migrat- and retail designs and the other to get it going. It's been a long
ed to downtown Hastings in floating plans for a hotel and time in the making. I am very
the city's historic 1990, so he's well versed in the brewpub — are descending on optimistic," said Muller, who
city's three-decade saga to rede- downtown with dueling plans to hopes both efforts succeed. "I
character as two velop its historic riverfront reinvent Hastings' main street. hope they do condos. I hope
downtown. Shopkeepers are hopeful that (they)do a hotel."
developers present Muller, who owns Second Hastings can be the next bou- The city of Hastings is now
Nature Art&l raming on Second tique riverfront getaway in officially courting Minneapolis-
dueling plans for Street, said he's smitten with vogue with Twin Cities tourists based developer Sherman Asso-
Hastings' riverfront shopping looking to wine,dine and shop. dates, which will unveil its
downtown. district.But he knows the sleepy Whatever developer pre-
downtown is ripe for new restau- vans, Muller says, a little RIVERFRONT REVIVAL,aB
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vision for downtown in June. 1K` _ ' �' [;ph ,p, , a 'tt r- r fir-
Sherman, known for its urban oen a - .. ' ' T') j is f
redevelopment projects around - , r r 4 th '-z e- 4)k = rn vim'.. rrn"0 r
the Twin Cities, will only j*,w,
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estate broker Richard Ahern, 'nn - ash t' pv5r ' - . iti '�
who worked with the city on ar - - -` i-; AR ._ '
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redevelopment efforts until � -.L....,..- � ,1 ter
2003,said he's refined plans and a --- v p� ,,
will move forward with Bailey's 'k / u a r ` t ( x
Landing, a hotel, restaurant 0'' rx•i'1 D----�'._ _
and shopping complex. 91 �� 10, -, �-f .e, .. toi
Ahern said he has found an [' x}investor, who has purchased ,r - , — +� J;.t '
some prime downtown real t ` ,:Fi estate that neighbors the city's f . j I+
property that has been - 4 `. ' ..,. .,� �r°R- �?.--c.-,..
earmarked for redevelopment. - 'y He, too, said he'll unveil his PHOTOS BY CRAIG BORCK,PIONEER PRESS
plans in the coming weeks. Nancy Wright,who bought Peddler's Landing in January, is launching a wine shop on Main
One point where both devel- Street in Hastings.Wright would like to see a farmers' market or flea market open in the city.
opers can agree: Hastings has
untapped potential.
The city of 20,000 is nestled officials, pleased with r>•sF" N ■ ?
in a crook on the Mississippi, Sherman's redevelopment of a 'V t;
giving downtown an enviable local historic church, chose to rt :\,,i,
view of the river and the bridge enter an exclusive agreement If( -4 s
that spans it. with the Twin Cities firm. -
Hastings has preserved the Sherman has until October to ,.., «'. A i 1
waterfront with a park and two sign a development deal with +'
city blocks of storefronts dat- the city # 4pn 1 r .- / jM
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mg back to the 1850s that are The city's choice has not �i i { _ m `. j '
listed on the National Historic been without controversy. �t tr: ..si 4 �e,,, ` ,', �'ll , 1 "i`�
Register. Many downtown shopkeepers _s - i' :s 4 _ 1 1 1,,,i,: ,:4,.. tr .
Since the downtown was fear Sherman will build ;� 'm-- 'ti ti
designated for redevelopment towering condos that won't '" "" I 'r( rt.
in 1973, the city has spent draw new business, will strain ,',..9-41t".:77,■
$1.53 million buying and razing parking and will block the view a +ti ., ' sz t . a � . i'
industrial riverfront property of the river.Results of a recent *�",■ 9 ,,, a ,°I ' ---..`�-
with an eye toward new devel- market study the city and .J`' a f 's 1 \ g"
opment. Sherman commissioned have i- 'll;,I, " I
"Hastings is way ahead of fueled fears, because it deter- - °' " 1-i!
thegame,"saidLorenBruegge- mined a hotel project would Dave Muller sold real estate and ran a co-op after moving to
mann, vice president of devel- lose money. Hastings in 1990 from the Twin Cities. Now the owner of Second
opment for Sherman Associ- Ronald Craft, who owns Nature Art and Framing on Main Street, Muller says the city is
ates. "Hasting has a unique Olde Main Street Quality ripe for new restaurants,shops and development.
character because they have a Antiques & Collectibles, favors
historical, intact downtown. ... Ahern's plans for a hotel and is
The land they've acquired and staunchly opposed to a condo Sherman's project,but he'd like shop and has just opened The
put together is crucial to the project. to include the city's redevelop- Wine Shop. Wright favors
redevelopment. Acquiring the "I don't think the city has ment land in his project.Ahern smaller downtown fixes such
property is the most expensive really listened to the people," said he has a franchise agree- as a farmers' market or a flea
part." said Craft. ment with InterContinential market.
But Hastings has had bad "What we want to do is Hotels group,which owns Holl- But Barb Hollenbeck, who
luck with developers,including draw tourists and day- day Inn. Ahern said he wants owns Second Childhood and
Ahern, who floated plans for trippers," Craft said. "They to build a new boutique-style heads the Downtown Business
downtown development but have the most disposable inn that InterContinential is Association, is content to let
couldn't find financing,city offs- income.That's what we want." launching. market forces work to the city's
cials say. Last year, after the But Sherman's team said "We will be building the advantage.
city terminated its plans with their pitch will preserve the project with completely private "Competition is not a bad
Ahern, the mayor and council downtown's character. funds and without any fman- thing," Hollenbeck said. "You
had a handful of developers "We would work with the cial assistance from the city," are competing with ideas. You
pitch proposals. character of the downtown," he said. don't have one developer
"We really went out and Brueggemann said. "You are Some are suspicious of telling you this is your only
searched for reputable, sound not going to build high-rise Ahern's attempt to squeeze his option.At least,we feel like we
developers," said Mayor towers and dwarf the down- hotel next to the Sherman have options."
Michael Werner. town. You need to be sensitive development.
Ahern, who nas lived just tc;what's there." "It's like coming in the back Shannon Prather-ean be reached
outside Hastings for 20 years, Ahern said his hotel devel- door," said Nancy Wright, who at sprather @pioneerpress.com
-made another pitch. But city opment can be built next to owns Peddler's Landing gift or 651-228-5452. 5-2y-d7
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