HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-10-02 Applicant Ltr to OPHSYDNEY HOI.DINGS OF OAK PAS HEIGHTS I.LC
500 Ford Road
Minneapolis, MN 55426
October 2, 2007
Eric Johnson
City Administrator
City of Oak Park Heights
Oak Park Heights, Minnesota
Re.- Resolution Igo. 07-08-55
Dear Eric:
Item 1 of the conditions of the above resolution states:
The City shall require the submission of a redevelo ment p lan for your e
dealership properties at 14738 -601h Street Forth and 14702 60 Street Forth. The
plans shall also include a. ti.nneline for redevelopment and shall be submitted not
later than January 30, 2408. Said plans shall be subject to review and approval of
the City Council and C Staff. The Ci may withhold occo p erm its on
the applicant's other structures until such time that a reasonable redevelopment
plan is submitted. Should any redevelopment or reuse. of the sites not include a
demolition of the current structure or other material alterations, such sites shall be
required to be brought into compliance for all curbing, drainages, sidewalks and
setbacks not later than January 30, ZOOS.
0 (Demolition Plan
As to demolition plan, we commit to the City of Oak Park Heights:
A. To demolish the existing dealership building located at 14702 60 "'
Street North (the "Existing Dealership ") within sixty (60) days of the
moving of our existing dealership to our new location in Oak Park
Heights.
B. As to the ancillary building located at 1473 60'�' Street North (the
"Ancillary Building ") which was the old Amoco site, we commit to
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remove that building within sixty (6o) days of the moving of our
existing dealership to our new location in oak Park Heights assuming
that the existing owner has been able to obtain a site closure letter from
the MPCA which will allow us to complete our transaction and
become the fee owner of the site.
Seller Not Devel e
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We are actively marketing the sale of the Existing Dealership real estate along with the
.Ancillary Building real estate and therefore Will not be redeveloping the site and have no
current redevelopment plan.
0 No Sig ned Purchase Agreement
We currently do not have a purchase agreement for the existing - dealership site° our
proposed buyer has lost a maj or tenant. we have no assurance as to when we will receive
a purchase agreement.
In summary we commit to demolish the existing dealership as stated above, secondly we
are sellers not developers of the existing dealership site and thirdly we are actively
marketing the existing site for sale.
We, therefore, based on the above, request that you confirm that we have complied with
this condition.
Furthermore as to Item 2 of the conditions relating to our existing conditional use permit
for the Existing Dealership real estate and Ancillary Building real estate, we request
clarification that this condition does not go into effect until we have moved from this site
to our new location and furthe that the existing conditional use permit conditions
are waived based on our above demolition plan.
Sincerely,
Manager and vice President
Cc: Scott Richards --City Planner