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Thursday, February 13, 2014

City of Stillwater,

Mr. Bill Turnblad, Community Development Director &

Planning Commission,216 North Fourth Street

Stillwater, MN 55082

RE: Water Street Inn, 101 WaterStreet, Stillwater, MN

Dear Mr. Turnblad Planning Commission Members,

The Water Street In n is interested in adding on to their existing hotel

facility. We have met with City Staff to review the project and it is our

understanding that we will require an amendment to the existingSpecial Use Permit as well as a variance to the front yard setback.

We are submitting application materials for your consideration.

The property consists of two lots, the southern lot containing the his-

toric Lumberman' s Exchange Building, a 1994 addition an d a patioATO COVEREDPOG

t R f[.̀ R area ( on the footprint of the original Union Depot). The northern lot,

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containing on -grade parking for th e hotel, was recently reconfigured1

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on th e southern lot an d th e completion of the ho tel building itself. In

1994, the original plans called for construction to fill the existing patio,

however, funding and the economy at the time prohibited a full build -out.

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OPOSED STE PLAN

The design provides a new hotel lobby with associated offices, eleva-

tor and ancillary spaces to be located on the main leve l. This will pro-

duce a new accessible front entry for the hotel, associated more di-

rectly with the parking lot across Myrtle Street to the north. The exist-

in g hotel lobby would become th e main Dining area, maintaining th e

existing corner entry. All other functions on the Main Level would re-man.

The foot print of the plan reestablishes the prominence of the facade

on Water Street and the massing location of of the historic Union De-pot tower on the corner of Water and Myrtle. The rentroduction of the

tower eement placed on the footprint of the historic structure in con-

cert with adequate building width for 5, 12 foot wide rooms, will re-

quire a variance from the city's 15 foot front yard setback.

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UNION DEPOTS SITE SIGNIFICANCE IN URBAN PLANNING

As one of the most significant lots in Stillwater, on one of the most

predominant intersections, there is a rich history to tell. A brief time-

l ine of the site and surrounding area includes the following;

1870 - First train comes to Stillwater

1882 - Chicago, Mpls, St. Pau RRBuilds Depot (Freight House)

1888 - Union Depot built ( Burling & WhitehouseArchitects)

with an eegant tower on Waterand Myrtle

1889 - First street car system introduced

1890 - Lumberman' s Exchange Building built

1911 - Lowel Park opens

1923 - Lowel Park Pavilion bult at the end of MyrtleStreet

1959 - Hooley family purchases Union Depot and Lumberman' s

Exchange building

1960 - Union Depot demolished and Hooley's grocery store built

1993 - Sale of land to City and sale of buildings to Lumber Baron' sHote

1994 - Addition to Lumberman' s Exchange Building

2013 - Current proposal

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In the 1880 s the predominant forms of transportation included; horse

and buggy, river boat an d the railroad. The confluence of these threeat the southwest corner of Myrtle and Water, provided thelocationfor

theeegant Union Depot tower.

The importance of the intersection was renforced with the introduc-

tion of another transportation form, the street car system, in 1889.

The introduction of the automobile and the river crossing at the footof Chestnut Street formed the southern edge of this formal water

front park.

The significanceof the MyrtleStreet axis was further defined with the

construction of the pavilion on the water front in 1923. The Union De-

pot tower, the pavilion and the sunken gardens in Lowel Park all

were part of the epi- center of the public water front. Both the tower

and the pavilion highighted and defined this important public space

for nearly four decades before th e demolition of th e tower in 1960.Water Street as the north /south axis now defines the northern and

southern limits of Lowel Park and is terminated with the Commander

Elevator on the south and the Desch Building on the north. The inter-

section of these major axis is currently lacking its historic demarka-tion.

With the completion of the northern portion of the Water Street Inn

we plan to restore the defining components of the water front an d theMyrtle /WaterStreet axis intersection.

Thank you in advance for your consideration of the submittal and we

look forward to meeting with yo u and answering any questions you

may have during th e staff meeting an d public hearing.

Yours truly,

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