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FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES July 28, 2004 -4- Proposed ordinanceproviding_forthe addition of rental storage space as an Interim Use in B-3 Zone (continued from July 14, 2004) Ms. Jones said that all of the aforementioned objections apply, whether the proposed use were to be interim, conditional, accessory or permitted. In addition: The proposed use does not fit the purpose and intent of the Interim Use Permit, as defined in 9-15.08 Subdivision 1. The applicant is not presenting this as a temporary use (paragraph a), a presently acceptable use that is expected to become unacceptable or to be replaced in the future by a permitted or conditional use in the district (paragraph b), or a use in anticipation of long range change to the area (paragraph c). At this time there is one other interim use provided in the City Code, the Farmer's Market at Twin City Co-op Credit Union, approved in 2003. The storage use proposed by TIES shares little if any similarity to the Farmer's Market use in B-2. • Farmer's Market is on site for a period of five hours or less, one day per week, five months • of the year. Storage at TIES would be round the clock, seven days a week, all year. • Farmer's Market is a public service and community amenity provided by Twin City Co-op Credit Union without charge to the Community or to the Market. Storage at TIES is intended as arevenue-producing business unrelated to the nonprofit organization's educational mission. • Farmer's Market is located in the B-2 zone, which is dissimilar to B-3, both by location and use. As a result of these findings, staff recommended denial of this request to the Planning Commission. • June 22: The Planning Commission held a public hearing, attended by several residents of Hollywood Court, who consistently described TIES as a good neighbor. On the grounds of respect for the City's Comprehensive Plan, the Planning Commission voted 5 - 2 to deny the application. The Comprehensive Plan is something that had been arrived at with great care. This would compromise it. At a future meeting, the Planning Commission will discuss the topic of leased storage. Council member Talbot asked if the Fire Chief had had any input. Ms. Jones said this item was discussed with him informally. It was her impression that it would be an ongoing concern, as far as inspections, simply because of the magnitude, the size, and the amount of time it would • take. The City would require frequent inspections, because of the security issues, which would be more burdensome for staff and TIES. TIES would be required to do a lot of documentation.