09-09-2004 Planning Comm. Agenda

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• We re-graded for proper drainage in rear area and installed class 5, 4-6 inches deep. • We removed over 150 yards ofjunk and debris in rear storage area. • Reorganized rear storage area as per our agreement. • Required all tenants to sign the attached exhibit A addendum to there lease per our conversation as to prevent any future non-compliance to the proposed CPU. The request for change is as follows; We are requesting that the CPU permit would allow outdoor storage in the rear and side portion of the property in the amount not to exceed 22000 sq ft of space to be used for unlimited storage space, not Co be dictated as the amount or quantity of any one type of vehicle or equipment. (See attached survey). We would also request as long as no repairable vehicles are stored with in 25 ft of the side lot lines, no additional screening would be required at the site. That area along the side lot lines could be used for operable vehicle storage only. The support in reasoning behind changes is as follows; Use of the area with in the side yard set back is requested due to a hardship that the owner of the property did not create himself but inherited due to an easement for the City of St. Paul for its water main which does not allow us any use of the rear approximate 45 feet of our property. Secondly we are requesting that the storage not be limited to certain amounts of not one type of vehicle or one type of truck. This is where this becomes burdensome to tenant, owner and city staff that any small business is likely to have more equipment or vehicles or less equipment or vehicles at any given time if we dictate as the original CPU seems to do and if at any time one of my tenants purchases a second dump truck technically he and I could both be in violation of the CPU even though that piece of equipment was properly stored on the property. By dedicating the amount of square footage instead of the amount of vehicles and or equipment which would be unique to this particular property and could even be considered a hardship because this is a mixed use building and at this time we have two excavators and one auto body shop.