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NIINUTLS CITY COUNCIL JULY 9, 2003 Fahey reported to Mr. Johnson that when he came into the City, he received a call reported that Mr. Johnson wanted to run the property as a railroad distribution yard. This was never represented by Mr. Johnson initially, and now the leasing of outdoor storage space for the unloading of rail cars is just that. Johnson indicated that this is not a true railroad reload business, which typically exists on 6 to 7 acres of property, and that is not his goal. Johnson indicated that the leased outdoor storage would provide for full use of the site which is what will exist in 2 to 3 years anyway as Drywall Supply expands. Anderson pointed out that when the Council discussed the rezoning of the property and decided not to rezone it to I-1, the concern was to control the type and amount of outdoor storage that would be allowed on the site for both now and in the future. That was one of the reasons that the property was rezoned to PUD. Anderson stated that he thought the Council was pretty clear that the City wanted to keep outdoor storage contained and that only the owner of the property would be allowed outdoor storage. Anderson felt the proposed to rent outdoor storage space to another business did not mesh with the PUD zoning for the property. Blesener asked the frequency the lease business would have railroad cars to the site and how long would materials be stored. Johnson indicated that the business interested in the lease is looking fora 2-year commitment. Johnson also anticipated there would be two to three rail cars to the site per day. Johnson also indicated that one rail car load is the equivalent of four tivckloads. Johnson indicated that Drywall Supply would unload the rail cars for the lease business, and while they may truck some of the materials off site, another trucking company would do the majority of the trucking. Anderson pointed out that if the product is similar to Drywall Supply's, it would be difficult to enforce any limitations on the number of rail cars that could deliver product to the site for the lease company. Johnson reviewed pictures of what the operation would look like. Blesener asked if Drywall Supply's product came by rail. Johnson replied that it did and right now he gets four to five rail car deliveries per day. Blesener indicated that he had no problem with the leasing of a portion of the outdoor storage area provided that appropriate parameters are established to control the operation. Fahey indicated that he was opposed 6