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<br />him on some of his projects. He states that he has an agreement to let them keep some of their <br />equipment on his property. Staff indicates that this is not permitted since they are not occupants of the <br />building and this was not part of the grandfathered outdoor storage. Mr. Erdmanis agrees to tell these <br />individuals they cannot keep their equipment on his property if the City says so, but he says its <br />contractors that work with him and it’s only a little bit of money that barely covers the taxes for the <br />property. <br /> <br />2015 – Ramsey County GIS Aerial shows an estimated 130,000 square feet of outdoor storage located <br />in front of the building and roughly 14,000 square feet in the rear yard. <br /> <br />June 2015 – Outdoor storage license inspection, city staff observes contractor trucks and semi-trucks in <br />the outdoor storage area. Mr. Erdmanis indicates that the contractor trucks are from individuals who <br />work with him on some of his projects. The four Interstate semi-trucks he says belong to individuals <br />who live in the area and need a place to store them when they aren’t making deliveries. City staff <br />explains that this is not part of the grandfathered outdoor storage and that these two uses for storage are <br />not allowed on the site. Mr. Erdmanis indicates that these are a continuation of the same equipment <br />and he’d like to pursue how these uses could continue. He indicates that he charges minimal rent and <br />uses this money to cover the property taxes. <br /> <br />July, October, and November 2015 – City staff meets with Mr. Erdmanis during the monthly planning <br />hours to discuss options for bringing the property into compliance. Mr. Erdmanis is requesting to keep <br />the renters of the outdoor storage. <br /> <br />July 2016 – City staff contacts Mr. Erdmanis to arrange the outdoor storage license inspection. Mr. <br />Erdmanis confirms that his is still renting a portion of the property to contractors and the semi-truck <br />owners who live in the area. <br /> <br />July 14, 2016 – Mr. Erdmanis meets with city staff during the monthly planning hours. He states that <br />he would like additional information on what defines his grandfathered use and what options does he <br />have to continue the renting of outdoor storage area to these users. <br /> <br />July 26, 2016 – The City mails Mr. Erdmanis a letter with the requested minutes and city code from <br />the rezoning of the parcel. The letter explains the options of Mr. Erdmanis to resolve. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />