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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. <br />4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 <br />Telephone: 763.231.2555 Facsimile: 763.231.2561 plan nersC nacpla nning.com <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Little Canada Planning Commission <br />FROM: Laurie Smith/Stephen Grittman <br />DATE: October 3, 2008 <br />RE: Little Canada - R & S Automotive - 38 West Woodlynn Avenue <br />Proof of Parking CUP, Outdoor Storage CUP, Off-Site Outdoor <br />Storage IUP and Variance <br />FILE NO: 758.09 - 08.23 <br />Background and Analysis <br />R & S Automotive is seeking approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow for <br />proof or parking, approval of a CUP to allow for outdoor storage, as well as an Interim <br />Use Permit (IUP) for outdoor storage on that site to allow a portion of their property to <br />be used for the off-site storage from Figg Masonry and Dubya Underground. The <br />request for an IUP requires approval of a variance from Section 914.045 of the Zoning <br />Ordinance as the off-site storage material is not owned by a business operating in Little <br />Canada. <br />The R & S Automotive site contains approximately 2 acres and is zoned I-1, Light <br />Industrial. Due to recent changes in zoning ordinance regulations of outdoor storage in <br />the I-1 District, the City has conducted a review of existing I-1 District business <br />operations. R & S Automotive has been in operation on their current site for a number <br />of years and the status of their outdoor storage and salvage operations has varied <br />during this time. R & S Automotive was granted a CUP for outdoor storage of salvage <br />vehicles in 1984. The applicant indicates that auto salvage is no longer occurring on <br />the premises, but that outdoor storage of waste containers and vehicles as well as off- <br />site outdoor storage is occurring on the site. As such, approval of a CUP for outdoor <br />storage of vehicles and waste containers as well as an IUP for off-site outdoor storage <br />is required in order for these activities to continue. Furthermore, the applicant is <br />seeking approval of a CUP for proof of parking to allow for a reduction in the number of <br />parking spaces required on the site. <br />