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' NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. ~ 4F300 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 7elepho ne. 763.2312555 Facsimile: 763.231.25Pi1 plan nersC nacpia nning.wm MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: July 1, 2010 RE: Little Canada -Zoning Ordinance Amendment FILE NO: 758.09 - 10.06 When the City established regulations for allowing off-site outdoor storage in the I-1 District, a short time-frame of one year was created to permit regular review of the operations. For some of the initial IUPs, that year is up and they need to request extension of their permit. As written, extensions would constitute new permits, and would also be limited to one year. As a part of this review, staff is opening up the discussion over the one year limitation on such permits. In addition to the IUP, the owner is required to obtain an administrative license to operate off-site outdoor storage. This license requires an annual renewal, but is less expensive to obtain since there is no public hearing and compliance is largely self-reported with a staff code enforcement site visit. The IUP requires public notice and a public hearing, and is essentially afull-blown Conditional Use Permit process each time it comes up. The current language is as follows: 914.045.A.7. The owner of the property and the owner of the storage material execute a development agreement with the City specifying any additional conditions for use and operation of the storage area, including a termination date for the interim use permit not more than one (1) year from the date of approval. Any amendment to be considered would be only to the last line of the clause, specifying a different time for termination. Keeping the timeframe short permits the City to closely monitor off-site outdoor storage. In the alternative, the City could create language that allows for a longer timeframe, or to language that allows the City to specify a timeframe on a case-by-case basis. Those changes would look like the following, respectively: