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MEMORANDUM NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 0.500 Olson I'Atnn uiial fliryhwray, Suit= 202, Golti,.,n Vafle;y, Mil 56422 Tele: phone. 703.231 h 1 ,imk 763.231 2061 planners ?rnacpl:;n7in<p.coni TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: February 4, 2011 RE: Little Canada AMR Outdoor Storage CUPNariance FILE NO: 758.09 —11. Background and Analysis In 2006, AMR Properties received a Conditional Use Permit for outdoor storage at their property at 2956 Yorkton Boulevard. The property is zoned I -P, Industrial Park, and exists as a corner lot at the northeast corner of Yorkton Boulevard and Yorkton Court. Because the narrow side of the property fronts on Yorkton Court to the south, the "front" of the property is technically defined by the Zoning Ordinance as the south boundary with Yorkton Court, even though the design of the building and its address is oriented to the west and Yorkton Boulevard. Functionally, the business occupants of the building utilize entry points on the west face of the building, and the applicants think of this face as their effective "front with the effective "rear" of the building facing east toward a loading area and a shared access area with the adjacent property. It is on this east side that the applicants received the original CUP. The 2006 permit was granted for a storage area of 3,250 square feet, with conditions that included the requirement for a landscaped planting area along the south edge facing Yorkton Court. The 3,250 square foot area was designed by the applicants to provide storage area for business equipment and some materials, but avoid extending along the building in such a way as to interfere with access to an existing doorway. Since that time, the applicants have need to store a trailer that has recently been kept outside in the parking lot, a violation of the City's zoning regulations. As such, they wish to amend their original permit to expand the storage area to a total of 6,000 square feet, increasing the fenced enclosure. At this time, the applicants would also need to comply 6