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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 planners(rgnacplanning.com <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Little Canada Planning Commission <br />FROM: Stephen Grittman <br />DATE: September 1, 2011 <br />RE: Little Canada — Ramsey County Sheriff Outdoor Storage CUP <br />FILE NO: 758.09 — 11.20 <br />Background and Analysis <br />Ramsey County has entered into a purchase agreement with Mr. Robert DoIle, Jr., <br />owner of 5 South Owasso Boulevard, contingent upon receiving a conditional use <br />permit from the City of Little Canada. The conditional use permit would allow for the <br />outdoor storage of motor vehicles that have been confiscated or held due to court <br />proceedings. <br />The property is unique in that the south 3.76 acres fronting on South Owasso is zoned I- <br />P, Industrial Park, and the north 2.26 acres is zoned 1 -1, Light Industrial. The two <br />districts have different standards for allowing outdoor storage. The pertinent lot to this <br />request is the north 2.26 acre lot that is zoned 1 -1. <br />The City recently approved a CUP for the outdoor storage of semi - trailers on the same <br />property, but the applicant for that CUP has decided not to proceed. <br />The current requirements are as follows: <br />1 -1 District. <br />G. Open and Outdoor Storage as an accessory use provided that: <br />1. The activity of outdoor storage shall require a separate business license <br />issued by the City of Little Canada. <br />2. The storage area in question occupies an area no greater than sixty (60) <br />percent of the gross square footage of the subject parcel. <br />3. The storage area shall not occupy any portion of the yard between the front <br />