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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.231 .2555 Facsimile: 763.231 .2561 planners @necplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: March 6, 2008 RE: Little Canada — TEMO Sunrooms — Country Drive PUD FILE NO: 758.09 — 08.03 Background and Analysis The applicants are the owners and occupants of the office /warehouse building at 2905 Country Drive. The property is zoned PUD, and was developed as a part of a City - initiated tax increment financing project to provide high quality office and office - warehouse space along I -35E. Over time, a total of four buildings have been built in this area, with future plans for additional redevelopment to the south of the subject property. In the spring of 2007, the applicant requested the ability to construct a detached accessory garage building in the parking lot behind the principal building. The application also includes a request for the construction of a gazebo that would be located in the front parking lot. The purpose of the garage building was to be for storage of company equipment which the applicant indicates is often stored outside. It should be noted that outside storage is not permitted in this district, and there is an existing garage building near the proposed location. The purpose of the gazebo is as a sales display — the applicant markets this product to retail purchasers. The City Council approved amendments to the PUD to allow the display of the gazebo seasonally between March 1 and October 31 of each year, and to allow the construction of a garage, in which the applicant was to be required to keep all storage materials, including room for a dumpster. The applicant had been storing materials and a trash dumpster outside on the parking lot area. During the past 10 months, the gazebo has remained on site past the removal date of October 31, and the applicant has found a potential tenant for a portion of his building. As a result, the applicant is seeking a revised PUD permit for the following purposes: 7