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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. <br />4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 <br />Telephone: 753.231 .2555 Facsimile: 763.231 .2561 planners@?nacplanning.com <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Little Canada Planning Commission <br />FROM: Stephen Grittman <br />DATE: April 4, 2008 <br />RE: Little Canada —1-1 Light Industrial District <br />FILE NO: 758.10 -08.04 <br />Background and Analysis <br />Accompanying this memo is a revised draft of the City's 1 -1, Light Industrial Zoning <br />District. The most recent revision reflects discussion related to distinguishing between <br />major auto repair and a newly defined use labeled "Salvage Vehicle Repair ". The <br />proposed ordinance would define this new use classification as follows: <br />Salvage Vehicle Repair: A use of land in which unlicensed or inoperable vehicles, <br />including salvage vehicles, clips, and /or other parts are being stored on site for <br />commercial restoration and rebuilding, or for disassembly, serving as a source of parts or <br />components for the re- manufacturing and /or re- assembly of motor vehicles on the same <br />property and as a part of the same business. This use is distinguished from the storage <br />and resale of such salvage vehicles and parts, which is not an allowed in the City of Little <br />Canada. <br />The proposed text incorporates other changes to the 1 -1 District, including (most <br />significantly) a comprehensive change to the outdoor storage allowances in the District. <br />The City considered numerous alternatives in its attempt to deal with outdoor storage, <br />since this use has been the subject of a great majority of the City's code enforcement <br />efforts over the past several years. <br />The institution of the Salvage Vehicle Repair use is a part of the attempt to address this <br />issue by focusing on one of the primary uses where outdoor storage has been an issue. <br />With these changes, it is hoped that property owners will have a clearer understanding <br />of the expectations for land use and site development in the 1 -1 District, and the City will <br />have a stronger basis for enforcement of violations when such violations occur. <br />2 <br />