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LEE ROSSOW 3101 SPRUCE STREET 3175 RYAN LANE 194 / 196 RYAN LANE 3164 RYAN LANE ❖ For 20 years, we operated 150 school busses and parked 170 employee automobiles on the 194 / 196, 3101, 3175 and 3164 properties. + Eighteen months ago, the City of Little Canada approved new Conditional Use Permits (CUPs), removing the bus references at 194 / 196 and 3175 Ryan Lane. At the same time, a CUP update at 3164 was denied. Currently at 3164, we have an opportunity to rent office space and outdoor storage to Auto Rescue - a towing and impound operation - and outdoor storage to Quality Contracting, our neighbor to the South. The current CUP and proposed ordinances do not contain provisions to rent to these businesses. 4• Auto Rescue is willing to rent part of 194 Ryan, while waiting for the moratorium to be resolved. 4• Quality Contracting, a Level One company, has outgrown their current property as many local businesses have done in the past An opportunity exists for Quality to expand to the North, on the 3164 lot, allowing for growth without moving or purchasing any more property, OPTIONS . Perhaps a yearly renewable license could be issued for situations not covered in the CUP of the property or in the ordinances. The license should contain caveats and conditions that would force the business to abide by the agreement. If they didn't, the City could refuse to renew the license and / or the CUP. The fees charged for the license could augment costs incurred enforcing the agreement. + The ordinances could allow existing Little Canada businesses the option of renting adjacent or local parcels of land. This would accommodate for fluctuations and growth needs, and would allow businesses to remain in the area, without incurring the unnecessary expenses associated with moving. This is similar to the car dealerships along Highway 61 that routinely move their automobiles to other parcels. Please know that I respect your efforts to standardize the ordinances and control the problems that exist throughout the City. These suggestions are respectfully submitted to offer alternatives that might work to maintain firm but flexible options to the current system available to businesses. Lee Rossow (651) 308 - 2999 15