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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 @nacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: May 2, 2008 RE: Little Canada — Rossow — 3101 Spruce Street Outdoor Storage CUP FILE NO: 758.09 — 08.09 Background and Analysis Lee Rossow is seeking an amendment to his Conditional Use Permit for outdoor storage at 3101 Spruce Street. The property was previously occupied by a bus garage, and the CUP issued for that site required that only buses and related equipment were allowed to stored. The amendment is seeking to remove the restriction related to buses and make some minor site plan improvements, including: a. Removal and replacement of the chain link fence to alter landscaping. b. Removal of some of the retaining walls along Spruce Street and constructing a landscaped display area for Tri -State Bobcat, the new occupant of the property. c. Reduction in site parking to close street entrances — this would result in additional landscaped boulevard area. Outdoor storage is now allowed by CUP under a revised ordinance. The requirements for the permit are as follows (staff comments inserted in italics): G. Open and Outdoor Storage as an accessory use, provided that: 1. The activity of outdoor storage shall require a separate business license issued by the City of Little Canada. The applicant will have to obtain this license. 2. The storage area in question occupies an area no greater than sixty percent (60 %) of the gross square footage of the subject parcel. The site plan shows up to 70% of the site behind the fence line. However, the aerial photo shows that the rear 40 feet of property is in green space, separating the water works property from the edge of the paved storage