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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(g@nacplanning.com PLANNING REPORT TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Charles Carlson /Steve Grittman DATE: July 7, 2006 SUBJECT: Little Canada- AMR Properties, LLC - Conditional Use Permit and Variance for Outdoor Storage 2960/2958 Yorkton Blvd CASE NO: BACKGROUND 758.09 - 06.20 AMR Properties, LLC, is requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit to construct a fenced outdoor storage area on the property located at 2958 Yorkton Boulevard. The site is zoned I -P, Industrial Park. The storage area will be located behind the existing building on the site, but the orientation of the building requires a variance due to the corner lot location of the property. ANALYSIS The applicant proposes to construct a 3,250 square foot outdoor storage area behind an existing industrial building on Yorkton Boulevard in Little Canada. Outdoor storage is permitted by conditional use permit in an I -P District. The property faces Yorkton Boulevard, but the narrowest street frontage is on Yorkton Court. As such, the technical "front" yard is the south yard. The rear yard is north of the building, and the proposed storage location is technically in the side yard of the property. On a narrative submitted by the applicant, the proposed storage will include air compressors, scaffolding, mixers, masonry materials, and a delivery truck. The applicant proposes a combination of chain link and wood fence on the property. Chain link fence is proposed for the east and north sides of the property, and is a permitted fence material in the Zoning Code. Screening is required on the south side of the property, as it abuts the public right -of -way. Chain link fence may not be used as a screening material, so the applicant proposes a wood fence on the south side of the