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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. <br />4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 <br />Telephone: 763.231 .2555 Facsimile: 763.231 .2561 plannerscDnacplanning.con-r <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Blesener and Little Canada City Council <br />FROM: Stephen Grittman <br />DATE: September 23, 2005 <br />RE: Little Canada — Outdoor Display Zoning Ordinance Amendment <br />FILE NO: 758.09 - 05.28 <br />This memorandum forwards a proposed zoning ordinance amendment that would allow <br />outdoor display of retail merchandise by INTERIM USE PERMIT. An Interim Use <br />Permit is essentially a Conditional Use Permit with a time limitation. The time limitation <br />must be agreed to by the applicant for such a permit, whereas the more common <br />Conditional Use Permit runs with the land so long as the conditions of the permit are <br />met. <br />The attached ordinance includes two basic components. The first (Sections 1 and 2 of <br />the Ordinance) establish Interim Use Permits in the Administrative processing section of <br />the Zoning Ordinance. We have placed this language in Chapter 921 which establishes <br />the processing requirements for Amendments and Conditional Use Permits. <br />The second component of the ordinance (Section 3) establishes Outdoor Display of <br />Retail Merchandise as an Interim Use Permit in the B -3 District, and lists the conditions <br />under which such a permit may be considered. <br />The Planning Commission preferred the use of the Interim Use Permit process, rather <br />than the Conditional Use Permit to allow for better control of what could turn out to be <br />an unsightly condition if abused. The Commission placed a proposed termination date <br />of December 31, 2007 for the Joe's Sporting Goods IUP, after which a new permit <br />would need to be applied for if the applicants wish to continue the use. <br />Pc: Kathy Glanzer <br />Steve Westerhaus <br />Lee Elfering <br />