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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 5775 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 555, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 Telephone: 952.595.9636 Facsimile: 952.595.9837 planners @nacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: May 10, 2004 RE: Little Canada — Frattalone Excavating — Subdivision and PUD Amendment FILE NO: 758.09 - 04.15 Background and Analysis Frattalone Excavating is seeking to amend their approved PUD along Spruce Street to change the required fencing and screening plan, and to add a small strip of land acquired from the adjoining Railroad to the south. The City approved a PUD for this development to accommodate the company's operations, including a large storage yard adjacent to the wetland area. PUD Amendment. One of the conditions of the original PUD approval was for a landscape screen of Spruce trees and a security fence of chain link with black vinyl coating. The purpose of the black vinyl was to minimize the visibility of the fencing material. The applicant wishes to change the fence height from eight to six feet, eliminate the black vinyl coating, and change its final location to connect to the buildings in more logical locations. Along the south boundary of the property, the applicant would retain the black color due to its exposure to property to the south. Along the wetland, however, the intent would be to construct a galvanized chain link fence since it is behind the tree planting that adjoins the trail and the edge of the wetland. The trees will serve to provide screening of the storage yard, and the fence will be required only for security. In addition to these changes, the applicant has provided site plan information relative to the location of a canopy- covered fueling station within the storage yard area and other