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Wei S Wana €a MAYOR Michael 1. Fahey COUNCIL Jim LaValle Malt Anderson Rick Montour Bill Blesener 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 ADMINISTRATOR (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 Joel R. Hanson www.ci.little-canada.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Fahey and Members of the City Council FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Code Enforcement Officer DATE: July 28, 2004 RE: Precision Tree — 50 S. Owasso Blvd. I reviewed the Precision Tree property today and wanted to give the Council an update on the status of the property. The southeast corner of the property where the alternative heat source is located has not changed. There is still a medium size wood pile, tractor, fish house, and trailer. On the south edge of the property right after the driveway ends, there was one truck and one semi truck parked in the dirt. The west edge of the property by the fuel tanks was a huge pile of wood stacked higher than the fuel tanks and one front end loader. The paved surfaced directly behind the building (1,400 square feet as shown on original plan) did have a couple of trucks, plus a few other items of equipment for the business. Woodchips are still spread out around the property as a form of turf. Lastly, the trash dumpster has been moved around the site several times. During this inspection it was located along side the garage stalls on the side of the building this is not the approved location. The dumpster is also required to be screened. To recap, staff recommends denial of the variance and CUP amendment with the exception of the parking design and fuel tanks. Staff feels Mr. Groholski should be required to restore his site to his original CUP approved plan. At this time, Precision Tree is storing items all around the property most if which is not located on a paved surface and all outdoor storage is required to be paved. Currently the only paved outdoor storage as shown on plans is 1,400 square feet. The original CUP required screening only around the outdoor storage area to avoid concerns of unapproved storage expansions. The building is currently the only thing providing screening to the outdoor storage area. Staff understands that Mr. Groholski does have 2,350 square feet of outdoor storage left to use and should be allowed to create this space. However, he should still be required to locate the outdoor storage behind the building and must comply with screening and paving as originally approved. The remaining space on the lot should stay green space. As noted before, woodchips are not an approved form of turf and staff recommends removal of the woodchips with appropriate turf established by September 15, 2004. The alternative heat source is not currently being used. Staff has researched the options to eliminate the nuisance being created by the smoke generated. Mr. Groholski has indicated he has already raised the height of the sniolce stack and the nuisance remains the same to the neighboring properties. Given the continuous complaints during this past winter, staff recommends removal of the alternative heat source - 3 by September 1, 2004.