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NO;RTH:W!E$,T' A4 :4Q;C;LATED: QQJNi UJLT.ANta;, LNiC' 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 Mayor and City Council FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: June 7, 2002 RE: Little Canada — Outdoor Storage in the Industrial Park District FILE NO: 758.10 This memo is written to address questions raised about the allowance of the outdoor storage for the Orius building along Spruce Street. The site is zoned I -P, Industrial Park, which limits outdoor storage to 75% of the principal building size by Conditional Use Permit. The zoning ordinance prohibits these types of accessory uses in the required yard areas, that is, the uses must meet the setbacks of the zoning district. In this case, the proposed storage area was shown to be 40 feet from the Spruce Street right of way, consistent with the required setback from that street. In addition, while we often think of the restrictions on corner lots as applying to two front yards, the reality is that there is only one front yard. One of the "frontages" is actually a side yard, to which the ordinance often applies setbacks that are the same as the front yard. In the case of the Orius building, the front is on Country Drive, and the Spruce Street exposure is a side yard. The required side yard setback on the exposed street side is 40 feet. If the intent of the City Council would be to require that accessory uses (such as the storage area) be located only in the rear yard, the ordinance could be changed to accommodate this intent. A zoning text amendment would need to be processed stating something to the effect that such uses would be restricted to a location that is no nearer the street than the rear building line of the principal building. This item could be placed on an upcoming Planning Commission agenda for further consideration at the direction of the City Council. Pc: Joel Hanson