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515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 www.ci.little- canacla.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: September 18, 2002 RE: Drywall Supply Land Use Issues MAYOR Michael L Fahey COUNCIL. Beverly Scalze Jtm faValle Mats: Anderson Rick Montour ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson After reading the Planning Commission minutes regarding Drywall Supply, I noted that the property owner represented that the site plan they submitted for consideration is the design that was suggested by the City. I do not feel this is an accurate statement. While the property owner made a number of revisions to their initial concept to accommodate our desires, this plan is still deficient in the following areas based on discussions occurring with Mr. Johnson, Mr. Germundsen, the Planner and myself on July 3 t'` at the Planner's office: • We suggested outdoor storage be restricted to the area closest to the railroad track (southwest corner of the lot) to allow the existing building to provide effective screening. (It should be noted that Mr. Johnson's request for 2 -acres of outdoor storage is consistent with earlier requests.) • We asked that all canopies be removed from the site. The property owner wanted to keep the southerly one, enclose the north side, and use it to screen outdoor storage. We said that was not t the objective expressed by the City Council. To address this issue, I asked the property owner to prepare two site plans; one the way he wanted to utilize the site and one the way we suggested. We were not provided the one staff requested. On August 19th, I spoke with Mr. Germundsen during the Planner's staff time at City Hall and asked for the second drawing. I understood it would be forthcoming, but .I have not seen it to date. • We also discussed their concept of leaving one canopy as a temporary measure. My understanding is that it would be removed when the new 20,000 square foot building (formerly 30,000) was constructed. That is not indicated on the property owner's site plan. • We need better definition of the outdoor storage area. Height of steel studs, location of storage stacks and aisles, and location of equipment area with a listing of same. • I have included their last site layout plan for comparison purposes. Another issue of concern is the fact we do not have a draft development agreement for your review. In our July meeting, we discussed the need for a PUD, interim use, and development agreement to occur within 60 days (end of September) per the direction of the City Council. However, we have not been able to work on that because we have not been in agreement on the site layout provisions. Therefore, I would not recommend any approvals at this time until the entire package is tied together. cc: Carl Johnson, Drywall Supply