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MI fPHWt%1' A34()CliAflQ CQN$kitik!AM!S,, UMcS 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: April 9, 2002 RE: Little Canada - 3020 Estates Storm Shelter FILE NO: 758.09 - 02.15 The owner of the 3020 Estates manufactured home park at 3020 Rice Street has applied for a permit to construct a storm shelter on the property. Currently, residents must seek shelter either in the basement of the office (where there is not enough room for all residents), or off -site at City buildings. The City recently adopted an amendment to the zoning ordinance that would allow non - conforming manufactured home parks to add such shelters, despite the ordinance's general prohibition against the expansion of non - conforming uses. The shelter is allowed by special permit which is designed to follow the procedural requirements of a conditional use permit. Conditions attached to the granting of these shelters are as follows: 1. Shelter should be of a size accommodating the estimated population of the park. 2. Shelter should be set back 10 feet from lot lines. 3. Shelter must meet any standards of the State Department of Health, the department that regulates manufactured home parks. 4. Shelter must not be used for storage. The proposed shelter is a series of concrete sections totaling 36 feet in length and 9 feet in height and width. Total interior space would be approximately 260 square feet. There are 74 residential units in the park. The applicant should provide information on the population of the park to be used by the building official in determining the adequacy of the shelter to accommodate the park's needs. The shelter's proposed location is at the east side of the park property, 84 feet from the railroad as measured by the applicant. All setbacks appear to be met.