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NINC COMMUNITY PLANNING - DESIGN - MARKET RESEARCH <br />NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Little Canada Planning Commission <br />FROM: Stephen Grittman <br />DATE: July 7, 1997 <br />RE: Little Canada - Outdoor Storage Ordinance Amendment <br />FILE NO: 758.10 - 97.09 <br />This memorandum forwards an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance which corrects a <br />conflict in the current language regarding outdoor storage. As currently written, the Zoning <br />Ordinance allows outdoor storage as a permitted Principal or Accessory Use in the <br />Business Warehousing, B -W District and the 1 -1, Light Industrial District. The Ordinance <br />also lists outdoor storage as a Principal or Accessory Use by Conditional Use Permit in <br />those districts, providing a series of conditions under which outdoor storage is to be <br />allowed. <br />The enclosed Ordinance would remove language in the ordinance suggesting that outdoor <br />storage is permitted, leaving only the language which requires the CUP. For almost every <br />recent proposal, the City has adhered to the Conditional Use Permit requirement, so this <br />should not alter the City's practice. In addition, the proposed Ordinance removes the <br />current language which allows outdoor storage areas to be grassed or gravel, and requires <br />paving. The rationale for this proposal is that outdoor storage is a substitute for a building. <br />It can be highly unsightly, and removes the incentive to build larger buildings which would <br />both eliminate the aesthetic problem and result in a higher tax return from the parcel. <br />cc: Kathy Glanzer <br />Greg Schmidt <br />5775 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SU'TE <br />PHONE 6 1 2-59 <br />S S F <br />ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA 554 16 <br />Page 39 - 595 -9837 <br />