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NL}12i'!-~~1~57 ~SSf3~~~6°t"EI3 ~Ott3S>ULi',+~N7S, 1~. 5775 irVayzata boulevard, Suite 555, St. Louis r'ark, MN 55416 Telephone: 952.595.9686 Facsimile: 952,595.9837 planners ~ntacplc~nriing,com MEMORANDUM T0: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: May 10, 2004 RE: Little Canada -Valor Enterprises Conditional Use Permit FILE NO: 758.09 - 03.34 Valor Enterprises has re-submitted information requesting a Conditional Use Permit to store cars for parts and reconditioning, as well as to sell cars from its property at 3165- 3167 Spruce Street in Ryan Industrial Park. The applicant had based his previous requests on claims that flooding in the area eliminated his ability to use parts of his property effectively. He has provided similar information in support of his request, but has stated that he does not wish to provide grading and drainage information as a part of his application. City code enforcement staff has provided information on the conditions of the property. Automobile parts, storage, and sales have raised some of the greatest levels of enforcement issues in Ryan Industrial Park. For many years, the City has expended several hours of City staff time on efforts to manage unsightly storage yards, follow up on unfulfilled permit conditions, and prepare reports to the Planning Commission and City Council on areas of concern or response to complaints. In this case, the code enforcement officer has noted the condition of the property, including open "storage" of parts and equipment, and stcrage cf cars i. ~ need of repair in the areas proposed for customer parking and sales lot. Planning staff believes the terms of the original CUP should be enforced. Automobile sales in the Ryan Industrial Park was not allowed not to create a general retail sales area, but as a convenience to repair operators who acquired vehicles for repair and then needed to sell some of these vehicles under the State's licensing requirements. Thus, sales lots were occasionally allowed under a strict set of conditions, but often