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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 23, 2013 PUD PERMIT- Blesener opened the public hearing to consider application for a PUD 2968 RICE Permit for an Interim use permit to allow use of a property at 2968 Rice STREET — Street for mixed commercial purposes as requested by Dirk Bordsen. It BORDSEN was noted that both the City Planner and the Planning Commission recommended approval subject to compliance with the recommendations of the City Planner while waiving the requirement for concrete curb and gutter. Given the nature of the proposals by Dirk Bordsen for 2968 and 2962 Rice Street, Council felt that both public hearings should be opened so these properties could be discussed simultaneously. PUD PERMIT- Blesener opened the public hearing to consider application for a PUD 2962 RICE Permit to accommodate expansion of commercial vehicle parking and STREET — joint parking with 2948 Rice Street for the property located at 2962 Rice BORDSEN Street as requested by Dirk Bordsen. It was noted that both the City Planner and Planning Commission recommended approval subject to compliance with the recommendations of the City Planner while waiving the requirement for concrete curb and gutter and with the Commission indicating support of accommodating parking for 2968 Rice Street on the 2962 Rice Street property as well. The City Planner noted that the properties at 2968 and 2962 Rice Street are long, narrow parcels, each having 75 feet of frontage on Rice Street. There are single- family homes at the front of the parcels with a series of buildings in the back that have been historically used for garage and storage purposes. The residential use of each of these sites has ended quite some time ago. The property is zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD) District and is guided for commercial use in the Comp Plan. The Planner reported that the uses of these properties as proposed by Dirk Bordsen are interrelated. He noted that with regard to 2962 Rice Street, Bordsen is proposing to lease the back portion of this property to parking for Pre -Wire, which occupies the property immediately south at 2948 Rice Street. When Pre -Wire originally occupied their site, they had adequate parking as many employees had take -home vehicles. That situation has changed, and Pre -Wire now needs additional parking. The Planner reported that Bordsen has submitted revised site plan showing the Pre - Wire parking on 2962 Rice Street. This site plan also shows parking for the back buildings on 2968 Rice Street on the 2962 Rice Street property. Allowing parking for 2968 Rice Street on the 2962 site minimizes the amount of paving that would otherwise be necessary. The Planner noted that the long -term goal would be to combine the 2962 and 2968 sites for a 3