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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. <br />4800 Olson Memorial Highway. Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 <br />Telephone: 763.231.2555 Facsimile: 763.231.2561 plan nersCo_'~nacpla nning.com <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Blesener and Little Canada City Council <br />___.__. _ <br />__ <br />FROM: Stephen Grittman <br />DATE: February 22, 2007 <br />RE: Little Canada -Outdoor Storage in I-1, Light Industrial District <br />FILE NO: 758.10 - 07.03 <br />The City Council and staff have been discussing issues relating to the regulation of, or <br />allowance for, outdoor storage in the I-1 zoning district. Apart of this discussion was <br />fueled by the observation that any tenant in an I-1 building, however small, could utilize <br />outdoor storage areas that could be far in excess of their indoor occupancy. <br />Staff is asking the Council to call for a public hearing for the March 26~h Council meeting <br />to revise the outdoor storage regulations in the light industrial district. As a part of that <br />hearing, staff would develop ordinance language that will be reviewed by Planning <br />Commission. Options for this regulation could take many forms. Among the concepts <br />are the following elements: <br />• Require a Conditional Use Permit for any outdoor storage (current regulation) <br />• Set a minimum square footage of indoor space to qualify for outdoor storage <br />• Relate outdoor storage square footage to indoor square footage <br />• Relate outdoor storage square footage to percentage of building <br />• Set more specific standards for outdoor storage use <br />= Set more specific standards for outdoor storage improvements <br />At the February 28~h Council meeting, we would like to discuss these issues so we can <br />narrow the draft ordinance for the hearing. <br />Pc: Kathy Glanzer <br />Steve Westerhaus <br />Lee Elfering <br />Jessica Jagoe <br />