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WS – Item # 3 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item No. 3 Date: January 6, 2014 To: City Council From: Michael Grochala Re: Exterior Storage – 7309 Lake Drive Background On February 22, 2013, following receipt of resident complaint s , city staff issued a Cease and Desist Order to Pinnacle Point, LLC, owner of property located at 7309 Lake Drive . The order required the discontinuance of the use of property for the exterior storage of shipping containers and construction trailers. Th e containers and trailer s were being stacked three to four high approximately 30 feet in height across the 5 acre parcel. Exterior Storage is not allowed as the principal use of property in the LI, Light Industrial District. Discussions regarding complian ce have been ongoing between the City, property owner and the current lessee , Mini Mobile, Inc . The owner has maintained that the use is consistent with the prior uses on the property and “grandfathered” in. The lessee has stated that they are not using the property to st ore containers but rather they are operating a container rental business . Following discussion at the September 3, 2013 work session the City Council requested further background on the property history, including review of the owners leasing informatio n, and clarification of zoning requirements. Property History The property was originally the offices of Glenn Rehbein Excavating dating back to the early 1970’s. The property included offices , shops and exterior storage of equipment and materials used in the everyday activities of the business . The approximate size of the parcel is 5.49 acres. Tshchida Excavating followed Rehbein Companies in 1995. In 2001 Diamond Dirt purchased the property which was occupie d by Kieger Enterprises, a contracting fir m that specialized in n atural d isaster c leanup. Beaver Landscaping and StoneWest occupied the site as the principal tenants in the mid 2000’s. Since the departure of Beaver Landscaping in 2007 the site has been occupied by a number of businesses at any g iven time.