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. Larkin <br />Hofrnan <br />ATTORNEYS <br />• <br />July 28, 2011 <br />The Honorable Jeff Reinert <br />Mayor of the City of Lino Lakes <br />6765 E. Shadow Lake Drive <br />Lino Lakes, MN 55014 -1348 <br />Council Member Jeff O'Donnell <br />City of Lino Lakes <br />6958 Black Duck Drive <br />Circle Pines, MN 55014 -1315 <br />Council Member Rob Rafferty <br />City of Lino Lakes <br />1573 Mergamser Court <br />Hugo, MN 55038 -9629 <br />• Re: 7301 Apollo Court, Lino Lakes, Minnesota <br />• <br />Our File #30,968 -00 <br />Dear Mayor and Council Members: <br />ty,lq <br />Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd. <br />1500 Wells Fargo Plaza <br />7900 Xerxes Avenue South <br />Minneapolis, Minnesota 55431-1194 <br />GENERAL: 952 - 835 -3800 <br />FAX 952 -896 -3333 <br />www.larkinhoff� i Lan. com <br />WEB: <br />Council Member Kathi Gallup <br />City of Lino Lakes <br />508 Woodduck Trail <br />Circle Pines, MN 55014 -2459 <br />Council Member Dave Roeser <br />City of Lino Lakes <br />6179 Patridge Court <br />Lino Lakes, MN 55110 -1061 <br />We represent Jenmar Equity, LLC, the owner of the above property, which in turn leases it to <br />two business operations housed within the building, namely Superl, Inc. and Lakes Building <br />Components, Inc ( "Lakes "). Lakes serves the building components market and is in a startup <br />mode. This business expects to grow from approximately 15 employees today to 40 employees <br />in a few years. To accomplish this growth plan they require some flexibility with regard to <br />outside storage of product assembled on the property. The inability to store wood trusses, their <br />main product, significantly threatens their expansion plans for this operation within the <br />community. <br />We have enclosed photos of the site to demonstrate how well screened it is today through high <br />berming, an existing fence and mature vegetation. Please note that many of the other uses in the <br />same industrial park are allowed outside storage based on their locations. Our client would like <br />the same opportunity to expand its business using its rear and side yard. <br />Accordingly, we requested the opportunity to meet with you in a work session to explore <br />resolution of this matter. For instance, one possible alternative would be the issuance of an <br />interim use permit for outside storage for a stated term to allow the building owner to build an <br />