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• AGENDA ITEM 6B STAFF ORIGINATOR: Paul Bengtson P &Z MEETING DATE: October 12, 2011 TOPIC: Outdoor Storage — 7301 Apollo Court Public Hearing: Zoning Ordinance Amendment to add Outdoor Storage as an Accessory Use by Interim Use Permit under certain conditions Background Lakes Building Components Inc. has applied to amend the Zoning Ordinance to add Outdoor Storage as an Accessory Use as an Interim Use within the Light Industrial zoning district. Lakes Building Components moved into a portion of 7301 Apollo Court the spring of • 2011 and started assembling building trusses. This type of use is appropriate in the Light Industrial zoning district, however Lakes Building Components began storing not only raw materials, but also finished product in the parking lot and green space west of the parking lot. Additionally, Lakes Building Components hired a contractor to create an opening in the west wall of the existing building and install a roller system outside of the building to allow movement of the finished products to the exterior of the building. This work was done without a building permit or review by the city's Building Official. (The work has since been reviewed and approved by the Building Department.) On March 3, 2011 the city first informed Lakes Building Components that they were in violation of the Building Code, since they had not received a building permit to do work on the building; and that the storage of raw materials and finished product was not allowed on the site. As 7301 Apollo Court abuts a property zoned for residential /rural to the west and abuts I35W due to the enlarged right of way obtained by Anoka County for Apollo Drive, staff informed the business owner that they were not allowed to have any outdoor storage at 7301 Apollo Court and that the site would need to be cleaned up immediately. Since that date a number of conversations have occurred between staff and the business owner's attorney, between staff and the City Council, and between the City Council and the business owner's attorney. The result of those discussions was the submittal of applications for a Zoning Text Amendment and an Interim Use Permit on September 7, 2011.