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Mounds View Planning Commission <br />Regular Meeting <br />November 16, 2011 <br />Page 2 <br />Ayes — 7 Nays — 0 Motion carried. <br />4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda <br />None. <br />5. Planning Cases <br />A. CU2011-001 Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for Outdoor Storage <br />Planning Associate Heller requested the Commission consider a conditional use permit (CUP) to <br />allow outdoor storage for The Tyson Companies located at 4825 Mustang Circle. Tyson <br />Companies is a trucking and warehouse business that has been located in Mounds View for <br />many years. The property is zoned industrial and outdoor storage is a conditional use in <br />industrial districts. <br />Associate Heller indicated the Tyson Companies would like to utilize their large property for <br />additional business and be able to offer outdoor storage to customers. The storage area would <br />only be visible to a few manufactured homes that are directly next to Tyson's property. The area <br />has been used for parking semi -trailers for many years, and would now simply include some <br />stacked product. Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit as requested. <br />Chair Stevenson questioned how tall the outdoor storage would be stacked. <br />Dale Tellers, representing The Tyson Companies, stated they had considered a contract for <br />storing double high pallets of shingles that would have been about 8 feet tall. He stated that the <br />height would depend on what the product was being stored. <br />Chair Stevenson suggested the outdoor storage not exceed the building height. <br />Commissioner Meehlhause asked if there were OSHA standards regarding storage height. <br />Mr. Tellers stated safety would be a primary consideration and he would not want any products <br />damaged or falling since their company is responsible for the product while it was on their <br />property. <br />Associate Heller stated fire code may regulate some products, as well as the manufacturer <br />putting limits on how much they want stacked on top of each other. <br />Commissioner Meehlhause questioned how long the outdoor storage products would be stored <br />on site. <br />Mr. Tellers noted the intent was to have the products sit four to five months before clearing out. <br />