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<br />Depreciation: Since the property has operated as a trucking terminal for the past 32 years <br />nd plans to continue operating as such, there would be no change to the value of this or a <br />any surrounding properties. This site is in an industrial area and these types of businesses <br />are what industrial areas are designed and zoned for. Staff does not feel that there would <br />be any depreciation of the subject property or the surrounding properties. <br /> <br />The Character of the Surrounding Area: This part of the City is mostly an Industrial area. <br />here is a manufactured home community on the north end of the property, however, a natural T <br />vegetative buffer separates the properties. All other properties surrounding the subject <br />property are zoned Industrial. There are two other large trucking companies in this industrial <br />park so the character in this area is largely transportation based. <br /> <br />Traffic: Mustang Drive exits onto Old Highway 8 where traffic counts are 6,800 vehicles per <br />ay. Traffic would not change by approving this conditional use permit, but the applicant is <br />are available <br />d <br />proposing an expansion, which would increase the company’s truck capacity causing an <br />increase in traffic in the area. If the expansion were to occur, an estimate for additional traffic <br />could be if every additional dock door had a truck come and go every day, there would be an <br />additional 48 trips per day which would be a approximately a 0.7% increase in traffic on Old <br />Highway 8. Even if even additional dock door had 2 trucks come and go every day, traffic <br />would increase by less than 2%. This area already has high truck traffic due to the existing <br />businesses in the industrial park. <br /> <br />Adequate utilities and access roads : There would be no changes to the existing <br />usiness. It would continue operating as it has for many years. All utilities and access roads <br />Use <br />b <br />are adequate for this business. The site is located on Mustang Drive which has good access <br />to nearby highways and freeways. <br /> <br />The Demonstrated Need for Such a : Midwest Motor Express has operated this business <br />in Mounds View since 1994, and this site has been operating as a trucking terminal since it <br /> <br />tor Express is requesting approval of a conditional use permit which is required to <br />perate a trucking terminal on an industrial zoned property. By no fault of Midwest Motor <br />was developed over 30 years ago with no problems. Midwest Motor Express is very happy <br />being located here and would like to continue operating and expand in Mounds View. <br /> <br />Summary: <br />Midwest Mo <br />o <br />Express, a conditional use permit was never issued for the property even though it has been <br />operating as a trucking terminal since it was developed in 1974. There have been no <br />problems with this property as a trucking terminal. Based on the above analysis, Staff feels <br />that the proposal adequately satisfies the conditional use criteria and would not adversely <br />affect the surrounding area. <br /> <br />Public Input: This meeting will be a public hearing. Notices were mailed to all property <br />owners within 350 feet of 2169 Mustang Drive, including to the specific manufactured <br /> <br /> <br />ecommendations: <br />homes that were within this radius area. As of June 1, 2006, staff has not received any <br />public comments. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />R