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Item No: 05A Meeting Date: Oct 7, 2020 Type of Business: Planning Case Planning Case: 2020-004 City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Planning Commission From: Jon Sevald, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 1122-20; Conditional Use Permit for Open and Outdoor Storage as an Accessory Use, 2832 Mounds View Boulevard Introduction: Caliber Companies is requesting a Conditional Use Permit for outdoor storage of light duty trucks, trailers, and scaffolding equipment. The outdoor storage area will be screened by an 8’ tall wooden fence. Discussion: Caliber Companies, owner of Caliber Drywall and Donnelly Stucco, purchased 2832 Mounds View Boulevard (Tires N’More) in September, 2020. Caliber plans to remodel the building’s interior and enclose the east side of the backyard facing CVS, with an 8’ fence this fall, and renovate the exterior in 2021. Caliber plans to move its operations from south Minneapolis to Mounds View by December 1st. Analysis: The property is zoned B-3 Highway Business. Permitted Uses include Limited Retail uses which have as the principal use, sales with warehousing or display secondary to that use.1 The expectation is that the general public can enter the business during normal hours, and purchase a product (e.g. drywall or stucco supplies) or service (installation). Caliber Companies will have a product showroom and sales staff. Within the B-3 district, conditional uses include Open and outdoor storage as an accessory use.2 Exterior storage must be screened from adjacent residential uses with either a sold fence, 6’ – 8’ in height; or a row of evergreen trees, a minimum of 8’ in height.3 Exterior storage will consist of light-duty trucks, trailers (9’ or less in height), and scaffolding. West of the property are single-family homes, screened by an existing 6’ solid wooden fence on the subject property. On the adjacent residential properties, backyards are heavily wooded, providing additional screening. Staff recommends that the 6’ fence be replaced by an 8’ fence, because the outside storage will exceed 6’ in height. History of 2832 Mounds View Boulevard: In 1965, the building was constructed for the PAK Company, and used as a warehouse. In 1967, the property was rezoned from R1A to B-3. In 1976, a Special Use Permit was approved for an indoor/outdoor tennis court facility at 2828 County Road 10 (behind the PAK building). In 2004, five parcels, including the PAK property and the adjacent Amoco gas station, were platted into two lots (Velmeir CVS Addition). In 2004, an ingress/egress easement was recorded across CVS and PAK properties for the benefit of both. Amoco was removed and redeveloped into CVS Pharmacy (2005). 1 City Code, Section 1113.02, Subd 2 (Retail) 2 City Code, Section 1114.04, Subd 4 (Open and outdoor storage as an accessory use) 3 City Code, Section 1103.08, Subd 6 (Required Screening)