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Planning Commission Meeting April 17 , 1990 Page 4 1 Chairperson Madden read alound the Notice of Hearing to consider an 2 Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance and Conditional Use Permit request 3 from the Weiss Companies which as published in the April 4 , 1990 4 Bulletin and sent to all property owners of record within 350 feet 5 of the subject property. The Amendment was requested to provide 6 for self-service (mini-storage) as a specifically listed Conditional 7 Use in a Commercial District where such a use is now considered an 8 Industrial use . 9 In Upon approval of the Amendment , the applicant is seeking a Conditional 11 Use Permit in a "C" Commercial District for constuction of a self- 12 service storage facility on 2 . 5 acres adjacent to the northwest corner 13 of Apache Plaza Mall and immediately east of the Equinox Apartment 14 Building garages . 15 16 When the Chair asked whether anyone present had failed to receive the 17 notice of the hearing, Ken Solie, 2817 Silver Lane, requested the specific 17 location of the proposed facility. Mr. Burt estimated the facility would 19 be approximately 100 feet from the Apache Medical Office building on 20 Stinson Boulevard. Mr. Solie then identified himself and Gerry Cowan 21 who was with him as the owners of Village Properties who are part owners 22 of the medical building. He said they had received no notice of the 23 hearing and only learned it would be held during a casual conversation 24 within the last few days . The City Manager indicated he assumed their 25 company was not listed on the tax rolls for that building which was 26 used to identify those who are required by law to be notified of such 17 a hearing. 28 29 When asked, Mr. Solie indicated he and Mr. Cowan would not object 30 to continuation of the hearing but because they had no opportunity to 31 review the plans for the new facility might request the Commission 32 consider tabling a recommendation after the testimony of other interested 33 parties present that evening was taken. 34 35 Staff Report 36 37 Mr. Burt discussed his April 10th memorandum to the Commissioners in- 38 cluding the results of an informal survey he had made of surrounding 39 suburbs to ascertain how they treated similar facilities in their 40 ordinances . He said from the response he had concluded that typically 41 self-storage facilities remained an Industrial use and were still 42 viewed as "warehousing uses . " 43 44 The City Manager reported receiving three inquiries of where the 45 facility would be located from Silver Lane residents who were concerned 46 the vacant area at Stinson and Silver Lane might be the site of the 47 proposed development . When the callers realized where the facilities 48 were being requested, they were no longer concerned. 49 50 The agenda packet contained copies of the detailed site and landscaping