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MEMORANDUM DATE: 03/11/02 MEETING DATE: 03/19/02 TO: Planning Commission Members FROM: Susan Henry, Assistant City Manager X 4 SUBJECT: Village North, LLP, 2801 37th Avenue Northeast, Amend the Conditional Use Permit for Essenco, a candle manufacturer. Requested Action: The applicant, Ken Solie of Village North, LLP, property owner of the light industrial building at 2801 37th Avenue Northeast, is requesting an amendment to their current .Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The applicant is asking for the City to remove the September 1, 2002, expiration date, and in its place, place no expiration date. Background: On January 8, 2002, the City Council approved a conditional use permit submitted by Village Properties, for the packaging of wax and other components into candles. A company called Essenco now occupies the building at 2801 37th Avenue Northeast. Essenco manufactures candles. Their conditional use permit expires September 1, 2002 (see attached permit with conditions). Over the past several months, neighboring residents have been calling city offices complaining of the nuisance of strong candle-related smells (see attached city complaint log). The petitioner and its tenant, Essenco, are aware of the complaints. They are willing to install a new ventilating system, which should reduce the smells to the neighborhood, according to their proposal. Steve Levitis of Essenco has stated the proposed exhaust system is designed to reduce the odors 75 to 100 percent from what neighbors have been experiencing currently, depending on their distance from the discharge point and the weather and the wind conditions at the time. The cost for the new system is estimated up to $80,000 (see attached Essenco packet). Village Properties and Essenco is requesting permanent removal of an expiration date on their CUP in exchange for their investment in the expensive ventilating equipment. Essenco has stated it is important for them to know how they stand now, rather than later, as their busy season is nearby when the CUP expires on September 1, 2002. Attachments: • Application for Amendment to CUP (Ken Solie's e-mail) • Essenco Fragrance Mitigation Packet • 1/8/02 City Council Minutes • 12/18/01 Planning Commission Minutes • Current Conditional Use Permit • City Candle Complaint Log