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Council Meeting May 22 , 1990 page 4 • 1 request, an amendment to the zoning ordinance and a conditional use 2 permit. He noted that they are requesting a specific location for a 3 specific use. 4 5 The City Manager also noted that this request had been heard twice by 6 the Planning Commission as there had been some question whether proper 7 notices had been given. 8 9 The Planning Commission denied the amendment to the zoning ordinance. 10 Members of the Planning Commission felt this facility would be more 11 appropriately housed in a light commercial area. 12 13 The Planning Commission took no action on the conditional use permit 14 request. The City Manager advised that this request had been withdrawn 15 by the Weis Companies today. 16 17 Mayor Ranallo stated he is very comfortable with the conclusions of the 18 Planning Commission and noted that there were three people in attendance 19 at the Council meeting who had wished to speak about this issue. 20 21 Doug Jones, a representative of the Silver Lake Homeowners ' Association, 22 expressed his concern that the location for the proposed facility was •23 the only green area left around Apache Plaza. He also felt a future 24 site for a storm water retention pond should be considered for Apache 25 Plaza. He noted that presently soil , silt and other matter washes from 26 Apache Plaza blacktopped areas into Silver Lake. He is concerned with 27 water quality of Silver Lake if this were allowed to continue. 28 29 Doug Jones suggested that another site for a mini-storage facility could 30 be located at Coolidge and St. Anthony Boulevard as it is zoned for this 31 type of building. 32 33 Councilmember Mark, inquired if Doug Jones is opposed to the use of any 34 green area near Apache Plaza. Mr. Jones responded that he is not necessarily 35 opposed but he is aware that Apache Plaza management has committed a certain 36 number of parking spaces to its tenants. Mr. Jones stated his intent to 37 contact the Rice Creek Watershed District regarding its imposing levies 38 on property owners whose runoff is impacting Silver Lake. He feels that 39 Apache is responsible for seventy percent of the runoff and is the major 40 polluter of Silver Lake. 41 42 Motion by Makowske, second by Ranallo to deny the request for an amendment 43 of the Zoning Ordinance of St. Anthony which would provide for a self- 44 service storage as a specifically listed conditional use in a "C" Commercial 45 District for the following reasons : 46 47 1 . The proposal doesn ' t meet all three conditions which must be satisfied 48 before a conditional use can be permitted, specifically #3 in the petition 49 for conditional use permit which requires the use to be necessary and 050 desirable at the proposed location to provide a service or facility