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10 <br /> 1 Commissioner Brownell reiterated his April 17th statement that he <br /> 2 perceived the proposed type of activity should more appropriately be <br /> 3 categorized as an industrial use as opposed to one to be allowed in a <br /> 4 commercial area. He said he hadn't heard anything that evening to <br /> 5 change his mind. As a matter of fact, he said, he had probably heard <br /> 6 things during the discussions that evening that actually solidified that <br /> 7 opinion. <br /> 8 Commissioner Franzese recalled that the Commissioners had been told that <br /> 9 there were only two other vacant commercial areas left in the City. <br /> 10 Apart from all the other concerns raised that evening, said she <br /> 11 perceived allowing a mini-storage facility at Apache might be opening <br /> 12 all the rest of the center to "spot zoning" . <br /> 13 Commissioner Wagner indicated he shared her concern about the City being <br /> 14 able to control other property in Apache which isn't doing well at all <br /> 15 if the ordinance is changed for this use. He was also concerned about <br /> 16 losing control over other commercial areas in the City. <br /> 17 Commissioner Hansen indicated he had heard a lot of valid points of <br /> 18 opposition that evening, but his strongest feelings about the proposal <br /> 19 were that this use appeared to be a function which belonged in a light <br /> 20 industrial district. The Commissioner said he wasn't ready to give up <br />• 21 on commercial in St. Anthony, in spite of the fact that Apache wasn't <br /> 22 doing well right now. He pointed to the Metropolitan Stadium property <br /> 23 which had been empty for years, but now had the biggest shopping center <br /> 24 in the world being constructed there. He said he knew St. Anthony was <br /> 25 in a pretty key location and saw some exciting developments like the 300 <br /> 26 units of housing going in on the other end of town and a new townhome, <br /> 27 development being constructed not too far from Apache, which made him <br /> 28 think there was still a real potential for commercial development in the <br /> 29 City. The Commissioner perceived that St. Anthony ought to preserve the <br /> 30 commercial it has available for future development in better times. <br /> 31 Chair Madden commented that he had mixed feelings about the request <br /> 32 before them, citing the fact that Apache is in trouble and could use <br /> 33 this help. On the other hand, he cited his own experience with a <br /> 34 similar facility, St. Anthony Storage, in his own neighborhood, which is <br /> 35 not kept up and is not a good neighbor caused him to have some <br /> 36 reservations about this proposal in spite of the assurance of the <br /> 37 applicant that their maintenance would be different. <br /> 38 Commissioner Werenicz said he had been leaning toward recommending <br /> 39 approval of the Weis Company's request after the hearing last month, <br /> 40 finding that the proposal did look like a well put together plan and <br /> 41 that it might be a good use for this property. He said the only <br /> 42 concerns which had induced him to change .his mind had been those of the <br /> 43 residents on Silver Lake who have been battling pollution from Apache <br /> 44 for years. The Commissioner wasn't sure what their chances of <br /> 45 correcting those problems would be, but he said he does agree that the <br /> 46 storage use would do nothing more than add to their water problems. <br /> 47 However, he was not in agreement with some of the "selfish" arguments <br />