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Planning Commission Meeting April 17, 1990 Page 6 • 1 Concerns about flammable materials being stored in the facility would also 2 have to come into play with probably only cars stored there long term when 3 the tanks would have to be emptied . 4 5 Commissioner Werenicz that the pylon sign idicated on the plans would 6 not be allowed by the City Sign Ordinance and only one sign would be 7 allowed on the building . 8 9 The building would be a masonry project with decorative block on the walls 10 exposed to the exterior. Accent earth tone striping would probably be used . 11 A standing seam steel roof is anticipated but bids are being taken now 12 on a masonry or precast concrete roof . 13 14 The definition of the facility is "pure passive storage" to comply with 15 the self storage law enacted in Minnesota in 1988 . Therefore only one 16 light fixture would be provided to the large units and because the 17 facility would only be open during daylight hours the smaller units 18 wouldn ' t even need that fixture. There will be no climate control in 19 the building and no opportunity for unit owners to work on cars or anything 20 else in their units . • 21 22 Summer time hours might be extended out to accomodate contractors , etc. 23 who start work earlier and finish later to get their equipment out of their 24 units . Activity diminishes in the winter hours so the hours of operation 25 would be shortened up during that season. Gate hours when a unit owner 26 may access the building electronically may differ from the office hours 27 just like banks with ATM facilities . The gate hours in the winter may 28 be from 7 : 00 in the morning until 8 :00 at night with the office only 29 open from 8 :00 A. M. to 6 : 00 P. M. In the summer hours the gate would be 30 from 6 : 00 A. M. to 9: 00 P . M. but the office hours would be the same. 31 For security reasons the company does not desire to be open in the late 32 evening hours and they don ' t want anybody in the facility after closing 33 time. In deference to the apartment dwellers near the facility all 34 exterior lighting would be downlighted . 35 36 All storage of hazardous waste would be contracurally prohibited in these 37 units . The storage of toxic or flammable materials or even materials that 38 might degrade, including food will be prohibited in the rental agreements . 39 Control will be provided by the onsite management . However they can only 40 inspect materials when they are put into or taken out of the units since 41 they have no access into the units themselves when they are unattended. 42 Mr. Brody .added that apartment garages in the area offered less security 43 than they provided behind locked gates, electronic security and video 44 cameras throughout . He then described the print out system which keeps 45 track of any egress to the building . 46 47 Access to the second story units it by stairwell or mechanically operated 48 hydraulic lifts designed to transport materials but not people which come 49 in at the west side of the center building. 50