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Planning Commission Meeting April 17 , 1990 Page 7 1 Commissioners were also advised that the Weiss Companies had negotiated 2 a lease which was a 20 year lease with 4 five year extensions . The building 3 would not be sprinkled . They were assured that if the onsite security is 4 kept operational necessity for police security should be absolutely minimal . 5 There are only two points of entry and one way to get out of the building 6 The height of the security fence would be whatever the City code allowed 7 with wrought iron fencing with sliding gates and chain link fencing to 8 the rear with barbed wire on top if allowable. as further deterrent . 9 10 Ren Solie indicated that the owners of the office building were concerned 11 that with all the distressed commercial in the area adding industrial use 12 would only add to the poor image already present in that center. He said 13 he wasn ' t very comfortable with the proposed industrial use in an area 14 which is and should be developed increasingly with successful and strong 15 commercial use . 16 17 the public hearing was closed at 8 : 37 P. M. for Commission discussion. 18 19 It was determined that the only City street in the complex was 39th 20 Avenue . • 21 22 Comments by the Commissioners were as follows : 23 Commissioner Hansen said his primary concern zras allowing an industrial 24 25 use in a commercial area . He preferred a retail shopping strip. 26 Commissioner Brownell agreed the use fit more appropriately in an indus- 27 trial rather than a commercial area . However, he said he thought this 29 would be a good use for this spot because there are already commercial 30 endeavors which haven ' t met with much success in this center . He perceived 31 putting another small shopping center would not particulary benefit the 32 existing property owners . 33 Commissioner Werenicz said he would like to research the recent Minnesota 34 statute on this type of use. He indicated he found the concept "very 35 interesting and thought it might work in this particular area. He didn' t 36 view this as an industrial type use and perceived the applicant had made 38 some valid arguments about times changing which might make the City Zoning 39 Ordinance somewhat outdated when it comes to new uses like this one. 40 He didn ' t see the need for another commercial strip in that location where 41 two are already dying. He couldn ' t perceive any other use going into 42 that particular space. 43 44 Commissioner Franzese indicated she agreed with what had been said about 5 the existing uses in that center and questioned whether a closed in facilit 45 like this one really fit in that area or might rather be detrimental to 47 the surrounding vicinity. • 49 Chairperson Madden thought the facility would provide a good buffer between 50 the residential Equinox and the commercial Apache. He didn' t see this as