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1. Limiting the types of vehicles 2. On-going site maintenance. 3. Non -permitted activities taking 4. Site security. and equipment that are stored on site. place on site. In a large, open -area storage facility of this nature, there is typically a lot of vandalism and theft. We would be particularly concerned about the number of calls to law enforcement agencies regarding incidents taking place on an unsecured area of this nature. The Planning Commission has discussed the potential for commercial development along Highway 61 to 170th St., and this type of use would appear to be consistent with that approach, if properly developed. As of the time of this memo, the City has not received driveway permits from MNDOT or Washington County. The applicant has requested that the Planning Commission review this proposal to determine whether this type of land use is acceptable for the area in question. Mr. Deslauries was present at the meeting, and reviewed his site plan explaining the different phases of development. He stated his plans for open storage of boats, recreational vehicles, pontoons, trailers, and in the event these plans do not "get off the ground" as quickly as he would like, the storage of construction equipment. He stated that his 25 year old son would live in the trailer on site. At this time, Chairman Senkler opened the meeting for public input. Sharon Sarvela and Jerry Hammer both expressed opposition to the storage The meeting was called to order by Chairman Senkler at 7:00 PM. PRESENT: Thoreson, Oswald, Barnes, Senkler City Engineer, Howard Kuusisto Secretary, Mary Ann Creager ABSENT: Mezzano, Henry SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUEST URIES/HATH1"A"-*`*) Mr. Ron Deslauries and Marjorie Hathaway have made application to the City of Hugo for a special use permit to develop and operate a recreational vehicle storage facility in an agricultural zoning district. The property in question contains approximately 21 acres and is located south of 170th St. and east of Highway 61. The property in question has frontage on both 170th St. and Highway 61 with primary access being from the latter. The property is generally described as the NE 1/4 of Section 8, T31N, R21W, Hugo, Minnesota, tax parcel #93008-3200. Mr. Deslauries' application indicates that the request is to provide outdoor storage to individuals for boats, recreational vehicles, pontoons, and trailers. It would appear- ppearfrom fromMr. Deslauries' site plan that they intend to develop the site in phases, with the first phase being those areas identified for recreational vehicle storage. Although it would appear that this type of proposal is permitted in an agricultural zone by special use permit, there are a number of potential areas we feel should be addressed: 1. Limiting the types of vehicles 2. On-going site maintenance. 3. Non -permitted activities taking 4. Site security. and equipment that are stored on site. place on site. In a large, open -area storage facility of this nature, there is typically a lot of vandalism and theft. We would be particularly concerned about the number of calls to law enforcement agencies regarding incidents taking place on an unsecured area of this nature. The Planning Commission has discussed the potential for commercial development along Highway 61 to 170th St., and this type of use would appear to be consistent with that approach, if properly developed. As of the time of this memo, the City has not received driveway permits from MNDOT or Washington County. The applicant has requested that the Planning Commission review this proposal to determine whether this type of land use is acceptable for the area in question. Mr. Deslauries was present at the meeting, and reviewed his site plan explaining the different phases of development. He stated his plans for open storage of boats, recreational vehicles, pontoons, trailers, and in the event these plans do not "get off the ground" as quickly as he would like, the storage of construction equipment. He stated that his 25 year old son would live in the trailer on site. At this time, Chairman Senkler opened the meeting for public input. Sharon Sarvela and Jerry Hammer both expressed opposition to the storage