Minutes - Planning Commission - 02/02/1993 - Public Hearing @ 8:26

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I I$ I I I I I I I I$ I I I ! I ! I i$ Frances Wette, Instantop, Inc., 9421 West Highway #10 - stated they have a clause that says in time the sit~ shall be covered with concrete or plantings. She inquired whether all seven acres would have ~ be covered. Ms. Frolik stated the City would be reasonable and would want the part of acreage that is used for business to b~ kept groomed. Ms. Welte infl~ uired whether they would have to pave their outside storage areas. Ms. Frolik s~ted they could ask for an extension if it couldn't be done by 1997. Ms. Welte stated she felt they should be grandfathered in and should not have to comply. Steve, represg' nting the Tom Thumb store at 14911 Ramsey Boulevard N.W. - inquired whether everything w{as being grandfathered in and how it would affect his business. Ms. Frolik rated'they would need to pave and curb the customer/employee parking area by 1997. Steve menfitmed they requested the service road be paved about one month ago. He stated they were in the Rural Business District which requires bituminous curbing; he inquired whether concrete curing would be required now. Ms. Frolik stated the standard for streets is bituminous curb; the standard for on-site commercial curbing is corjcrete. The road will be constructed with bituminous curb. Mr. Christia~ inquired what the City was trying to accomplish and again stated he thought it was overkill. He 'z'anted to know what the thinking or purpose was for all-around-brick buildings. Ms. Frolik st~ ted City Council added the performance standard that the building exterior facing be 100% other tl~ an metal for aesthetic reasons. Commissione Deemer stated the City is looking for nice looking buildings as opposed to metal- clad buildin~t and he advised Mr. Christian that if he were to add on to his building exactly as it exists, the Cit probably would approve it. Chairperson [ lawden stated the City doesn't want steel buildings that look like steel buildings. Ms. Welte ret '~rred to "permitted uses" and stated she has two renters, a small machine shop and a tool sharpenir g business, that do not fall into this classification. Ms. Frolik stated there are no changes to the permitted uses. The machine shop already is an illegal business aa light manufacturing is not permitted in this district, but sharpening tools is a service and therefore is permitted. Dan Karst, Df paving that th and the City tl willing to wo~ come up with [nny's Aluminum Processing, Inc. - stated with regard to the issues of curbing and Eeonomic Development Committee called a mediation between business owners find out what is expected concerning upgrading, etc. He stated their committee is with the City and asked that the City recognize their committee so they can help the solutions. Doug Hanson~ 1720 Ninth Avenue South, Anoka - stated some heavy-handed things have been happening in the federal government area and that these people should be serving needs as opposed to dictating. Public Hearing/Planning & Zoning Commission/February 2, 1993 Page 2 of 3