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CASE # REQUEST FOR AN INTERIM USE PERMIT FOR A TEMPORARY OFFICE STRUCTURE AND OUTDOOR STORAGE; CASE OF KENKO, INC. By: Patrick Trudgeon, Principal Planner Background: Kenko, Inc. has submitted an application for an Interim Use Permit to allow them to use property located at the northeast corner of 147m Ave. and Ferret St. for outdoor storage and to place a temporary office structure on the property. Kenko is asking that the Interim Use Permit be in place for five years to allow them to figure out how they would like to use the property. The following items are enclosed for your review: a) b) c) d) e) 0 g) h) i) J) k) Site location map Site plan Letter from applicant explaining request Pictures of the Kenko Property EDA minutes dated October 8,2001 Planning Commission minutes dated November 5,2001 City Council minutes dated November 27, 2001 Proposed Findings of Fact supporting issuance of permit Proposed Findings of Fact supporting denial of permit Proposed Resolution denying request for Interim Use Permit Proposed Interim Use Permit ObserVations: The property is currently zoned Industrial and is included in an ordinance adopted by the City Council on June 26, 200 I, placing it within the boundaries ora 24-month development moratorium. The ordinance states that interim use permits may be considered during the moratorium. City Code states that an interim use~ permit can be in effect for a maximum of 5 years. The applicant is planning on placing a six-foot high chain link fence around the area to be used for outdoor storage and the mobile office building. The mobile office building will be 8' x 32' and will be used to assist their local operations. The area inside the chain-link fence will be surfaced with Class 5. Kenko has submitted a drainage and grading plan that is generally acceptable, but will require a permit from the Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization (LRRWMO). The LRRWMO permit will require Kenko to construct capacity for two back-to-back 100-year storm events. The current drainage plan only shows the capacity for one 10-year storm event. The ponding area needs to be dedicated to the City as drainage and utility easements. The Ramsey Economic Development Authority, .at its October 8, 2001 meeting, discussed the proposed Interim Use Permit. The EDA recommended that City Staf£ continue to work with Kenko to locate at an alternative site. The EDA felt that it was important to preserve the Kenko land as it is close to the proposed Town Center site. -207-