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Case #8: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Operate Steel Warehouse BUSiness in a Residential District; Case of Scott and Patti Jarmoluk .:~,,~iii ,~i,~ ~- Community Development Director Frolik stated that Lonny Menard resides at ~8~40-'t, 81~ Ave and currently owns the parcel to the west (8900 181" Avenue). In 1985 LonnycohstrUcted a 5,000 (50' x 100') square foot pole building on the parcel to the west without also constructing a principal dwelling. City Code states that no accessory structure shal["~e-"built withoui"~he' presence of a principal structure (dwelling) on the property. This. WOuld resuItqn the existing..: · accessory structure being considered non-conforming. Mr. Mena~d :has been operating his structural steel and commercial fencing business for the past:Tfi, fteen~' :( iS)· years in the non- conforming accessory building. Mr. Menard is in the processor Selling the' subject property and moving his business to his homestead. As you may recali~ in May of 2000 Mr. Barrett applied for a conditional use permit to operate a woodworking business on the property in the non- conforming accessory structure. Mr. Barrett was proposing a 6,000. square, foot expanmon, employee and customer parking, daily deliveries, and future Plans ~'0ri'self-ktorage units. The City Council denied the conditional use permit on May 23, 2000: Subsequent to that time, the City has received a conditional use permit fi'om Scott and Patti jarmoluk of North Suburban Steel Supply, Inc. to operate a steel warehouse business in the accessory.structure dn the. property located at 8900 18 t~ Avenue. North Suburban Steel Supply, Inc. currently 'operates in the City of Elk River. They have a total, of three employees with operating hours 'of 8:00am - 5:30pm Monday through Friday. North Suburban Steel would t:ike to utilize the existing 5,000 square foot accessory building in Ramsey for warehousing of 'steel products. The Applicants have stated that there would not be any emploYees stationed 'on the Subject property. The purpose of the accessory structure would be solely for storing, steel products until a customer is in need of a product. Truck traffic to the site will vary from day to day depending on customer demand; on an average there would be a maximum of two trucks on the subject property per day. The trucks are proposing to' access the property through an existing Class V driveway. Since 1990, it has been the City's policy to not accept applications for businesses that would operate out of garages and accessory buildings m residential districts.. DUring the conditional use permit review of Mr. 1 ? .. 't .. that time stated that the best case scenario for Barrett?s apPliCation 'n _000, the: Cl. y Council at the subject property would be' for'a residential dwelling to be constructed on the property and the accessory building utilized for personal storage. In the event that this was not possible, the Council would consider reviewing a conditional use permit request to operate a small business on the' property that would not 'have intentions for expansions. North Suburban Steel Supply does not have any intentions to expand on the property and they do not intend to construct a residential dwelling on the property. The Planning Commission met on August 7, 2001 to review the conditional use permit request and held a public hearing. During the public hearing, two residents spoke m opposition of the conditional use permit to operate a steel business due to the character of the neighborhood being residential, not commercial. The Planning Commission is recommended approval of the conditional use permit request. Councilmember Kurak inquired if the building was built without a permit. -76- Ci~ Council/August 28, 2001 Page 26 of 35 I i I I I I I I I I I i I I I I