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projects. The applicant would like to construct future additions including a 1,000 square foot showroom/office, another 5,000 square foot shop area, and possibly several self- service storage units. The facility would also include customer and employee parking that is not proposed to be paved. The business would be accessed through an existing dirt driveway off of'lB1st Ave. (County Road #22). The hours of operation proposed are 6:00am to 6:00pm. Mr. Barrett currently has three (3) employees and would like to expand to as many as ten (10). Approximately 3 times per week, truck deliveries would occur on the subject property. The Building Official conducted an inspection of the structure to verify building code compliance for the type of use proposed. The applicant will need to install ventilation consisting of 15 cubic feet per minute of outside air per occupant and provide both male and female restroom facilities when employees exceed four (4). The applicant must also protect the roof framing by 1-hour assembly as determined by a registered architect and install an automatic fire sprinkler system or construct a concrete wall that would divide the existing 5,000 square foot pole building in half. Mr. Menard has informed the City'that he would like to continue operating his commercial business from his homestead. To do so Mr. Menard must be able to screen his vehicles and equipment to a degree of 75%, or park them indoors. He would not be allowed to have any employees or clients come to his home. An illegal business was established in a significantly sized non-conforming building. Since 1990, it has been the City's policy to not accept applications for businesses to be operated out of garages and accessory buildings in the residential districts. However, the City Attorney has advised that in this case, the conditional use permit process would provide the City with the oppommity to guide this parcel back to a residential use or establish some parameters if a commercial use is allowed to continue. The proposed site plan has been forwarded to Anoka County Highway Department for their review and comment. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on May 2, 2000; a resident was present expressing concern with the intensity of Mr. Barrett's business and his future expansion plans. Recommendation: Staff can find no evidence that a building permit was issued for the pole building. Item 34 of the findings should be amended accordingly. The Planning Commission recommended denial of the request for conditional use permit. Their proposed findings of fact to support denial are enclosed. If Council is inclined to