Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/07/1999

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NARRATIVE FOR ZITCO, INC. RAMSEY, MINNESOTA Zitco, Inc. is proposing an auto parts retail/warehouse building including four additional retail spaces. The proposed plan also includes mini-storage at the rear of the property. The property is currently an empty lot, with the Communications World building to the west, railroad to the north, ParaBody building to the east, and Highway 10 to the south. The legal description, is Lots 1, lA, and 2, Block 1, Guy Addition. The address of the property is 6111 and 6091 Highway 10 NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. We are requesting a Conditional Use Permit for the mini-storage at the rear of the property. A C.U.P. is required when two principles uses are on one property. We are also requesting a Variance from the rear setback on the mini-storage building. The required rear setback is 35 feet. We are proposing 20 feet at the closest point and approximately 28 feet at the furthest point. It was suggested in conversations with the City that a 40 foot buffer should be allowed for at the front of the property to allow for a future frontage road. In doing so on our site plan, our buildings and parking moved back 20 feet from their original proposed location. It is for this loss of usable land that this Variance is requested. Locating the mini-storage on the setback lines will also act as a rock face block fence and help to discourage outside storage. It is estimated that there would be a slight increase in traffic for the retail stores in this building. The mini-storage is expected to have only a minimal amount of traffic, being that they are a storage only use. The number of employees expected to work in the auto parts retail is two. The number of employees expected to work in the auto parts warehouse is four. The number of employees expected to work in each of the four individual retail stores could range from two to four. There would be no employees for the mini-storage use. Water usage is estimated at 25 gallons per employee per day. Our maximum employee count is estimated at 22. This would result in approximately 550 gallons per day.