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CASE # 3
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<br />REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL; CASE OF RALPH'S GUN AND PAWN
<br /> By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik
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<br />Background:
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<br />In Septembar~ of 1993, Ralph Nissan relocated P~atph's Gun & Pawn from 6131 Highway #10 N.W.
<br />to 6101 Higt~way #10 N.W. The addr¢ss of 6101 Highway #10 N.W. was deficient of certain site
<br />improvementt such as paved and curbed clrive and customer/employee partdng ames. hit. Nissan was
<br />informed by ,~iry Stuff that these site improvements ware r~quired in order :[or commercial activiD, to
<br />occur on the ~rop~-r~y. Approval for these site improvements must be obtained from the City via a site
<br />plan approval!
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<br />On September 30, 1993, Mr. Nissen indicated to Staff that because of obligations to consignment
<br />clients of the. ipawn shop and for financial reasons, it was imperative that the pawn shop open for
<br />business at toe new location prior to obtaining site plan approval and installing the required site
<br />improvementi. Staff agreed that the pawn shop could opan for business and that blacktopping
<br />improvements~ could be installed prior to site plan approval to avoid a muddy parkfing lot during the fall
<br />and winter. This prior approval was confing:m upon Mr. Nissen submimng a site plan application that
<br />would includeithe installation of cement curbing and an), necessary, corr~tions to the blacktop installed
<br />based on drair~ag¢ patterns. To insure that the site plan approval was properly applied for and that the
<br />improvements would be installed to City standards, Mr. Nissen would deposit a financial guarantee
<br />with the City {n the amount of $4,500, which is an amount equal to !50% of the estimated cost of the
<br />required site ir~provements.
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<br />On or abou; Qctober 1, !993, the blacktop was insm.lled at 6101 Highway #10 N.W. and Mr. Nissan
<br />had not deposi!ed the requirccl financial guarantee with the CID'.
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<br />On Dec:tuber .14, 1.9~, Air. Nissen met with Staff and indicated that because of impro~,,ements made
<br />to the bnildingtand site at 6101 I-Sghway #10 N.W., his ,f~jl,.,ancial resources were exhausted and he did
<br />not have the $4,500 financial. ¢uarantee. At that time, th..re~.was verbal agreament between Mc. Nissen
<br />mud City Smff[fna~ he would make proper application for'site plan approval by ]x4arch !5 1.9,, and
<br />that the balanc~ of the improvem¢.nts and/or any corrections to the existing i~Drovements would be
<br />accomplished ~y Jul), 30, 1994. In the, interim, Mc. h'issan agreed that his pav,;n shop iicanse would
<br />sm-ye as colla ~r. ekzl for theseaefivifies tamer than the $4,500 for fmanc~al gua?ant¢e.:--rx. 7.~
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<br />On A~)~ 26, ~994, Sylvia Prolik see a letter to Mr. Nissen noting the failure to comply with the
<br />Marcl~ !5~ d¢~d~ine and requested that he take action immed.iaxeiy for site plan approval in order
<br />the irnprovem~nts could bt installed by Septemb-..r 1, !994..at thee time, Ms. Prolik wm,-ned tha~ if
<br />action to comp)eta the ~ite imorovements '*'as no: r. ak. en, there would be z recommendation not
<br />renew his new pawn shop license application.
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<br />On Septemb¢r 14, 1994, Mr. Ralph Nissan submined his application for site plan approval. This
<br />application wasPreceix,~ two weeks after ',.he site imorovements were to have been installed, a-ivan thc
<br />s~cona a.adhna aoDned D C~r~ Stax,. U~)on review o, the s;t~ olan a~)piicafion by the CiD, P~n.~ineer,
<br />1~ t% RS iqO,,~g tf]~., 1~,.,~ V, ~.re C,.~ ~.axi'] O..I~.I~I]~leS in [Fl,. at)ol~.a~on tha~ did no~ faclntaxe a thorouzh
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