Agenda - Council - 01/14/1992 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I I ! I I I I I He fought a ~,~viO~s rezoning and it was dropped. He stated he would just as soon leave it at B- i. He stated~ ha~a big invesm~ent in that comer. Comn'dsslO~. ~ De~cmer mqmrcd of Ma'. Muller ff a change in zoning would deprive him of a dcsired use Of ~e l~h'operty. Mr. Muller r~. ~iedilhe did not know, but he would like it to remain as is. Michael PoW~ r~, l~ot 1, Block 1, Highway 10, Ramsey - asked if the land becomes R-Industrial, will it also ~h~, e ¢~eaper taxes then regular industrial. He stated his taxes are $3,116 now and the value of his bi ildi~g was increased to $33,200 for 1992 without making any improvements on his building. ChaL,'rnan Zirr ~ne .v~nan stated Mr. Powers would have to discuss taxes with the City Assessor. Mark Mahdi feld~.an attorney representing/lames Amble, Lot 2, Block 1, HY-10, Ramsey 4th Additloni s~U d that the Ambles position is that the City of P~amsey is a nice place to live but the distincfion'~ w~n Rural Industrial and B-1 is based upon availability of City water and sewer. He felt this is ~ soj~nd decision, but the removal of outside storage as a permitted use of Indusn-ial property, doe~not~[make sense. These are the uses that use the least amount of City sewer. If the City seeks tb ~res~"ct or limit outside storage, it is discriminating against owners of property who have spent:m~neY on their business who have outside storage. He asked what the City is trying to accomplish!i~" m~)ving outside storage from a permitted use to a conditional use. He feels the zoning ordinate l~hould equally permit the same to everyone. Upon inqulr~ if the Ambles would be satisfied with the rezoning if there was no loss of open/outclOgr sto~ ~ge, Mr. Mandeffeld replied that the Ambles realize there are certain restrictions but theydo ~ it w~mt to be excluded from being able to have open outdoor storage. Co~ssion! r D~mer stated that complaints have been received regarding outdoor clutter and the City s sOlU~c ~: tO[be able to control some of the clutter was to require a conditional use permit for outside St°3a Mr. Mandeff.~td s~ted the word clutter should be defined. He stated that if there is a problem, each specific p~h em i,~hould be addressed. Mr. Mande~fild ~mted he feels the City is singling out one specific use. Norm Holm 5519 Industrial Avenue stated he would concur with everything Mr. Mandeffeld related to. ii the[property is down-zoned and there is more restrictions put on it, it makes it more difficult for, ~e°~le to do something with the property. If the value of the property is being decreased, iflje c~anges should be consistent so that a conditional use permit is not required for outside s~e. ,~Vith regard to "junk", there are other ordinances available to deal with that issue. With regagl ~o ta~, es, the assessed value should coincide with the down zoning. He stated he is not opposed tO ~e z4,ning change itself, only the items he mentioned. Mr. Powe~ ~[nqu&red why propose a change from Industrial to Rural Industrial if the taxes are not going to b~ 4hea~er - why have Rural Industrial at all. Ms. Frol~ ~iter~ted the zoning conflicts with code b°un4ary.l map City definitions of properties outside the urban · P4bli4 Hearing/Planning & Zoning Commission/December 3, 1991 [~ ~,i ~ i Page 2 of 3