Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/10/2000

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CASE REQUEST FOR AN INTERIM USE PERMIT FOR A TEMPORARY OFFICE STRUCTURE; CASE OF TRANSWEST, INC. By: Megan Wald, Community Development Assistant Background: On November 9, 1998, the City issued an interim use permit to Transwest, Inc. at 6100 Industry Avenue N.W. for the utilization of a temporary office structure on the property for a one-year period. That permit expired on September 30, 2000. The applicant is asking for a 3rd interim use permit for the continued lease of the temporary office structure until 2003. The following items are enclosed for your information: 1. Site location map 2. Structure detail 3. Proposed findings of fact 4. Proposed interim use permit Notification: In accordance with State Statutes, notification of the public hearing was sent to persons owning property within 350 feet of the subject property. Observations: In 1997, the City issued an Interim Use Permit for one year for the use of a temporary office structure. In 1998, the City renewed the permit for another year. The applicant is requesting another Interim Use Permit to utilize the modular office structure until Transwest's lease of the property terminates (October 31, 2003). In November of 1999 the applicant properly applied for interim use permit to continue utilizing the modular office structure until 2003. Due to the lack of Interim Use Permit language in City Code, Transwest has been operating absent of a permit since September 30, 2000. The City recently adopted an Interim Use Permit ordinance and therefore Transwest's application has been revived. The City has previously granted permits for the use of temporary office structures for 2 years or more in the industrial district; most recently those included Listul, Waste Management, and Amcor. This site would be significantly enhanced by the placement of additional screening along County Road #116. The City is suggesting the placement of a berm behind the existing tree line, which