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CASE <br /> <br />By: <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR AN INTERIM USE PERMIT <br />FOR OUTDOOR PAINTBALL ACTIVITIES; <br /> CASE OF FSL PAINTBALL ARENA <br /> Chris Anderson, Zoning & Recycling Coordinator <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The City has received a request for an interim use permit from FSL Paintball Arena to establish <br />an outdoor paintball course on the property located at 6651 141st Ave NW. FSL Paintball Arena <br />currently operates an indoor paintball facility in the multi-tenant building and would like to offer <br />their clients the opportunity to play on an outdoor paintball field. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) Site location map <br />b) Proposed site plan <br />c) Letter of intent from the Applicant <br />d) Picture of proposed site · <br /> <br />e) Draft Planning Commission meeting minutes dated April 21, 2005 <br /> Proposed Findings of fact <br />g) Proposed resolution to deny request <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />In accordance with State statute, City Staff attempted to notify'ail owners of property within 350 <br />feet of the Subject Property of the request for an Interim Use Permit and public 'hearing. <br /> <br />0 bse~wa tio ns: <br /> <br />The property is zoned E-2 Employment and is located in one of Ramsey's Industrial Parks. <br />While commercial recreation is a permitted use in this district, it is restricted to indoor activities <br />only. FSL Paintball Arena is proposing to expand their business to offer customers the <br />opportunity to play on an outdoor field. <br /> <br />The applicant is proposing to establish an outdoor paintball field that would be 100 feet by 150 <br />feet in size. The field would be located behind the multi-tenant building on an aggregate surface <br />and enctosed with industry standard, safety compliant netting that is twenty (20) feet in height. <br />The mztting would be affixed to twenty (20) foot tall telephone poles that would be placed at <br />twemy-five (25) foot intervals. The applicant-has stated that within the playing field area, <br />inflatable bunkers would be provided to create barricades for the players. The paintball course <br />will need to be changed frequently to provide variety to customers and therefore constructing <br />permanent structures will not provide FSL Paintball Arena the flexibility they desire for their <br />c[tstomers. Each night, the course would be disassembled and the netting partially lowered. <br /> <br />-.-193- <br /> <br /> <br />