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Dear Commission Members: <br /> <br />We are the owners of property at 8390 Hwy. 10 NW in the City of Ramsey. This <br />property is located immediately north of, and contiguous to, the above described property. <br />Further, we are the stockholders and officers of Shorewood RV Center which operates a <br />recreational vehicle sales and service dealership at that location. <br /> <br />We are opposed to the City of Ramsey issuing the~, interim use permit for the fbllowing <br />reasons: :,~ <br /> <br />Tharik <br /> <br />would allow commercial <br /> <br /> 1) We do not believe the zoning of the'.,.sub <br /> business operations such as "Open Sa[ek Lot" <br />2) We believe that the fee title owner 6fihe or joint <br /> applicant) for the permit and ther~l~6re OfiS:p~6rrriit re, be in <br /> compliance in that only RV World is na/me'dqn the reqi <br />3) Our understanding of the zoning ordlnanc~ is that interim use <br /> permits are granted only in certain ir~st~es:i; A-~hfiance is described as follows: <br /> <br /> "Thc Waiving by Board action. 0~'the literal pro~;igi0~:o~' the zoning chapter in <br /> instances where strict enforcement wSuld cause ~r~du~ hardship because of <br /> Circumstances unique to .the ENDi¥IDUAL PRO ERTY (our emphasis) under <br /> cons'derat'ou, in tbis ins!ante, we do not {~¢:ihe undue hardship to the OV~ER <br /> of the property. - ~i ':~ <br /> <br />:~) We, and many oF our.competit6rs.:haveim/ested large sums of capital in our <br /> businesses. Part of the investmen~ ha~.be~n made to meet the City of Ramsey <br /> ordinances regnlatir/g our businesd' operations, including, but not limited to the <br /> required paving of our "Open Sales Lot". Accordingly, we would appeal to the <br /> Board to deny this.reqeest in the hope that we can compete wi~h other recreation <br /> vehicle dealers on an equal' basis where capita] outlay is mandated by the City. <br /> <br /> you fbr gra. nting Us the opp~?tuuity to express our views in this matter. <br /> <br />Sincerely yours. <br /> <br />Daniel B. Santarsiero, President <br />Bonuie K. Santarsiero. Vice President <br /> <br />Darren Maden RV Workl Sales Manager, stated he has been pt~t in charge of actively searching <br />£or an alternate location. The nme table depends on what is available. They have had meetings <br />regarding lots that are available now, and are actively seeking a new lot. RV World realizes their <br />bus/ness i~as grown beyond what they are capable of storing in their particular location. He <br />wants to assnre the Commission they have been actively searching and this relocation will be <br />done in a timely fashion. <br /> <br />Planning Commission/May 4, 2006 <br /> Page 9 of 15 <br /> -169- <br /> <br /> <br />