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Commissioner Levine stated he is in agreement; however, he is not sure about the timetable of onc scason. Commissioner Cleveland asked many RV's have been located on the storage lot, and how long they have been there. Mr. Maden replied RV World started using the site toward the end of January, and there are currently 16 units on the site. Commissioner Hunt indicated he was at this property and there is not likely a better pla6e nearby to hide the trailers. They are not very visible, with a nice row of trees and a greenhouse, and with nothing to the east and the south; however, he understands the zoning situation. He would be in agreement with something temporary in trying to help the applicant for a period of time; but he would lean toward a little more than one year. Assistant Commtmity Development Director Frolik noted the site plan shows storage of up to 60 RVs. Chairperson Nixt noted the findings state that the site is a 40 acre parcel; however, the applicant had referred to the parcel being 160 acres. Dave Nathe stated he is Joe Nathe's brother and owns a portion of this property. The parcel is 174 acres under Green Acres. The most trailers that can be located on the site are 25; there is not enough room for more, and they would not allow more than that. Chairperson Nixt inquired about the access, who maintains the access, and the elevation of the site. Mr. Nathe replied the milers are sitting on grass; there is a road access that turns from asphalt to gravel. The City maintains the access to the site line, and the gravel portion is maintained by he and his brother. The elevation is high and there is never standing water. There are not any propane tanks on the trailers so there is no fire hazard. The grass will be cut as normal. These are brand new vehicles, and approximately 300 feet away Shorewood KV has their trailers parked right on the field. He has never seen anyone come to the site to look at any of the trailers, and there is no one on the site later than 6:00 at night or before 7:00 in the morning from what he has seen since they leased out the property. Mr. Moiner stated the unimproved surface has come up a couple of different times, and it came up at B & A Cylinder when RV World had an interim use permit there. Part of the research he did to fred out who owned the bigger pieces was to get the storage out of the eye of the general public driving by. Obviously he has competition that would not wish to see RV World expand; however, this is the most secluded area on grass or dirt on Riverdale Drive. He does not know how many interim use permits have been issued for everyone in that strip to park on dirt; RV World just needs a spot to continue growing their business in order to have the funds to relocate. It is not necessarily just a matter of how much it will cost to find a relocation site. It is also whether RV World wants to be a business that stays in the City of Ramsey, or whether the City would rather have them move so they do not have to go through permit issues. It is not easy to -205-