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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS . MEMORANDUM TO: Dorothy Person, city Administrator Arden Hills City Council FROM: Brian Fritsinger DATE: August 16, 1993 SUBJECT: Ryder Student Transportation services Ryder Student Transportation Services has submitted an application for a Special Use Permit/Variance to make improvements to its site. These improvements are primarily in response to the concerns expressed by neighboring residents. However, they also need to make some improvements to their fuel tanks to meet current environmental regulations. In reviewing the history of this property, the city has become aware of issues related to the use and zoning. In fact the efforts now under way with Ryder appear to stem from the complaints received from neighbors on the noise and . mud/dust issues. I understand that the Council is somewhat familiar with the issues involved in this case. The Council is also familiar with the area of our ordinance which discusses a business being an illegal or legal non-conforming use. 1. Non-conforminq Use It is agreed upon that Ryder is currently a legal non- conforming use. As a non-conforming use, the city's ordinance states that the intent of the City will not be to encourage its survival because of incompatibility with permitted uses in the zoning district in which it is located. As such, the ordinance also does not allow a non- conforming use to be enlarged, intensified, increased or extended to occupy a greater area of the lot on which it is now located. Attached you will find a letter from Mr. Filla on expanding a non-conforming use. The consensus of staff is that the City would be best served by amortizing the life of this use. In other words, encourage the closure of the non- conforming use (business) by providing them a . window of time, S years minimum, to cease operations. If the City believes that in the