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<br /> p1 ..nni 1'lq OCIII1Ii.ssion Meeting 3 11-03-93 <br /> Mr. Fritsinger further stated that he had a conversation with the city <br />. Attomey only yesterday, and the attorney stated there nay be another <br /> option where an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance itself could be nade <br /> to allow for the :i1nprovements to the site. <br /> Chair winiecki asked the applicants if they had anythin;j to add to the <br /> presentation. They stated they had nothing to add at this time. <br /> Chair winiecki asked if there were any comments in favor of the <br /> rezoning. <br /> Sean Regan, representing REm, =er of the property, stated he is in <br /> favor of the rezoning and felt that the representatives of Ryder were <br /> trying to make the use compatible with the neighborhood. Ryder had a <br /> meeting with the neighbors at their tenninal. Ryder has demonstrated <br /> that they are willing to work with the neighborhood to address their <br /> =ncerns . <br /> Paul Wallace, 1779 W Co Rd F. questioned the =ent zoning and what <br /> does that zoning allow in terms of vehicles to be on site. Chair <br /> winiecki clarified that the property is not zoned for its =ent use. <br /> Mr. Wallace stated when Columbia Transit transferred fram New Brighton, <br /> they were allowed to have 55 buses on this site. When Columbia vacated, <br /> Ryder took over, Ryder is not the =er of the property, and Mr. Wallace <br /> believes that there was a limit to the number of buses that came with <br /> the transfer from New Brighton. Mr. Fritsinger stated that in talking <br /> with the City attorney, there is no reference pinpointing a number of <br />. !:uses that are allowed. There is a reference to 35 buses, rot there is <br /> nothing stating that they were limited to that mnnber. When the <br /> property was rezoned to an R1 and Columbia became a non-confonning use, <br /> they were in effect limited to the mnnber of buses on the site at that <br /> point . <br /> Bruce Dischinger representing Ryder responded to Mr. Wallace's camments <br /> and added that after Laidlaw (previous bJs company) vacated, they were <br /> up to approxilllately 135-140 units. This issue of the need to rezone is <br /> due to Ryder wanting to up:Jrade and i1I1prove the site. When they <br /> approached the City to ~ire about a building permit, they were told <br /> they were a non-=nforming use and in order to make these :i1nprovernents <br /> they would need to make application for a rezoning. <br /> Ryder IllOved on this site 6 1/2 years ago and during the first several <br /> years there was a period of drought. Only in the past 2-3 years has the <br /> area experienced an increase in significant precipitation which has <br /> caused the mud situation that was referred to in the Planner's <br /> presentation. Because of this situation, we wanted to pave the north <br /> and east areas. We were also notified we could not expand, and <br /> therefore we JlK)ved everything off of the east side of the property. We <br /> also need to replace the underground fuel tank that is 30 years old. <br /> Staff informed us we were a legal non conforming use and none of these <br /> bnprovernents could be considered, until the application was nade f= the <br /> rezoning. <br />. Mr. Dischinger further stated if the bJs company was not at this <br /> l=ation, there would still be a significant mnnber of !:uses on County <br /> Road F since the high school is located there. Therefore, I think it <br />