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CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RESPONSES FOR THE PROPOSED RUFFRIDGE-JOHNSON NEW FACILITY, CENTERVILLE, MN Ruff ridge -Johnson Equipment Company has been a distributor of roadway, construction and mining equipment to government and the building industry for over 75 years. We are specialists in the paving, milling and aggregate processing equipment. We provide shop services for repair and maintenance of equipment and have certified field mechanics for field services. We also sell a full range of related hand tools and safety equipment to our customers. Our previous discussions with the City of Centerville officials have resulted with us entering into a purchase agreement with the City for an approximate S acre parcel of land to relocate our business facilities. We are very excited about our decision to relocate our business to the City of Centerville and look forward to meeting the required approvals to begin the process. We have prepared our required Site Plan Submittal materials, and as part of this submittal we have prepared this memorandum as required for the Conditional Use permit portion. As reviewed earlier with City Officials our business is similar to those allowed in the B-1 Commercial and Industrial Uses. Particular similar uses listed under B-1 are: Automobile and motorized equipment sales and service, and Building Supply sales and storage yards. Per the Conditional Use requirements under item 2 (a), (b) and (c) we offer the following comments for your consideration: a. We believe that relocating our facility into Centerville is desirable in that we will be contributing to the City tax base, we have employees that will purchase items in the area and we are purchasing the property from the City for our relocation. b. Our proposed facility will not cause adverse effects on the adjacent properties, our new facility will blend well with the existing commercial property in the area and will have a pleasing appearance and will have a fully landscaped perimeter to meet the City Zoning Code. Traffic conditions to and from our facility are very minimal. We believe the public safety, health and welfare will not be compromised by our business. c. Our facility has been designed to meet our needs and to be within the requirements of the B-1 Commercial zoning district. Future development of open adjacent parcels and existing neighboring facilities will not be hindered by our facility and use of our property. We take pride in keeping our facility neat and orderly at all times and place this as a key component of our success. We hope this brief response clarifies adequately our firm desire to build a facility that we and The City of Centerville will be proud of. We look forward to your review of our proposed project at Planning Commission and City Council and are ready to answer any addition questions concerning our project. Thank you. 22