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CENTERVILLE SELF STORAGE DEVELOPMENT Preliminary Concept Review Who, What, Where, When, Why and WHAT's IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE: WHO: Thomas Keller, resident of White Bear Lake, MN, utility and general contractor by profession and Henry Votel, resident Forest Lake, MN, real estate broker and developer by profession together will be developer, owners and operators of this Self Storage development. Keller's construction background is in utilities and commercial building construction. Votel's real estate experience is in the brokering, operation and development of lodging facilities, self storage facilities and residential land developments. WHAT: A newly constructed 500-600 unit self storage facility in the City of Centerville, MN. The facility will offer individual storage units to residents in the area and businesses that need secured units. Most of the facility units will be cold storage type units; however a small percentage will likely be climate controlled units. The facility will meet all City construction code requirements for concrete exterior walls, paved surfaces, lighting, etc. No building setback variances will be requested. The developers have some questions and issues relative to the City code requirements that all the buildings be sprinkled units and will raise some discussion about this requirement during the approval process. Other local governing units have considerations/applications under way relative to the wetland issues, property platting, etc. All permits for development are expected to be received before any construction will start. It is expected that the development will be constructed in two building phases. WHERE: See attached maps and drawings. Located on a 4 acre parcel of land in property owned and under development by R & R Leasing on Fairview Street in the Southeast quadrant of the City. The land is zoned 1-1 and can be developed to this use under special use permit requirements from the City. City services are in Fairview Street and the street pavement issue is under City control. The development will not require any additional city services. No subsidies will be requested from the City for this development. WHEN: The developers have been pursuing development issues since a purchase was agreed with R & R Leasing in August and are in their middle planning stages at this point in time. Earlier the developers met with City staff, private contractors and private engineering consultants. The developers have requested a Preliminary Concept Review by the City Planning Commission and Council for commentary and suggestions about any City concerns before advanced designs and drawings are prepared. The developers will be moving forward as quickly as practical and would like to start construction in Spring 2003 with the facility opening for business in early Summer 2003. WHY: Self Storage facilities are proven businesses opportunities and investments since their refined inception about 20 years ago. They offer mostly community residents a 1