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<br />Mel11o... <br /> <br />TO: Planning and Zoning Commission <br /> <br />FROM: City Attorney Hoeft <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Mr. Ken Strantz, Perfonnance Auto - Requesting A Special Use Permit <br />for Operation of Business out of 1724 Main Street Until Widening of <br />CSAHl4 <br /> <br />DATE: March 31, 2005 <br /> <br />Mr. Strantz feels that he should be allowed by Special Use Permit to operate an <br />ATVlRecreational vehicle repair shop out of the 1724 Main Street vacant building until <br />such time as CSAHl4 is widened. <br /> <br />City Clerk, Building Inspector, Building Official and the City Attorney have researched <br />Ordinance #4, current zoning and the Minnesota Building Code in regards to this type of <br />operation. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft has clarified that previously the City did not have permitted uses <br />specified for any of the zoning classifications - all proposed uses were by special use <br />permit (with appropriate conditions). The City code was changed several years ago to <br />eliminate the special use process and replace it with specific permitted uses for each of <br />the zoning classifications. If the proposed use is not a permitted use, then it is not <br />allowed in that zone. If the specific use is not identified as being specifically prohibited, <br />then the use may be allowed by conditional use permit. However, in this instance the <br />proposed use is specifically prohibited from the M-I zone. Therefore, no special or <br />conditional use is available. <br /> <br />Building Inspector McPherson and Building Official Palzer both believe that an operation <br />such as being proposed by Mr. Strantz would require sprinklers due to its size (threshold <br />2,000 sq. feet) and flammable traps would be required. The Minnesota State Building <br />Code (Adopted by Ordinance #76) states that if the occupancy has been changed <br />(previous tenant was a carpet cleaning company), the building would need to be brought <br />up to current code. <br /> <br />Infonnation provided by Mr. Hoeft has been provided to Mr. Strantz. Mr. Strantz has <br />been provided with Council and Commission member's telephone numbers along with <br />Fire Chief Bennett's telephone number. <br /> <br />Please find the attached copies of: <br />