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KRUNCH Dumpster Company – 3696 Scheuneman Rd/0 Scheuneman Rd Gem Lake Planning Commission 12/02/25 November 26, 2025 Page 11 g. The applicant shall pay all fees and escrows associated with this request. 2) Zoning Ordinance Amendment. Staff recommend the Planning Commission give a positive recommendation to the City Council to approve the Zoning Ordinance Amendment amending Ord. No. 131, Section 9.6 to include Figure 15b. Commercial Storage as an allowed building type and Figure 17 to include Storage/Office as a permitted use and Outdoor Storage as a conditional use for the Commercial Storage building type as presented. 3) Zoning Compliance Permit. Staff recommend the Planning Commission give a positive recommendation to the City Council to approve a Zoning Compliance Certificate for Commercial Storage, subject to the following conditions of approval: a. The applicant shall construct the proposed building and sales lot as per the plans submitted to the City on 11/10/2025 and reviewed with this application. a. The applicant shall revise their plans to address comments from the City Engineer dated 11/24/25, and comments from the Fire Department, Building Inspector and BNSF Railroad. b. The applicant may construct the proposed building shown on the site plan, with said building meeting the requirements of Building Type Template 15b. c. The applicant must adhere to the requirements of Section 18. Performance Standards, Subdivision 8 – Lighting and Glare; 5. Lighting for outdoor storage areas; if lighting is provided, then it shall comply with the following limitations: a. Maximum maintained lighting level at any point within the area, measured thirty-six (36") inches above grade, shall not exceed fifteen (15) foot-candles. b. Maximum maintained vertical illumination, measured five (5') feet out from the property line with the meter directed toward the area in question, shall be two (2) foot-candles. c. Maximum point brightness, measured with a brightness meter from a point five (5') feet out from the property line, shall be no greater than three-hundred (300) foot Lamberts d. The applicant shall adhere to all applicable local, State, or Federal regulations. e. The applicant shall acquire any other applicable local, State, or Federal permits for this request. f. The applicant shall pay all fees and escrows associated with this request. 4) Conditional Use Permit. Staff recommend that the Planning Commission give a positive recommendation to the City Council to approve a Conditional Use Permit for Outdoor Storage, subject to the following conditions of approval: a. The applicant is permitted to add outdoor storage of unfilled dumpsters onto the site, consistent with the plans received by the City on November 10, 2025. a. No compaction, waste production or storage is allowed with the use and it is limited to providing dumpsters for customers to use off-site. b. The applicant is responsible for addressing the comments provided by the City Engineer in a memo dated November 24, 2025 and the comments from the Fire Department, Building Inspector, and BNSF railroad. b. The applicant shall adhere to Gem Lake City Ordinance Number 86 (Nuisance). c. All plans must be submitted to the Metropolitan Council for SAC review prior to the issuance of any building permits and any applicable Water Availability Charges or Local Sewer Availability Charges as established by the City of Gem Lake. d. The applicant shall obtain all necessary local permits prior to construction. e. The applicant shall adhere to all other applicable local, state, and federal requirements. f. The applicant shall pay all fees and escrows associated with this request.