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J 4 August 1982 P LANNING REPORT CASE NUMBER: APPLICANT LOCATION: 1385 -82 St, Paul suburban Pus company Westerly of Partridge Road ACTION REQUESTED: Approval of special Use Permit Variance to Sidewalk Construction PLANKING CONSIDERATIONS: Z, The property in question is a 2.94 acre site for which a special Use Permit has previously been 'issued about a year ago by the, City for the construction of a school bus terminal on the site. The applicant has graded the property and constructed a pad for the initially proposed building (slab on grade) but has not constructed the originally planned facility. The applicant now proposes to approximately double the size of the structure to 22,932 square feet, and utilize the building as a garage facility only without the maintenance facility as originally proposed. A portl.on of the building in the easterly corner would be used for office and di spatdh purposes. 2. The site plan is basically the same as that previously proposed, with the exception of extending the building northwesterly, doubling its size. The remainder of the property is utilized for required setbacks, ponding area, and the parking of buses similar to that originally proposed, The structure will be masonry with vertical break -off block masonry units. The site plan is then basically similar to that of the originally approved design with the exception of the increase in the size of the structure and the change in its use. 3. We have encouraged the applicant to consider the possibility of moving the structure to another site where there would be additional more appropriate capacity for exterior bus storage. The applicant apparently feels that this site best suits his needs, though the capacity is limited, certainly' it can be construed as an improvement to park more of the buses on the inside of the building rather than outside. In that sense, the current proposal is an improvement over the original design, 4, The applicant is seeping a variance for relief from the requirement to construct a sidewalk on the frontage street. The rationale for this request should be questioned of the applicant as it may relate to any new policy regarding the construction of sidewalks along industrial , commercial, and multi - family development as currently required ` the city*