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4.0B ACKGROUND 10 4.1The subject property is located in City Planning District 11, has a Comprehensive Plan 11 designation of Regional Business (RB) and has a corresponding zoning classification of 12 Regional Business (RB) District. 13 4.2MidAmerica Auctions warehouses and sells forfeited and excess vehicles for the City of 14 Roseville and the City of Maplewood and has been located in Roseville for more than 20 15 years. Indoor storage for the forfeited and excess vehicles has become cost prohibitive. 16 The outdoor storage at 2755 Long Lake Road combined with indoor storage in other 17 locations will allow the applicant to continue servicing the two cities. 18 4.3The present request is for approval of the outdoor storage of vehicles for up to five years, 19 at which point, if MidAmerica Auctions’ business continues to grow as expected, they 20 will look to move to a larger facility and this property will be offered for sale and 21 redevelopment. The applicant wishes to purchase the subject property not because they 22 intend to become a long-term occupant, but because the property is being made available 23 to them at such a price that mortgage payments will be lower than their lease payments, 24 making it a good real estate investment while their core business continues to grow. 25 5.0RIUA EVIEW OF NTERIMSEPPLICATION 26 Section 1009.03 of the City Code establishes the regulations pertaining to . INTERIM USES 27 5.1The purpose statement for this section indicates that: Certain land uses might not be 28 consistent with the land uses designated in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, and they 29 might also fail to meet all of the zoning standards established for the district within 30 which they are proposed; some such land uses may, however, be acceptable or even 31 beneficial if reviewed and provisionally approved for a limited period of time. The 32 purpose of the interim use review process is to allow the approval of interim uses on a 33 case-by-case basis; approved interim uses shall have a definite end date and may be 34 subject to specific conditions considered reasonable and/or necessary for the protection 35 of the public health, safety, and general welfare. 36 5.2An applicant seeking approval an is required to hold an open house meeting INTERIM USE 37 to inform the surrounding property owners and other interested attendees of the proposal, 38 to answer questions, and to solicit feedback. The open house was held on July 11, 2012; 39 the summary of the open house meeting provided by the applicant is included with this 40 staff report as Attachment C. 41 5.3Section 1009.03D of the City Code specifies that three specific findings must be made in 42 order to approve a proposed : INTERIM USE 43 a. The proposed use will not impose additional costs on the public if it is necessary for 44 the public to take the property in the future. This is generally intended to ensure that 45 particular interim use will not make the site costly to clean up if the City were to 46 acquire the property for some purpose in the future. In this case, the outdoor storage 47 of vehicles is essentially the same as the former motor vehicle dealership and 48 Planning Division staff believes that the would not have any negative INTERIM USE 49 effects to the properties involved that would not occur from the normal, permitted use 50 of the property as a motor vehicle dealership. 51 b. The proposed use will not create an excessive burden on parks, streets, and other 52 public facilities. Because the proposed outdoor storage on the property represents a 53 PF12-010_RCA_082712 Page 2 of 4