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<br />City of Roseville <br />Application for Interim Use Permit by <br />United Trailer Leasing <br /> <br />Planninq Application Narrative <br /> <br />1. The current site is approximately 9.7 acres, of which 7.5 are <br />leased by united Trailer Leasing Company ("United"). [See <br />plat in Zoning Report] <br /> <br />2. The buildings on site are existing. They are approximately <br />35,830 square feet in area and are of metal construction. <br />(See attached copy of survey, which shows the location of the <br />premises leased by applicant on the southern five acres of the <br />property. [The balance of the acreage is not shown on this <br />survey. ] ) <br /> <br />3. The proposed use of the property is for parking, repairing and <br />leasing semi-trailers and offices related to same for the <br />period and renewal period of the current lease (two years). <br /> <br />4. The existing zoning is 1-2. We are not requesting a change in <br />zoning. <br /> <br />5. united began business in 1957 on North Irving Avenue in North <br />Minneapolis. They moved to 401 First Street S.W. in New <br />Brighton in 1968. In 1978 united moved to the warehouse <br />located at 2500 Walnut Street, Roseville, MN as a result of <br />the purchase of the warehouse by an entity with an ownership <br />interest in united. <br /> <br />In November, 1990 the warehouse at 2500 Walnut was sold to <br />wintz Companies, and united moved to 2507 Walnut Street, <br />Roseville, MN, almost directly across the street from its <br />former site. United is a sublessee on a short-term lease for <br />the premises at 2507 Walnut Street (commencing 11/1/90 for a <br />term of one year, with one one-year renewal option). It is <br />contemplated that united will use the balance of the lease <br />term to locate new facilities. <br /> <br />united owns and leases 850 semi-trailers to a wide variety of <br />industries, including retailers such as Target and Sears <br />Stores, wholesaler, manufacturers, schools and charitable <br />organizations such as Goodwill Industries, Rise, Inc., and <br />food shelf programs. <br /> <br />united has a limited repair operation, repairing only its <br />owned trailers in the shop on the premises. More extensive <br />work is done in outside shops. <br /> <br />united's managers have been with the company for 48 years, <br />collectively. Total employees number 11. <br />