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<br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL AUION <br /> <br />DATE: 11/23/98 <br />ITEM NO: F- 3 <br /> <br />DeJ?J-:t~ent Approval: Manager Approved: Agenda Section: <br />~ REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />Item Description: Albrecht Companies is requesting City Council approval to install two 1,000 <br />gallon above ground diesel tanks and one 1,000 gallon above ground <br />gasoline tank at 1408 County Road C West (PF3084). <br /> <br />1.0 REQUESTED ACTION <br /> <br />1.1 Albrecht Companies is requesting City Council approval to install two 1,000 gallon above <br />ground diesel tanks and one 1,000 gallon above ground gasoline tank. These tanks will <br />replace three above ground tanks that were illegally installed on the property earlier this <br />year. The City's Fire Marshal has ordered these tanks to be removed; however, they have <br />not yet been removed. <br /> <br />1.2 The Fire Code would allow the installation of two 1,000 gallon above ground diesel tank <br />and one 500 gallon above ground gasoline tank on this property. Given the area of the <br />parcel and separation requirements from buildings and property lines, in order to install <br />two 1,000 gallon diesel tanks and one 1,000 gallon gasoline tank, the applicant will need <br />to obtain a variance from the Fire Code. Such a variance is considered by the State Fire <br />Marshal after action to grant, deny, or defer by the local unit of government. The current <br />request does not include a request for such a variance, since application has not yet been <br />made to the State Fire Marshal. <br /> <br />Requirement <br /> <br />Proposal <br /> <br />Variance <br /> <br />1 - 500 gallon gasoline <br /> <br />1 - 1,000 gallon gasoline <br /> <br />500 gallon gasoline <br />(larger tank) <br /> <br />1.3 The City Code was amended in 1993 to allow the City Council to consider requests for the <br />installation of above ground storage tanks in non-residentially zoned areas outside of the <br />area bounded by Cleveland Avenue, Highway 36, the northern City limits, and the western <br />City limits. <br /> <br />1.4 This request was initially placed on the Council Agenda of November 9,1998. As the <br />applicant, Dwayne Albrecht, was not at the meeting, the matter was continued to the <br />Council's November 23rd meeting. <br /> <br />2.0 BACKGROUND <br /> <br />2.1 Albrecht Companies is requesting City Council and Fire Marshall approval to allow the <br />installation of two 1,000 gallon above ground diesel tanks and one 1,000 gallon above <br />ground gasoline tank at 1408 County Road C West. The property is designated as <br />Industrial in the City.s Comprehensive Plan and is located in an I-I, Light Industrial <br /> <br />RCA (PF3084) - 11/23/98 - Page 1 of 3 <br />