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PF15-017_RPCA_090215 Page 2 of 6 REQUEST Roseville Properties has applied for an Interim Use (IU) to utilize the former motor freight terminal for storing semi-trailers. The proposal seeks to store and stage trailers throughout the site, maximizing the parking fields with trailers. The proposal does not propose any site or building improvements or maintenance. It is anticipated that there would not be any on-site employment or office space associated with this IU request. A detailed narrative of proposed use is included with this report as Attachment C. An applicant seeking approval an INTERIM USE is required to hold an open house meeting to inform the surrounding property owners and other interested individuals of the proposal, to answer questions, and to solicit feedback. The open house for this application was held on June 30, 2015; the brief summary of the open house meeting provided by the applicant is included with this staff report as Attachment D. BACKGROUND The subject property is located in City Planning District 11, has a Comprehensive Plan designation of Industrial (I), and has a zoning classification of Industrial (I) District. Planning District 11 is the area bound by the city boundary of New Brighton to the north, Interstate 35W to the east and south, the city boundaries of Minneapolis and St. Anthony to the west, and County Road 88 to the northwest. The majority of the district retains an industrial land use designation to sustain existing uses and to provide an area for similar uses to locate. It is recognized, however, that some existing industrial property is under-utilized. Non-industrial land uses may be considered if compatible with overall plans for this district. In 1959, the Village of Roseville adopted the first Official Zoning Map and Zoning Code, which established specific use requirements and created the Light Industrial (I-1) District; the Code also established outdoor storage required a special use permit. In the 1980s the special use permit became known as a conditional use permit, and in 2013 the definition of outdoor storage changed some uses to permitted and others to conditional. As of today, storage of motor freight trailers or containers is not a permitted or conditional use in any district in the City. It would be allowed only accessory to an approved conditional use for a motor freight terminal. The site was originally developed in 1954, with building additions in subsequent years. The historic use of the site has been trucking related (including truck service/wash bays and fuel sales); storage of trailers does not appear to be a use originally established on the west parcel. The west parcel, near the railroad tracks and under the high-wire power lines, was mostly underutilized until the early 2000s when Boaters Outlet stored boats throughout the property and had its business in the 2211 County Road C2 building. After Boaters relocated to 1705 County Road C, the site has seen its share of prohibited storage uses as is evidenced by the aerial photos from 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2011 (Attachment E). The storage of semi-trailers on this site is not a grandfathered use. Over the years, the Community Development Department has been enforcing issues on the premises, including the types of uses that occupy the building and site, the condition of buildings (specifically the former truck wash structures), and storage of various prohibited items. In April 2015, the City Planner notified the property owner of a number of zoning infractions on the premises, including the contractor yard, outdoor storage of various goods and materials, and trailer storage (Attachment F). The enforcement of these violations has been put on hold pending the City Council action on the IU. If the IU is not approved, the applicant will have to immediately remove the trailers stored on the premises.