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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Page 16 followed by legal recourse. Mr. Paschke advised that during his tenure, he had never had 761 such a situation occur due to noncompliance. 762 Applicant Representatives 763 Chad Commers, Vice President, Roseville Properties Management Co. (RPMC) 764 For those unfamiliar with Roseville Properties, Mr. Commers provided a brief history of 765 their firm, with their acquisition portfolio including properties in Roseville since 1978. Over 766 that time, Mr. Commers noted the decades-long process of improving and reinvesting in 767 the community through upgrades of those properties, advising that their company was 768 here for the long-term. 769 Mr. Commers advised that this particular property was acquired over a decade ago and 770 had been used as a motor freight terminal until that tenant left to acquire a larger facility, 771 at which time Roseville Properties continued to lease the property for a variety of uses. 772 Mr. Commers admitted it had been his oversight that caused the current situation in 773 losing the grandfathered or legal nonconforming use, thus the request currently before 774 the Commission. 775 Mr. Commers advised that this site was not achieving its maximum potential for their firm 776 or for the City for the long0term, and therefore the IU request was simply to bring in some 777 cash flow while their firm finished improvements and renovations to two of their other 778 properties (Play It Again Sports and Petco), at which time they intended to begin 779 marketing this parcel and the property immediately adjacent for potential renovation in 780 the spring and summer of 2016. Depending on market conditions, Mr. Commers advised 781 that the company’s intent was to get something going within the next 2-3 years. Mr. 782 Commers verified that his firm’s intent was to raze the building if the IU is granted; and 783 continue to use the property for trailer storage, and simply backfill that former building 784 footprint once raised for additional trailer storage during the term of the IU. 785 According to the attachments to the staff report, Member Cunningham noted that it 786 appeared approximately 100 trailers were currently being stored on the property, and 787 questioned how many were anticipated if and when the building was razed. 788 Mr. Commers responded that, once the building was razed, it would depend on the 789 amount of the site required for setbacks and drive lanes as conditioned by staff, and 790 currently being revised and drawn up by the architect for Roseville Properties. 791 With Member Cunningham noted that the lot appeared to be packed in tight on the site 792 now, Mr. Commers admitted the lot was fairly full, but if the IU is approved, there will 793 probably be room for fewer trailers, depending on the results once the actual schematics 794 are finalized. 795 Chair Boguszewski noted that razing the building should accommodate some of the room 796 lost through setback and drive lane requirements. 797 At the request of Member Murphy, Mr. Commers addressed the contents of trailers 798 currently on the lot advising that they were excess storage for Goodwill Industries, and 799 therefore should be no reason for any concern about hazardous substances. 800 However, Member Murphy clarified that the Fire Marshal may have valid concerns with 801 combustibles stored in the trailers on the subject property and potential fire issues with 802 adjacent buildings with arson potentials of those combustible materials. 803 Mr. Commers responded that no igniter was evident within a significant distance with the 804 subject property surrounded by vacant parcels. 805 Public Comment 806 Carole Erickson, 1996 Langton Lake Drive – Applewood Point 807 Ms. Erickson stated that she had been a big supporter of Roseville Properties for years, 808 but was concerned in granting this use given the substantial number of years the City of 809 Roseville had been trying to shed the image in the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area from 810