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January 4, 1989 Rick Jopke Planning and Zoning Administrator 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, Mn. 55113 De"r Mr. Jopke : Here are some questions/comments regarding planning file #1874, ouside storage and merchandising. Ordinance 8.190.2: Does this ordinace indicate that landscape materials (i.e., soil, etc.) that I do not have to limit Of my interior floor space? Or that I am limited because I am undefined) ? if I store or mechandise fertilizer, bark, edging, the amount to a percentage does this ordinance mean a hardware store (as yet I feel that if the answer to this question is that I am limited, this is very unfair. You are discriminating against certain types of retail stores. Ordinance 8.190.3a: It appears that the Planning Commission has chosen to disregard all input in this area. During the three previous meetings, the only mention of using the 5% figure was when you were explaining other ordinances. Most business representatives attending these meetings favored a higher percentage, including myself. I made a point to tell you that I prefer at least 10t. Ordinance 8.190.3c: Does the proposal to this ordinance include landscape materials, or is that not going to be regulated at stores other than hardware stores/service stations? As you recall, there was some discussion about the types of items that could be displayed outside. At one of the earlier meetings, this was brought up, discussed, and then dropped. Hardware stores/convenience stores carry a wide variety of merchandise which involves many different mechandise departments. If they chose to buy a large quantity of one product to make a big/bulk display, they should be able to display this merchandise, no matter how bulky it is, within the proposed guidelines. If you have any questions, please call me at North Heights Hardware, 484-4266. I would appreciate a copy of the proposed