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-2- Planning Flle 990 Overland Express, Inc. request for special use permit at 2755 Long Lake Road Presentation Mr. Wllliam Meyer, attorney representing Overland Express, indicated that the firm is an over the road carrier of goods, The company owns over 100 trailers but no tractors, The tractor tmits are contracted for with independent contractors. Overland Express has 35 employees, 30 of whom are office employees and 5 are employed in operating the garage and the safety lane check facility. He stated that over 70% of the floor space in the building would be used for office area and less than 30% would be used for garage repairs and the safety lane check facilities. He stated that if defects occur in any of the trailers that minor repairs are made in the garage. Any repairs required on the tractor are done by the independent contractor and are done off the premises. Mr. Meyer indicated that no loading or tmloading of freight is done on the premises. Mr. Meyer indicated they propose to utilize the existing Winnebago building which has been vacant for about two years, He felt that the use of the property would be beneficial not only to the City but also to the other properties in the area. Overland Express is presently located in New Brighton and Mr, Meyer stated that the New Brighton facility would either be rented or sold and would not be used by Overland Express. He indicated that all the repair work is done inside the building, Discussion Mr, Jean Parranto inquired how many movements per day there would be in and out of the facility, ~1ro Hagerman, President of Overland Express, indicated that there would be 40 or 50 depending on the day of the week, He stated that the concentration of activity would be from 7:00 A,M, to 10:00 P.M. but that there would be some during all hours of the day, ~tt'. Parranto indicated that he represented a number of the automobile dealers on Long Lake Road and commented that the area is now good for Roseville. The present property owners maintain their land well, He presented same photos to the Commission showing the exist- ing Overland Express facility at New Brighton and indicated that he didn't feel he could say that the Overland Express operation was well maintained. He stated that the operation was not going to be an asset to the area and further that he felt there was no question but what the proposed use should be in an 1-2 zone and not in B-3 which is a retail zone, He also felt that if this proposal were approved that the chances of getting a good clean activity in the vacant Kennedy-Cohen building located adjacent to the Winnebago building would be reduced, Mr, Hess Kline, owner of Kline Oldsmobile and Kline Volvo, stated that it was obvious to him that they not only run a safety lane check at the Overland Express facility but also a trailer repair facility, He indicated that when he toured the Overland Express operation there were in excess of 20 trucks on the grotmds. He expressed his opposition to the proposal and thought it would hurt all the businesses in the area. Bill Hirsch, one of the owners of Central Chrysler Plymouth, expressed opposition to the proposed use and felt that since the area was zoned B-3 that it should be used for retail use, Mr, Tom Grossman, Rosedale Chevrolet, indicated that a number of firms had invested money in the area and felt it would be detrimental to those firms if this proposal were approved, He stated that he was against the proposed use. Mr. Parranto requested that the special use permit be denied. My, Dahlgren stated that he had been lead to believe that the offices would be the major use of the facility and that the remainder would be devoted to a safety lane