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-4- that the processing and packaging is done within an enclosed structure; and sales offices relating thereto, as a special use in the I-l industrical district. The property in question is the Yellow Freight Line facilities located just north of the old Hart Motor Freight Company property between long lake Road and I-35W. He further indicated that the staff had met with the applicant on several occasions reviewing preliminary development plans and the use of it as it relates to the zoning ordinance. At that time it had been determined that the code did not specific- ally provide for the use intended in that the applicant should first request a change to the ordinance providing for the use as a special use in the light industrial district. It is the intent of the applicant to process and package various industrial and specialty type gases at this location. The City's Fire Marshal reviewed the application in staff conferences and had indicated he felt there was no objection to the use from a fire protection standpoint, assuming that the required safeguards are installed. The applicant has indicated a willingness to do whatever is necessary to make the site safe. Further, the applicant proposes to do some additional construction on the site which would include remodelling the building to some degree adding a new front at the I-35 W side and building a new office building on the Long Lake Road side. Mr. Dahlgren indicated that while this does not entirely convert the land to strictly business purposes as intended in the Comprehensive Plan, it does provide for sub- stantial improvement to the site. Stress has been placed on the need to improve the surfaces and landscaping the area, and the applicant has indicated a willingness to do so. Mr. Kunze, attorney for the applicant, indicated that since the plans had been drawn up for the site, complying with the wishes of the staff,regarding upgrading of the site. Mr. Dahlgren indicated that since this was the request to amend the zoning ordinance, consideration should be given to the zoning ordinance change at this time, and the site plans would be provided should the applicant apply for the special use under the new ordinance. Discussion Mr. Johnson indicated his concern for possible negative impacts pertaining to the aesthetic or environmental situation at the site. He was particularly concerned about the proposed open storage for lime residue which is created during the manu- facture of acetylene gas. Mr. Garrett for the applicant, indicated that the holding pond which was indicated in the application would be used only in an emergency situation when the tanks that were contained within the structure were full for one reason or another. He in- dicated that it was the intent of Union Carbide to sell the lime by-product as quickly as it was produced and that there should not be a case where the lime was put into the holding area. Mr. Lemberg, architect for the applicant, further indicated that the holding pond area was to be bermed around its circumference and that extensive plantings would be made on these berms to mask the holding area as much as possible. Mr. Rukavina inquired as to what the applicant considered to be an emergency, where the lime by-product could be placed in the holding area.