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City of Elk River, MN CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION 17369 Hwy 10 NW, Elk River, MN Big Tex Trailer World, Inc. d/b/a Big Tex Trailers presents this request for a conditional use permit for the property located at 17369 Hwy 10 NW, Elk River, MN for the following proposed uses: trailer sales, trailer parts sales, and a trailer service facility. The property is currently zoned C3 Highway Commercial. Our proposed uses are allowed as a Conditional use in this district. The uses also meet the near term zoning and land use requirements of The Pinnacle District, as defined in the Focused Area Study (FAST). Big Tex Trailers will complement, and is consistent with the other established adjacent businesses and dealerships along the Highway 10 and Highway 169 corridor. We feel and hope you agree, Big Tex Trailers would be a great addition to the Elk River business community. Big Tex Trailer World, Inc. is a national retail trailer sales, trailer parts retailer and trailer service provider with over 40 locations across 15 states. Activities at these locations include trailer sales, trailer part sales and trailer servicing operations. We will employ six to eight employees within the first six months and anticipate needing additional employees as we become established in the market. Comparable sized Big Tex facilities generate annual sales of eight to fifteen million dollars with an annual payroll of four hundred thousand to six hundred fifty thousand dollars. Our employees will be consumers, as well as active members of the local community. The financial impact to the City of Elk River and its citizens will be substantial, based on the taxes generated and the Big Tex payroll spent with local merchants. Big Tex Trailers, as an organization, is a very civic and social minded company. Local sports team sponsorships, fundraiser donations, loaner trailers for use by civic groups and local schools and employee volunteer participation projects are just some of the things that Big Tex Trailers contributes to the community. After successfully obtaining the conditional use permit approval, Big Tex Trailers will lease the premises located at 17369 Hwy 10 NW, Elk River, Minnesota. Based upon our inspections of the property, this project will include the following: The building facade and signage will be updated based on current sign standards and any required sign permit approval in the style of Exhibit A. No new structures will be added, no structural modifications will be made to existing facility, although minor interior repair work may be needed. The normal business hours for this type of facility are from 8 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday and 8 AM to 4 PM on Saturdays, Currently none of our facilities are open on Sundays. We will utilize for our operations, the parking lot areas shown on the enclosed site plan for trailer parking and display. We will provide 6 parking spots designated for employee parking. Customer parking will include 2 ADA spots as shown on the site plan. We respectfully request your support and approval of our Conditional Use Permit, as we look forward to being an integral part of the Elk River Community. DATE RECEIVED ' (j /;7 ( i