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Memo to the Planning Commission/CU 00-21 <br /> June 27,2000 <br /> Page 2 <br /> large earth moving equipment, trucks, excess soil, equipment, etc. Outdoor <br /> • storage is a conditional use in the I1 zoning district. To continue its <br /> operations, We Dig It is requesting approval of a conditional use permit. <br /> The property is in the far southeast part of the city, outside the urban service <br /> district. The property is adjacent to undeveloped land in the Rla zoning <br /> district, adjacent Furniture and Things Warehouse, and across Cleveland <br /> Street from the Tailwind Trailers site. Cleveland Street is presently a gravel <br /> road with an uncontrolled intersection at Highway 10. <br /> On the property is an existing metal skinned building and a gravel and paved <br /> parking/yard area. The parking is on two levels, one contiguous to the <br /> Furniture and Things parking and the second is down a slope at an elevation <br /> below the Cleveland St. grade. A sloped drive connects the two levels. City <br /> staff has prepared a video of the property for the Planning Commission and <br /> City Council. <br /> Analysis <br /> Building <br /> The existing building is an 18,600 SF metal skinned building setback from <br /> • Cleveland Street. The building is presently used as the We Dig It offices and <br /> as indoor storage of trucks and tools. The 600 SF south end of the building is <br /> rented to a sheet metal business. The building is a legal non-conforming as it <br /> does not meet current building code or setbacks from property lines. The <br /> building is roughly 7 feet from the side and rear property lines. Due to <br /> building code issues, repair of equipment in the building should be <br /> prohibited. <br /> Access <br /> The property is accessed from Cleveland Street in two locations. The first <br /> driveway is shared with Furniture and Things on their common property line <br /> with an access easement. The second access is further west on Cleveland <br /> Street and consists of a narrow gravel drive. The drive appears to be less <br /> than 24 feet wide and should be widened to conform to City Ordinance. <br /> Parking/Yard Area <br /> The parking and yard area is mud, gravel concrete and bituminous. Because <br /> Cleveland Street is gravel, staff does not recommend bituminous paving of <br /> the contracting yard, however new gravel should be provided with proper <br /> drainage. The lower area is primarily used for the contracting yard and <br /> \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewe n\pcmmo\cu00-21.doc <br />