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11th Hour Recovery is a recovery and repossession company that seeks out and recovers property. Approximately 80% of property arevehicles (SUVs, cars, vans, etc.); the remaining 20% of property are RVs, ATVs, snowmobiles, boats, etc. Customers include the financial arms of Chase, CapitalOne, Ford Motor credit, title companies, credit unions, etc. Vehicles are identified and repossessed by tow trucks and brought back to secured storage on site. The maximum any vehicle stays on site is seven to ten days. Company employees or contracted transporters bring the vehicles back to the site. All vehicles are licensed and operable. Because of the site size and limitations, occasionally vehicles are stored on the street and staged for pick-up by transport. Vehicles are never on the street for more than six to seven hours. Once vehicles are picked up, they are transported to auction. 11th Hour Recovery’s main facility is located in NE Minneapolis; this location is simply an overfill site for additional vehicles. There are approximately 60 to 80 vehicles on site per month. There is no normal business activity with the public conducted on site. This application is for a CUP for automobile storage without the office component. What is being proposed? Mike Janson’s purchased the property in 2021, and the prior owner did not pull any permits for the site. Mr Janson has been working with the city to ensure all applicable permits are applied for, and zoning ordinances are complied with. Mr. Janson is installing an 2,100 sq. ft. entrance with approximately 400 sq. ft. of rock, and improving the parking with impervious surface acceptable to City standards. The addition of two stormwater ponds will be constructed on the NE corner and Southern portion of the property to properly manage stormwater runoff. The temporary office will be removed as there is no office activity conducted on site. How is the request consistent with the City of Elk River Comprehensive Plan? The Land Use map guides this parcel as Industrial, and the parcel is currently zoned I-3, which is consistent with the City of Elk River’s Comprehensive Plan. Hours of Operation This business is not open to the public; the property is used to temporarily park vehicles. There are no hours of operation for the storage facility seeing as it is not open to the public. Number of Employees 11th Hour recovery has fifteen employees, ranging in salary from $46,800 to $150,000 per year, or $24 to $75 per hour. All employees are full-time and headquartered out of the NE Minneapolis headquarters. Number of parking stalls, existing and additional Approximately 43,560 square feet will be resurfaced.