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From: <br />To: <br />Subject: Planning Commission Clark Company Applying for (IUP) Outside Storage <br />Date: Sunday, January 21, 2024 11:06:45 PM <br />To Elk River Planning Commission: <br />Clark Company <br />Applying for (IUP) on property: <br />21144 Twin Lakes Road NW <br />Elk River, MN. 55330 <br />We are replying to an email sent to the City about us. <br />This isn't against his business personally. This is against all Businesses in <br />Residential areas. We aren't trying to attack Mr. Clark or his business. We want the <br />City of Elk River to have people with businesses to be in a Commerical/ Business <br />Zoned Area. We do understand it's very hard to start a business and find a place for <br />your equipment. We would just like this to stay residential and businesses in <br />business / Commercial zoned areas. This is what zoning is supposed to be for. We <br />all need to take the emotion out of it. This is against a business in a Zoned <br />Residential area. We shouldn't have to worry about this after we have been in our <br />homes for a number years. <br />The City of Elk River shouldn't let people think that if they buy a piece of property <br />with acreage in a residential zoned area that they can start a business unless its a <br />small low impact low traffic business. <br />We are upset with the City of Elk River who has started to allow these businesses to <br />start up in the last several years. Other Cities like Ramsey and even Nowthen have <br />changed to having to be in Business/Commerical zoned areas. City of Nowthen <br />even created a Business/Commerial Zoned area to eliminate this. We used to live in <br />Nowthen. We moved to Elk River because we thought we wouldn't have these <br />issues. The City of Nowthen has gotten strict on businesses now. The ones that are <br />there are grandfathered in. We moved out here to stay in the country with acreage <br />and live in a residential area. We never thought we would have businesses starting <br />up around us. We are trying to live with peace among our neighbor's. <br />We get along with all our neighbor's and have never met Mr. Clark. We are sure <br />Mr. Clark is a very nice man and it sounds like he has been very successful in his <br />business. Which is awesome. So this isn't personal. We understand he has built a <br />business and needs it survive. It's not against him personally. It's against any <br />Business. We understand it's hard for a small business. But, we also want to protect <br />our neighbor's & our properties. It's about we want the City of Elk River not to be <br />