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future adverse impacts here because the Property already has nearby neighboring residential uses. The proposed use is not simply for outdoor storage for use on site by the Applicant, but as a storage yard for an off-site business, which will and does result in numerous visits by employees daily to retrieve items stored on the Property. The use also requires numerous deliveries which requires delivery traffic stopping on, and blocking, the roadway to make deliveries to the site. The residential character of the area will be impacted by a more industrial zone type use and will be immediately adversely impacted by a permit approval. (2) There is adequate assurance that the property will be left in suitable condition after the use is terminated. There is no indication that the proposed structure and fence will cause adverse impact to the Property if the use is terminated. (3) The use is not similar to uses allowed in the zoning district in which the property is located. The Property is currently within an otherwise quiet residential area. Although City Code can allow outdoor storage and accessory building use on properties larger than 5 acres in the R-1a district, the proposed operation involves potentially 10-20 employees, and an amount of parking, storage, noise, and traffic beyond what is found in the R-1a rural residential district. The proposed operation will receive numerous large deliveries and trash pickups. The scope of the proposed operation is far more industrial and commercial than other uses found in the zoning district, is greater in impact than the simple outdoor storage contemplated within the Code, and goes beyond the residential character found in the R-1a rural residential zone. Some of the proposed conditions to mitigate safety impacts, including signage to identify the property and limit traffic impacts, themselves depart from the residential character of the zoning district. While not exactly the same, the use is more similar to those expressly prohibited by City Code § 30-801(b)(5) such as body shops, machine shops, and hazardous materials or activities, as defined by the Minnesota Building Code (4) The date or event that will terminate the use can be identified with certainty. The IUP shall terminate on sale or lease termination, with certainty. (5) Authorizing the use will impose additional costs on the public if it is necessary for the public to take the property in the future. Some of the proposed conditions necessary to address safety concerns, including the on-site turnaround area for delivery trucks, would potentially lock in the layout of the Property such that any public acquisition, for potential expanded roadway, for example, would impact the business as a whole. This situation, combined with the intensity of the business use and the volume of commercial traffic, would likely substantially increase the cost of any acquisition by a governmental entity. This is particularly relevant given that this property is on the Twin Lakes Road Corridor identified in the City’s Page 75 of 197