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lUY From : ~~~> [+] Date : Tue, 7 Aug 2007 01:36:11 -0500 To : +] Subject :IUP Date: August 6, 2007 To: Jeremy Barnhart, City Planner City of Elk River Dear Mr. Barnhart, Attached is an Interim Use Permit (IUP) Application to allow our business, PS Dance, Inc. to relocate and operate in space located in "The Briggs Business Center" at 11110 Industrial Boulevard, Elk River, MN, 55330. This property is owned and managed by The Briggs Companies. We propose to continue the operation of our studio at this new location and continue to grow our dance instruction business. As we discussed at the City Council meeting on July 16' 2007, we aze requesting a five yeaz IUP for this facility. A five yeaz permit is vital to reduce business expenses related to the move and construction and to avoid losing students from frequent physical relocation of what is considered a "destination" business. We have operated PS Dance Studio in Elk River for the past 12 years and have been searching for a new reasonably priced location for the past 5 years. The above Industrial Boulevard location is the only one we have found the meets our business goals. Our normal hours of operation are 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm Monday through Thursday. In addition, we aze open during the months of January through May on Friday nights from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm and Saturday from 9:00 am to noon. We have six instructors and two administrative assistants who are employees. We offer ballet, jazz, lyrical and tap dance instruction to approximately 400 students aged 3 to 50+. One of the desirable features of this new space is the reduced and more managed traffic flow which offers safer access for students and parents entering the studio. Another feature is the extra high ceilings which aze safer for lifts, jumps and other gymnastic types of activities and for students performing on elevated props and stages. During business hours our normal parking requirements are from 15 to 20 cars. The available parking at the Briggs Business Center is 48 stalls. The parking and access that is available during our hours of operation is precisely what we need to grow our business. Given our business hours, our operations will have little or no negative impact on the nearby business owners and tenants in the business park. We will need one standazd size sign at or neaz the front door consistent with the established and approved sign theme for the building. We will also need one strip sign for the lazger entrance monument sign at the Briggs Business Center indicating PS Dance Inc. is one of the tenants. All building materials and construction techniques used in constructing and customizing the interior space within the Briggs Business Center will comply with existing Page 1 of 2 http://mail.danceart.net:32000/maiUviewaction.html?id=a7afc7fb250e61 f41 b62dbb99cd4a2... 8/7/2007