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Item# 5.3 of ~i'V^ aver MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission FROM: Sheila Cartney, Senior Planner ~ DATE: February 7, 2008 SUBJECT: Waconia/Elk River Farm Supply At the January 8, 2008 Planning Commission the Planning Commission recommended approval of the CUP request for Waconia Farm Supply to offer Budget rental trucks. The City Council reviewed this request at their January 22, 2008 meeting, at this meeting there were several comments and questions raised by the public. At this meeting the Council continued this item to the February 19, 2008 meeting. At the February 4, 2008 Council meeting the Council remanded this item back to the Planning Commission for comments on new information the applicant provided and to give the Planning Commission an opportunity to comment on the public testimony heard at the Council meeting. Based on public comments the Council gave the applicant direction to address the right-of- way issue, explore the possibility of having fewer trucks, revise the parking storage area, provide a survey and explore the possibility of storing the trucks on the east side of the property. At the meeting it was unclear as to where the right-of--way was located and if the trucks would be parked on the applicant's property. The survey is attached and indicates the property lines. The right-of--way of Highway 10 abuts the warehouse building. The storage garage is only a few feet from the rear property line. The applicant would still like to be able to have up to four trucks for storage on the lot, he does not anticipate having all four on the lot at the same time. The applicant plans to remove the fence on the north side of the garage to allow for more storage area and has room to store one truck on the east side. He plans to park a small truck in front of the garage, there appears to be enough room for one small truck. The Planning Commission should review this proposal and make comments on the new information. This meeting is not a public hearing.