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Planning Report <br />Special Use Permit Review <br /> <br /> <br />To: Planning Commission <br />From: Ben Gozola, Assistant Director DCAD <br />Meeting Date: 8-20-19 <br />Applicants: Big Blue Box (Larry Tyson & Bill Kirkpatrick) <br />Main Contact: Bill Kirkpatrick <br />Location: 401 1st Street SW <br />Zoning: I-2 <br /> <br /> <br />Introductory Information <br />Project: Big Blue Box is looking to repurpose the existing buildings and open parking areas <br />at 401 1st Street SW into an expansion of their business currently located on an <br />adjacent parcel at 565 1st Street SW. Big Blue Box is a storage container & cargo <br />container business that rents, sells and stores new and used portable storage <br />containers. <br /> <br />History:  Complete application received on 7/19/19 <br /> Planning Commission public hearing scheduled for 8/20/19; Council review <br />anticipated on 8/27/19 <br /> <br />Request(s):  SUP review for a storage container facility at 401 1st St SW. <br /> <br /> <br />General Findings <br />Site Data:  Existing Lot Size ≈ 5.11 acres <br /> Existing/Previous Approved Uses – Northern Metal Recycling (current) & <br />American Student Transportation of Mounds View (2012) <br /> Existing Zoning – I-2 <br /> Property Identification Number (PID): 32-30-23-11-0002 <br /> <br />Comp Plan <br />Guidance: <br /> The 2040 Comprehensive Plan guides this property for Heavy Industrial (HI). The <br />proposed use under the I-2 zoning classification is therefore appropriate. <br />