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VN-243 August 16, 1985 Page 3 of Thermo-King is 340 feet. 2. The well on the northwest corner of.the site will be hooked up to a 480 volt power supply by the applicant. I agree with the applicant that the well will need to be protected. However, as was discussed by the staff and Planning Commission in 1984 there are alternatives to secure the well without fencing in the entire area north of the building. A small security shed may be one alternative. I was contacted by PCA about the well and fence. PCA stated that for their purposes they do not need electricity hooked up to the well and can se- cure the well with a locking cap. 3. It is apparent that snow storage for that area of the site north of the building is a problem for.the applicant. Because it is the nature of the applicant's business to provide 24 hour emergency service for the repair of semi- truck refrigeration units they must be able to maintain access around their property at all times. The ability of the applicant to operate the business might be impaired if an alternate solution could not be found. This would constitute undue hardship. 4. Old Highway 8 has 225 feet of right-of-way from Lowy Enter- prises north to the City boundry. This right-of-way is ex- tremely excessive. Large road right-of-ways have been grounds for a variance in the past. In this case Thermo- King's property line is 50 feet from the curb, thus their building is setback 90-feet from the existing street. I would consider the circumstances of the applicant somewhat unusual because of the 90-foot front yard. Under most usual circumstances a building would be located about 50-feet.from the curb. As I identified in my 1984 Staff report my greatest concern for approval of this variance request is the long range use of the area behind the . fence. This area is adjacent to the trailer truck parking area and over time could be expanded (even though unintentionally) for parking and storage: Parking and outside storage areas are prohibited in front yard setbacks. The concrete curbing shown on the site.plan between the front yard and trailer parking area has not;been installed as required by code. This would further increase the chances for parking and outside storage in the front yard setback. The applicant has stated that they do not wish to install the curbing because it interferes with plowing and snow storage efforts. In an effort to enhance the site the applicant has provided two alternative landscape plans to screen this area of the site: Ivy on the fence, or planting of techny arborvitae (techny arborvitae is a dark green evergreen known for its excellent screening ability).