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AGENDAITEM Item No.: 14 Date: May 8, 2017 Item Description: #17-3910, Lake West Development, LLC, 3245 Wayzata Blvd. - Interim Use Permit: Temporary Use for Construction Staging Presenter: Mike Gaffron, Senior Planner Agenda Planning Department Section: Report 1. Purpose. The purpose of this action item is to consider the applicant's request for approval of an Interim Use Permit for the property at 3245 Wayzata Boulevard to allow temporary staging of construction activities associated with Hennepin County's CSAH 112 (Wayzata Boulevard) Improvement Project. 2. Application Deadline. Rcvd.: 2/21/17 Complete: 2/27/17 Initial 60 -Day Review Period: 4/28/17 Review Period Extended on 3/30/17 to: 6/27/17 3. Background. The applicants have submitted an application requesting an Interim Use Permit for temporary use of the property at 3245 Wayzata Boulevard for staging of construction activities associated with the Wayzata Blvd. Improvement Project which commenced in April. Because construction staging is not an allowed use in any Orono zoning district and is not a permanent use, the only functional method for approving it is via an Interim Use Permit. The zoning code currently does not contain provisions for Interim Uses. This application should only move forward if the Council approves the text amendments (Application # 17-3911) to allow for interim uses. Current Status. The contractor for the Hennepin County Wayzata Boulevard improvement project has obtained a permit from MnDOT to use a site at 365 Old Crystal Bay Road for the staging and recycling operation for Phase 1 (2017-2018) of the highway improvements. As the project began, the contractor did obtain permission from Hennepin County to recycle materials within the actual Wayzata Boulevard right-of-way, reducing the potential impacts of use of the Old Crystal Bay Road site. However, the applicants have requested that their application for a text amendment and lUP approval continue to be reviewed, as they would like to be prepared for use of the Eisinger site for later Phases of the Improvement Project. Please review the attached Planning Commission memos, exhibits and minutes. 4. Planning Commission Recommendation. The Planning Commission reviewed this item at its March 20 meeting and again at its April 17 meeting. On April 17 the Planning Commission voted 6-0 on a motion to recommend approval of the 1UP for 3245 Wayzata Boulevard subject to staff recommended conditions with modifications, as follows: a. End date of the use to be no later than completion of the Wayzata Boulevard improvements or three years, whichever is sooner. b. Use of the site is intended solely for activities related to the Wayzata Boulevard improvement project and may not be used to support other projects.