Resolution No. 2024-34, Denying an Interim Use Permit (IUP #24-01) Requested by Amarok, LLC, to Allow a 10-Foot-Tall Electric Fence at 4650 Main St. NE
Resolution No. 2024-34
Denying an Interim Use Permit (IUP #24-01) Requested by Amarok, LLC, to
Allow a 10-Foot-Tall Electric Fence at 4650 Main Street Northeast
Whereas, the City of Fridley (City) has received a request from Amarok, LLC, on behalf of
property owner STB Minneapolis Partnership LLP (Applicant), to allow a 10-foot-tall electric
fence as an interim use; and
Whereas, the request is for the property generally located at 4650 Main Street Northeast
(Property Identification Number 27-30-24-44-0001), which is legally described on the attached
Exhibit A (Property); and
Whereas, on February 21, 2024, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider the
Amarok, LLC’s Interim Use Permit, IUP #24-01; and
Whereas, at the February 21, 2024, meeting, the Planning Commission voted 5-1 to recommend
denial of IUP #24-01.
Now, therefore be it resolved, that the City Council of the City of Fridley hereby denies the
request for the Interim Use Permit (IUP #24-01) and makes the following findings of fact:
1. Interim uses are defined and regulated by Fridley City Code (Code) § 205.05.6 and
general standards for approval are established in Code § 205.05.6.D.
2. Pursuant to the Code § 205.05.6.A.2, the purposes for allowing an interim use are as
follows: a) to allow a use for a temporary period of time until a permanent location is
obtained or while the permanent location is under construction; b) to allow a use
that is presently judged acceptable by the City Council, but that with anticipated
development or redevelopment, will not be acceptable in the future or will be
replaced in the future by a permitted or special conditional use allowed within the
respective district; c) to allow a use that is seasonal in nature; or d) to allow a use for
a limited period of time that reasonably uses the property where it is not reasonable
to use it in the manner otherwise provided in the zoning ordinance or
comprehensive plan.
3. It is not being proposed by the Applicant that the proposed interim use of the
Property would be for a temporary period of time. The proposed use is not seasonal
in nature as the fence will be used year-round. It is also not anticipated that the
Property will be redeveloped in the future, and therefore, whether the proposed use
will not be acceptable in the future is not applicable. The use is also not being
proposed to be used for a limited period of time as the Applicant has not identified
the date or event that would terminate the use.
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4. Code § 205.05.6.D.4 (General Standards) states that no interim use permit may be
granted if it will adversely affect the adjacent property, the surrounding
neighborhood, or other uses on the property where the use will be located. The
Property is adjacent to residential areas and a sidewalk/trail. The proposed electric
fence would be located approximately 300 feet from a public sidewalk/multi-use trail
and less than 400 feet from residential properties. The fence’s warning signage
would be visible from adjacent properties and the fence may also cause a safety issue
with the surrounding recreational/residential uses. Furthermore, the proposed fence
encloses an area much larger than what is necessary on the Property for outdoor
storage.
5. Code § 205.05.6.D.5 requires that the date or event that will terminate the interim use
must be identified with certainty. The Applicant has not identified the date or event
that would terminate the use.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Fridley this 11th day of March 2024.
_______________________________________
Scott J. Lund – Mayor
Attest:
Melissa Moore – City Clerk
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Exhibit A
Legal Description of the Property
That part of Lot 1, Auditors Subdivision No. 79 lying easterly of a line parallel with and 511 feet
easterly of (as measured at a right angle) centerline of main track of Burlington Northern
Railroad and lying northerly of following described line: beginning at a point on east line of said
Lot 1 709.93 feet south of north east corner thereof, thence westerly to a point on above
described parallel line 708.40 feet south of intersection of said parallel line with north line of said
Lot 1 and there terminating except road subject to easement of record.
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