Resolution No. 2025-138, Approving Interim Use Permit, IUP #25-02 for a Temporary Outdoor Storage Container at 7490 Central Ave NE (Ward 2)
Resolution No. 2025-138
Approving Interim Use Permit, IUP #25-02 for a Temporary Outdoor Storage Container at
7490 Central Avenue NE (Ward 2)
Whereas, on August 15, 2025, the City of Fridley (City) received an Interim Use Permit (IUP)
request from Brenk Brothers Inc. to allow temporary use of the property at 7490 Central Ave NE
for the outdoor storage of shipping containers; and
Whereas, the property located at 7490 Central Ave NE is legally described as Lot 2 Block 1 Kuban
Addition; and
Whereas, interim uses are defined and regulated by Fridley City Code (Code) § 650.03.5; and
Whereas, the use identified in IUP #25-02 application has been reviewed against the Code §
650.03.5 and meets the minimum standards; and
Whereas, on September 17, 2025, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider,
IUP #25-02, to allow the temporary use of 7490 Central Ave NE for the outdoor storage of shipping
containers; and
Whereas, at September 17, 2025 meeting, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended
approval of IUP #25-02 with the conditions in Exhibit A; and
Whereas, on October 13, 2025, the Fridley City Council approved the stipulations in Exhibit A to
this resolution as the conditions on IUP #25-02; and
Whereas, the petitioner, Brenk Brothers Inc., was presented with Exhibit A, the conditions for
IUP #25-02 at the October 13, 2025, City Council meeting; and
Whereas, per Code § 650.03.5.G, the Council may review an IUP periodically and may revoke a
permit upon violation of any condition of the permit, any law of the United States or the State of
Minnesota, or any City ordinance.
Now, therefore be it resolved, that the City Council of the City of Fridley hereby approves Interim
Use Permit, IUP #25-02 and the conditions represented in Exhibit A are hereby adopted by the
City Council of the City of Fridley.
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Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Fridley this 13 day of October 2025.
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David Ostwald – Mayor
Attest:
Melissa Moore – City Clerk
Exhibit A
Conditions of the Interim Use Permit, IUP #25-02
1. The Interim Use Permit, IUP #25-02 will expire if the interim use ceases operation for a
continuous period of at least one year or three years from the date of Council approval.
2. The permittee shall be limited to enclosed storage within one shipping container, not to
exceed three hundred fifty (350) square feet in size.
3. The shipping container shall be located only in the location identified on the approved
site plan and shall be maintained in a neat and orderly condition so as to allow adequate
circulation throughout the property.
4. The shipping container shall be screened from public view through the use of existing
vegetation and foliage on the property in accordance with Fridley City Code § 635. Any
removal or substantial thinning of said vegetation that results in diminished screening
may require supplemental screening as determined by City staff.
5. Enclosed storage within the shipping container shall comply with the Minnesota State
Fire Code and shall be subject to review and approval by the City Fire Marshal.