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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-04-06 CR Lowes - Outside Storage & Lighting Compliance City of Oak Park Heights 14168 Oak Park Blvd. N. Phone: 651.439.4439 Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Fax: 651.439.0574 Email: jhultman@cityofoakparkheights.com April 6, 2020 Mr. Adam Royer, Store Manager Lowes Home Improvement #2315 5888 Nova Scotia Ave. N. Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Re: Garden Center Lighting & Outside Storage Dear Mr. Royer: The garden center lights remain uncorrected. Compliance was initially sought earlier this year and delayed as a result of weather. The lights are to be placed at a 90-degree angle, effectuating full-cut off. If you are unclear as to what is needed, contact me immediately. Additionally, this past year City Administrator Johnson, yourself and I had many conversations and some meetings with regard to the outside storage at the store. It was made clear that there is to be no outside storage to the west side of the building, that there are to be no items displayed at the contractor pick up area, with the exception of those items approved near the building wall and the items stored to the back of the store exterior were to comply with the approvals granted to the store. Recent observations at the store showed: 1. Stockpiling of garden material to the northwest corner at the garden center exterior. These items need to be removed and placed to the garden center interior. A drop box was also in place earlier, if this is still in place have it removed or placed to an interior storage area. 2. Lumber stockpiling at the “Indoor Lumber Yard” to the parking lot side. This material needs to be removed from this area and properly located elsewhere. 3. Containers & Material Storage at the rear (South side) of the building were in place. At a recent visit three storage containers were on site, one of which was placed at the fire lane. There were other items to the back of the curb including what appeared to be garden materials, cart corrals & rolling shelves/stock carts. Additionally, there was considerably more garden materials on pallets up against and extending largely the length of the of the back wall. Remove the containers from the site and properly store the garden materials so that storage complies with the approvals granted to the store. The fire lane is to remain clear at all times. City of Oak Park Heights 14168 Oak Park Blvd. N. Phone: 651.439.4439 Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Fax: 651.439.0574 Email: jhultman@cityofoakparkheights.com The storage situation is very much the same as it was in 2020, when we visited to discuss approvals to the store’s storage and potential solutions. Have the light fixtures and items 1 through 3 above brought into compliance as above noted requests no later than Friday, April 17, 2020. Failure to meet compliance shall result in the matter being forwarded to the Oak Park Heights Police Department with a request for citation. Please note that any citation issued will be to you directly. Your prompt attention is imperative. Sincerely, PLANNING & CODE ENFORCEMENT Julie Hultman Julie Hultman Building Official C: Eric Johnson, City Administrator Brian DeRosier, Chief of Police Adam Royer, Lowes (Email prior to hard copy mailing)