By Sara Strong
The Luverne City Council Tuesday settled a clean-up agreement with Jerome Kapperman, owner of the burned storage facility on Southeast Park Street.
Kapperman and the city agreed that the site will be completely cleared of building debris and Kapperman’s refrigeration supply inventory by July 1.
Kapperman sells refrigeration products as K & K Refrigeration.
Kapperman also owns property at 501 West Edgehill, in a residential zone, which he uses for the refrigeration business.
Under the agreement, Kapperman will have to stop using the Edgehill site for the business by January 2012, when it will conform to the codes set by the city for its zone — R-2, or single and multi-family housing zone.
The city is allowing Kapperman to use the Edgehill site for the business outside of the regular zoning code if he meets certain conditions:
No business activity other than wholesale refrigeration and grocery store equipment sales may be conducted on the premises. All boats, vehicles, trailers, etc., not directly used in the business operation must be moved by May.
The building must be secured by June, to include but not necessarily be limited to, fully functioning doors and windows in all openings as determined to the satisfaction of the City Building Official.
A 6-foot-high wooden fence must be erected by June 1, meeting R-2 zone requirements, to completely block the sight of materials on the property.
All materials associated with the business must be stored behind the fenced area or in the building.
The use for the business cannot be expanded on the site.