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CASE ~7: REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE. PERMIT TO EXPAND RAMSEY AUTO SALES; CASE OF ROBERT & LOUIS WOJCIK By: Planning Assistant Sylvia Frolik Background: On May 2, 1989, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing regarding the Wojcik request to expand Ramsey Auto Sales. During the case discussion, it was noted that the applicants are in violation of their existing conditional use permit and the case was tabled pending submission of a site plan addressing the entire site as proposed. On May 5, 1989, the Planning Assistant issued a letter to the Wojciks's suggesting that they hire a professional landscape architect to prepare a site plan and in the interim, bring their existing facility into compliance. On July 18, 1989, the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the site plan and tabled action until the following is provided: a) A report from City Staff regarding the status of compliance with the current conditional use permit. b) A recommendation from the City Attorney regarding suggested wording for a conditional use permit term that would require the applicants to provide financial security to be used in mitigating the cost of enforcing the conditional use permit. c) Correction of deficient items on the site plan (septic system location, alternate septic system location and indication of number of employees at the site). d) Certified lot survey. Community Development Technician Steve Lutmer inspected the subject property on July 25, 1989 for compliance with the existing conditional use permit. His comments were submitted to Ms. Frolik and her report is enclosed. That report indicates that there were 3 vehicles encroaching on the proposed expansion lot; those vehicles were removed by August 1. City Attorney Goodrich has determined that the City does not have the authofi~, to require financial security for conditional use permit enforcement activities. Mr. Goodrich's memo is also enclosed. The site plan was corrected to indicate location of existing and alternate septic system locations and number of employees on the site. A reduced version of the certified lot survey is enclosed. The Planning and Zoning Commission met on August 1 to review the request and expressed a great deal of concern with the history of violations of the existing conditional use permit, the past tendency of this operation to accumulate inoperable vehicles and already serious traffic conditions in the area which are aggravated by the public parking in road right-of-ways to look at auto inventor3, during off-business hours. It was noted that the CiD' should consider requesting that the County and State post 'no paring' signs along Cty. Rd. #56 at the Hwy. #10 intersection and all along the Hwy. #10 corridor. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial of Robert and Louis Wojcik's request for a conditional use permit to expand Ramsey Auto Sales. The Commission has also requested that if the City Council chooses to approve the request to expand Ramsey Auto Sales, that the Planning and Zoning Commission be directed to review and provide input to the proposed conditional use permit a~eement.