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City Council met on August 8, 1989 and reviewed the Wojcik's request to expand Ramsey Auto Sales. The concerns and recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission to deny the request were discussed. City Staff did note that the proposed expansion is a minor change to an already approved use and the site plan submitted includes development plans that will be an improvement to the site and address some of the existing problems. Council agreed that the Planning and Zoning Commission has raised some valid concerns regarding the operation of Ramsey Auto Sales but that there should be an effort to work with the applicant when there is a desire to make improvements. Council indicated that they will consider approving the request to expand Ramsey Auto Sales and requested that the Planning and Zoning Commission provide input to the terms that will be included in the conditional use permit. It should also be noted at this time that on August 22, 1989, City Council adopted a resolution requesting that Mn/DOT post 'no parking' signs along the Hwy. #10 corridor. Observations: The site plan indicates that the 3 parcels involved will accommodate a total of 126 display vehicles and 14 customer/employee parking spaces. It also proposes improvements that will eliminate the bituminous encroachment onto the County Road #56 right-of-way. The site plan indicates removal of the easterly access and making improvements to what would be the center and western most driveways from the 3 parcels onto Hwy. #10. The applicants submitted the site plan to Mn/DOT and received approval to retain two accesses onto Hwy. #10. The City Engineer has recommended that the center driveway not be improved since the parcels can be served by the westerly driveway. City Staff has recommended consolidation of the three lots into one. Robert Wojcik expressed a desire to retain the parcels as separate lots of record and both of the accesses onto Hwy. #10 to preserve the marketability of the property. City Council understands the applicant's desire to preserve the marketability of the property and the City's inability to take away access rights; on that basis Council is asking that the applicant only use the westerly access on Hwy. #10 while the properties are being operated as an auto sales lot. City Staff is recommending that the easterly and center lot be consolidated into one parcel and the westerly lot remain as is. The applicant is proposing type B6 curbing and the City Engineer is recommending type B612. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) 1) m) n) Site location map Public hearing notice Properties notified Public hearing minutes dated May 2, 1989 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting minutes dated May 2, 1989 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting minutes dated May 16, 1989 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting minutes dated June 12, 1989 City Engineer's report dated June 29, 1989 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting minutes dated July 18, 1989 Memo from Planning Assistant Frolik dated 7-26-89 regarding compliance with existing conditional use permit Memo from City Attorney Goodrich dated 7-26-89 Site plan Certified lot survey Planning & Zoning Commission meeting minutes dated August 1, 1989.