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5.04: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider Request for Conditional Use Permit for Auto Sales <br />in a B-2 Highway Business District; Case of Dumark's Auto Sales, LLC <br />Public Hearing <br />Chairperson Levine called the public hearing to order at 6:32 p.m. <br />Presentation <br />Planning Intern Solomonson presented the staff report stating the City received an application <br />from Dumark' s Auto Sales, LLC requesting a conditional use permit (CUP) to allow auto sales <br />on the property at 6650 Highway 10 NW. The applicant currently conducts auto sales at 7127 <br />Highway 10 NW and plans to relocate to the subject property. The subject property currently <br />houses Twin Cities Pawn in the northern section of the structure and the applicant would be <br />leasing the southern portion, on the condition that the current tenant for the southern portion has <br />officially vacated before the applicant' s occupation. Staff reviewed the request further with the <br />Commission and recommended approval of the request for a conditional use permit to allow auto <br />sales in a B-2 Highway Business District. <br />Citizen Input <br />Commissioner Bauer asked how many parking spaces would be set aside for employees. <br />Planning Intern Solomonson reviewed the parking spaces on the Site Plan that were designated <br />for employees. <br />Ryan Duccette, Dumark's Auto Sales, explained that he was interested in relocating his business. <br />He discussed his niche market was in used auto sales. He indicated that he was interested in <br />keeping his business within the City of Ramsey. <br />Motion by Commissioner VanScoy, seconded by Commissioner Maul, to close the public <br />hearing. <br />Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Levine, Commissioners VanScoy, Maul, Bauer, and <br />Nosan. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Andrusko and Brauer. <br />Chairperson Levine closed the public hearing closed at 6:36 p.m. <br />Commission Business <br />Motion by Commissioner Maul, seconded by Commissioner Nosan, to recommend that City <br />Council adopt #15-06-158 approving Findings of Fact #0947. <br />Planning Commission/July 9, 2015 <br />Page 6 of 8 <br />