Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/02/2018

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TROY NEISS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION: DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED AUTO DETAIL FACILITY IN ACCESSORY GARAGE The property is located at 7950 149th Lane N.W.; is occupied by Troy Neiss (applicant) and owned and occupied by applicant's mother, Linda Neiss (owner). The subject property is 37,275 square feet (.9 of an acre) in size. Buildings on the property include an 840 square foot home with a 480 square foot attached garage, and a 900 square foot accessory garage. Total square footage of garage on the subject property is 1,380 square feet. There was a 224 square shed that was removed in 2004. The applicant has been detailing auto's for used car sales lots and private parties without the proper land use permits from the City. The applicant's process in this business is as follows: Picks up used car at sales lot; takes car to a commercial self service car wash to clean exterior and engine compar urent (process does not include washing or power spraying engine); drives car to accessory structure on the subject property and proceeds with auto detailing including waxing exterior, cleaning windows, upholstery, carpet. Returns car to sales lot and drives own car home again. The accessory structure in which the vehicles are cleaned only has room to effectively work on one car at a time. Applicant cleans one vehicle at a time and does not bring another vehicle onto the property until he completes and returns the vehicle he is currently working on. There is no stacking of vehicles awaiting servicing. The frequency of the auto detail business is difficult to predict. In a 30 day period, the average number of vehicles serviced is approximately 20. Hours of operation are proposed at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. when there is a vehicle in the shop. No hazardous fluids are used in the detailing process; laundry soap is used on the upholstery and carpeting. Mechanical equipment used includes air compressor, wet/dry vacuum, and buffer. The building is not air conditioned and has no windows. Therefore, any noise from operations are contained inside the building and should not be audible to neighbors. The garage doors on the subject building face Armstrong Blvd. and the applicant has been entering the accessory building from Armstrong Blvd. and has received notices from the City to cease as this practice trespasses on City property adjacent to the subject property. The Applicant ceased entering from Armstrong Blvd. since receiving said notices. If the CUP is approved, the Applicant proposes to install a Class 5 driveway, extending off the driveway from 149t1i Lane and along the east property line to the accessory garage.