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<br />Senior Planner McGuire Brigl presented the Staff Report stating that the purpose of this case is to <br />st <br />review a request from Kiryl Sachok for a zoning question related to 6588 141 Avenue NW. The <br />site is zoned E-1 Employment District. Kiryl is looking to purchase the property for Auto Body <br />Repair, Painting and Detailing. The vehicles are planned to be stored both inside and outside. <br />They plan to use 51 percent of the building for repairs. They are currently not selling vehicles, but <br />it is something they would like to consider in the future. Under the current code, auto repair and <br />sales are allowed but only in a business incubator or multi-tenant building and no outside storage <br />is allowed related to the use. Staff is requesting policy direction from the Commission on the <br />proposed used. <br /> <br />Commission Business <br /> <br />Chairperson Bauer asked if one of the conditions could be a time limit on how long a single vehicle <br />could be stored on the property. He recognized that there could be a delay in repairing a vehicle <br />but would not want to see a vehicle stay for a long period of time. <br /> <br />Senior Planner McGuire Brigl confirmed that could be added. <br /> <br />Commissioner Gengler asked if the only zone that would allow for single tenant auto body repair <br />would be along Highway 10. <br /> <br />Senior Planner McGuire Brigl confirmed that the commercial district along Highway 10 and a few <br />locations along Highway 47. <br /> <br />Commissioner VanScoy asked what the applicant would want to do, whether it would be auto body <br />repair or automotive repair in general. <br /> <br />Allison Kirilsachok spoke in representation of the applicant and explained that the business is <br />labeled as an auto repair shop. She stated that they purchase vehicles through a third party to repair <br />the damaged vehicles, detail them, paint them and then those vehicles are taken to a different site <br />for sale. She stated that they do not sell from the shop but from another location. She stated that <br />they also have clientele that find their business for repair and bring their own vehicle for repair. <br />She stated that business is currently located in Blaine. <br /> <br />Chairperson Bauer asked the percentage of vehicles that are purchased for repair compared to the <br />percentage of vehicles brought in for repair by owner. <br /> <br />Ms. Kirilaschok estimated that they have more vehicles brought in from clientele than through <br />purchase. She estimated 40 percent of work is done through purchase and 60 percent from clientele <br />bringing in their own vehicles. <br /> <br />Commissioner VanScoy stated that he drove by the proposed location and it appears it could work <br />well. He asked what the applicant would intend to do to mitigate the visual impact of damaged <br />vehicles. <br /> <br /> <br />Planning Commission/ May 6, 2021 <br />Page 5 of 9 <br />