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CC Regular Session Meeting Date: 11/09/2021 Submitted For: Bria Raines, Community Development By: Bria Raines, Community Development Information 7.2. Title: Adopt Resolution #21-219 Granting a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and Declaring Terms Agreement at 7127 Highway 10 NW; Case of Ron Touchette Purpose/Background: Initiated by a Code Enforcement case from 2020, the Property Owner has applied for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for expansion of the lawful, nonconforming footprint of the auto sales operation onsite. The Subject Property has recently resolved the City Code violations of off-street parking, work without a permit, and expansion of the lawful, nonconforming uses without applying for a CUP; a permit which is otherwise required in the H-1 Highway 10 Business District per City Code. The Interim Use Permit (IUP) request would address the outdoor storage violations on the property until December 31, 2021. The Applicant is requesting to expand the physical footprint by increasing the parking area in the rear, and increasing the number of tenants and the types of businesses on the Property. At this time, the site has six (6) tenants; five (5) only auto sales, and one (1) auto repair and sales. The Applicant would like to increase the number of tenants to ten (10); nine (9) auto sale only businesses, and one (1) auto repair and sales business. In addition to the request to increase to ten (10) tenants, there is a residential tri-plex, Top Ten Center, and Hirschfield's store on the Subject Property. Staff would recommend a site plan review which would include a Site Plan Sheet, Landscaping Plan, Utility Plan, Grading Plan, Lighting Plan, and Building Elevation Plan. These site plan review recommendations are typical for commercial expansions. Staff would also recommend that the Applicant work with the State to confirm all State requirements are met, such as five (5) designated parking spaces per tenant. Notification: For the Public Hearing at the Planning Commission on October 28, 2021, notifications of this proposal were sent via Standard US Mail to Property Owners within 350 feet of the Subject Property, as reflected by Anoka County Property Records. A notice was also published in the Anoka UnionHerald, the City's Official newspaper. Notices are not required for this case. Time Frame/Observations/Alternatives: The Subject Property is located at 7127 Highway 10 NW. The Subject Property is zoned H-a Highway 10 Business District and is approximately 2.08 acres in size. All surrounding properties are zoned the same. Summary of Request The Applicant is applying for a Conditional Use Permit to expand upon his lawful, nonconforming uses on the property and an Interim Use Permit for outdoor storage until the end of the year. The request includes: • Expansion of the rear parking lot to two (2) rows of parking .Installation of a fenced in area for vehicles awaiting repair • Increasing auto sales tenants from six (6) to ten (10) tenants • One (1) tenant is auto sales and repair • Nine (9) tenants are auto sales alone