Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/25/2022

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Regular Planning Commission 6. 4. Meeting Date: 08/25/2022 By: Brian McCann, Community Development Information Title: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider Request for a Site Plan and Conditional Use Permit for Blue Line Collision at 6710 Highway 10 NW Purpose/Background: The City has received an application for a Site Plan and Conditional Use Permit for Blue Line Collision to construct a new facility at 6710 Highway 10 NW(the "Subject Property"). Blue Line Collision currently operates at 6260 Highway 10 NW.However,that parcel is being acquired by Anoka County as a result of planned Highway 10 improvements. An Easement Vacation will also be required for approval, and will be reviewed by the City Council during their regular meeting on September 13, 2022. Notification: Staff attempted to notify property owners within 350 feet of the Subject Property, as reflected in the Anoka County Property Records, of the request for Site Plan and Conditional Use Permit consideration and the Public Hearing to be held by the Planning Commission on August 25, 2022. A notice of the Public Hearing was also published in the Anoka County UnionHerald,the City's official newspaper. A separate public hearing notice will be issued to property owners and the newspaper for the Easement Vacation portion of the request for the City Council regular meeting on September 13, 2022. Observations/Alternatives: Summary In 2021,the City removed the segment of Dolomite Street between Riverdale Drive and Highway 10 (eliminating the access point onto Highway 10 as part of the preparatory work for the Highway 10 improvements). Earlier this year,the City vacated that segment of right-of-way. Concurrent with the easement vacation,the City completed a plat to 'square off the Subject Property and the property to the east, creating a more developable parcel. Blue Line Collision is now proposing to construct a new, 12,100 square foot building, along with forty-four(44) parking stalls, on the Subject Property. A stormwater basin is also proposed along the western boundary of the parcel. The building will include eleven(11)bays,two spray booths,parts storage, and office and reception areas. The Subject Property is approximately 1.5 acres in size, is zoned B-2 Highway Business District, and is guided as Commercial. "Motor vehicle, implement,and recreation equipment sales and service" is a Conditional Use in the B-2 Highway Business District. Conditional Use Permit Blue Line Collision is requesting a Conditional Use Permit(CUP) for automotive repair, as it is listed as a conditional use in the B-2 Highway Business District. The business is transferring locations due to impacts related to the Highway 10 improvement project, and is interested in constructing a new facility on the Subject Property. The conditions proposed within the resolution are standard for automotive repair operations,but Staff is open to additional conditions that the Planning Commission may desire to incorporate. Conditions include: 1. The fenced area(details not yet provided at the time of writing this case)house only customer and employee vehicles