Agenda - Planning Commission - 01/22/2026

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6. 2. Regular Planning Commission Meeting Date:01/22/2026 Primary Strategic Plan Initiative:Promote economic growth and development. Information Title: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider a Conditional Use Permit for Motor Vehicle Repair Uses at 14310 Sunfish Lake Boulevard NW (Clark Companies) Purpose/Background: Josh Clark with Clark Companies (the "Applicant") has submitted a Land Use Application to allow for Motor Vehicle Repair uses within the existing buildings at 14310 Sunfish Lake Boulevard NW (the "Subject Property"). The property, zoned I-1 Light Industrial, contains two buildings (one measuring 14,440 square feet, and the other measuring 6,200 square feet), 33 parking stalls, and two driveways onto 144th Avenue NW. To accommodate the automotive repair use, the Applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit for Motor Vehicle Repair. It should be noted that this request is speculative in nature, meaning that the Permittee does not have definitive tenants looking to operate a motor vehicle repair business on the property at the time of writing this case. Rather, the Applicant is seeking approval of the Conditional Use Permit to market the eight leaseable suites to motor vehicle repair businesses, as well as other businesses that may work on their own vehicles or equipment as ancillary support of their non-auto-repair business. Other permitted businesses will be allowed to operate in the buildings. 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 and the Public Hearing to be held by the Planning Commission. A notice of the Public Hearing was published in the Anoka County Union Herald, the City's official newspaper. Two proposed development signs were placed on the property: one at the intersection of 144th Avenue NW and Azurite Street NW, and one along Sunfish Lake Boulevard NW. Time Frame/Observations/Alternatives: Subject Property The Subject Property, 14310 Sunfish Lake Boulevard NW, is located in the southeastern part of Ramsey, bounded by 144th Avenue NW to the north, Azurite Street to the west, Sunfish Lake Boulevard to the east, and smaller industrial properties to the south. The Subject Property is zoned I-1, Light Industrial District, and is guided for Business Park land uses in the City's 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Surrounding properties are also zoned Light Industrial and guided for Business Park land use. Site Plan This request is unique in that the site improvements were made prior to the Conditional Use Permit request. A building permit and certificate of occupancy were approved for warehousing. The Site Plan includes an existing 14,440 square-foot building labeled as "Building 1", an existing 6,200 square-foot building labeled as "Building 2", 33 parking stalls, and other site improvements. These buildings pre-date most of the buildings and roadways in the surrounding business park. Two existing driveways connect the parking lot to 144th Avenue NW. The western parking lot was recently added with administrative approval. Building Improvements The Applicant has been making improvements to the existing buildings to accommodate new uses. The existing buildings' were granted a certificate of occupancy for warehousing. However, the Applicant is seeking a variety