Agenda - Planning Commission - 01/22/2026

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Councilmember ___________ introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #26-025 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR USE AT 14047 AZURITE STREET NW RECITALS 1. Mr. Josh Clark of Clark Companies, hereafter referred to as the “Permittee”, has properly applied for a Conditional Use Permit per City Code Section 106-230 to construct and operate motor vehicle repair uses on the property addressed as 14047 Azurite Street NW and legally described as: The South 200 Feet of the North 250 Feet of the West 220 Feet of the East 880 Feet of Lot 1 Auditors Subdivision Number 30, Anoka County, Minnesota; and; The South 212.68 Feet of the North 462.68 Feet of the West 220 Feet of the East 880 Feet of Lot 1 Auditors Subdivision Number 30, Anoka County, Minnesota. (the “Subject Property”); and 2. The Subject Property is zoned I-1, Community Business District, and the total area of the Subject Property is approximately 2.09 acres; and 3. The parcels to the north, west, east, and south of the Subject Property are also zoned I-1, Light Industrial District; and 4. The Subject Property is guided as Business Park in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan; and 5. Motor Vehicle Repair is listed as a Conditional Use per City Code Section 106-521 (Principal Uses) within the I-1 Zoning District; and 6. The Permittee has submitted a Site Plan, architectural plans, and architectural code analyses, all designed and prepared by El-Nagdy Architects and dated December 11, 2025, depicting the location of an existing 4,960 square-foot building labeled as “Building 1”, an existing 3,200 square-foot building labeled as “Building 2”, an existing 7,800 square-foot building labeled as “Building 3”, 36 parking stalls, and other site improvements; and 7. The Permittee has also submitted a written narrative to explain the requested motor vehicle repair use, which is speculative in nature and intended to allow for future tenants to lease and operate motor vehicle repair uses within any of the eight existing suites in the existing buildings; and 8. The Permittee will make improvements to the existing buildings to accommodate the change in occupancy from warehousing to motor vehicle repair, and will obtain all applicable building permits in accordance with State Law; and 9. That the Site Plan is in conformance with all applicable City Code regulations, including performance standards found in Section 106-515(10); and 10. That the Planning Commission reviewed the request at their meeting on January 22, 2026, and recommended __________; and