Agenda - Planning Commission - 12/05/2002

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CASE # REQUEST FOR AN INTERIM USE PERMIT' TO ESTABLISH A MOTOR VEHICLE SALES LOT ON AN UNIMPROVED LOT; CASE OF E-Z AUTO SALES, INC. By: Sylvia Frolik, Community Development Director Background: Todd Bialon of E-Z Auto Sales, Inc. has submitted an application for an Interim Use Permit to allow him to establish and operate his used car sales business, absent of the required site improvements, at 7751 Hwy. #10 N.W., for an interim period of time. The following items are enclosed for your review: a) b) c) d) Site location map Grading, Drainage & Erosion Control Plan Proposed Findings of Fact Proposed Interim Use Permit Notification: State law requires notification to properties within 350 feet of the boundaries of the subject property and property owners within that radius were notified. Observations: The subject property is approximately 2.7 acres in size and is zoned B-3 Highway Business. Motor vehicle, implement and recreational equipment sales and rental are permitted uses in this district. Outdoor display areas for items for sale or rent is an allowable accessory use in the B-3 Highway Business District provide the display area is paved and the perimeter of the pavement is finished with B612 concrete curbing. The customer and employee areas must also be paved and curbed. One off- street parking space is required for every 10 vehicles on display. Mr. Bialon desires to establish his motor vehicle sales bUsiness on the subject property. However, the property lacks the required pavement and curbing, and the Weather is no longer conducive to installing bituminous pavement. Mr. Bialon has submitted an application for an interim use permit to enable him to conduct business on the property without the required site improvements until December 31, 2003. Mr. Bialon has engaged the services of John Oliver and Associates to prepare a Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Plan that identifies a 2-phase site improvement plan. Mr. Bialon has proposed that the western half of the subject property will be paved and curbed by June 30, 2003 and the eastern half will be completed by December 31, 2003. The plan submitted proposes 140 vehicle display spaces; City Code requir.es 14 customer/employee parking Spaces for a 140 unit display area The grading plan identifies 26 customer/employee parking spaces located west and north of the building. The City Engineer has reviewed the Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Plan. The 1.3 acres of current pavement and rooftop is drained from the south to the north over the parldng lot into three catch basins located along the northern curbline of the parking lot. These catch basins discharge into two unconnected detention basins. The overflow from the western basin will overflow into the TH I 0 drainage ditch system. The discharge from the eastern basin will discharge to the Burlington Northern and Sante Fe railroad drainage system.