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NIINUT.ES <br />PLANNING COi~TN1ISS1ON <br />NOVEMBER 13, 2003 <br />Sedaghat asked what difference it made if 50 vehicles were stored on the <br />site or if 200 vehicles were stored. Keis replied that the difference is the <br />appearance oi'ajunkyard. I{eis indicated that the City needs to work <br />together with Valor to determine what is reasonable for both the City and <br />the business. Keis pointed out that he is asking Valor for reasonable <br />suggestions. <br />Sedaghat indicated that limiting storage to SO repairable cars was not an <br />adequate number for their business. I{eis pointed out that Valor indicates <br />they have 2 or 3 employees, and asked how many cars these employees <br />can work on in one day. Peterson replied that cars and shuflled in and out <br />depending on the parts that are available. I{nudsen suggested that the <br />request for 150 cars was noC reasonable. <br />The City Planner noted that the City's ordinance does not permit <br />junkyards- The question is at what point does the storage of repairable <br />cars being salvaged for auto parts becomes ajunkyard. The Planner also <br />pointed out that the Code does not allow a salvage operation as a principle <br />use of a property. <br />Sedaghat reported that he operates an auto body shop that works on <br />salvageable vehicles. Sedaghat indicated that they do not have too many <br />parts vehicles. The majority of cars are owned by their customers are may <br />sit for 2 to 3 months waiting for parts- Customers bring their cars in and <br />store them on the lot waiting to be repaired. The customers are typically <br />responsible for locating the needed parts and bringing them in. Once the <br />parts are available, the vehicle is repaired and returned to the customer. <br />I{eis indicated that he is concerned about cars sitting for 2 or 3 months. <br />Sedaghat reported that some cars sit for up to a year. <br />Wojcil: indicated that if customers are responsible for locating their own <br />parts, then Valor does not need to store vehicles for salvage. <br />Duray felt that 50 storage vehicles seems reasonable to him. LIe also <br />indicated that it appears that Valor needs to regrade the back portion of the <br />property. Duray suggested that the matter could be revisited in a year to <br />determine if the storage numbers are reasonable. <br />I{eis indicated that he was inclined to suppoi~C the storage of 50 vehicles in <br />the bacl: and up to 30 vehicles in the tiont in the retails sales lot. He also <br />indicated that adequate room would have to be reserved in the back for <br />parking area so that the required parking could be paved if it is determined <br />necessary. i{eis asked about outdoor storage. The City Planner indicated <br />-1 <br />