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<br />5'T'?6 VVayx+fc.:r I'.oulevard, SuiTe 555, >t. I..ouis r~'::3r1<, 7~„1N 5641E <br />I'~.If-3 r~F}SJnB: ~52,5QFJ.~~jJ6 Fac;;imile: 952.595.9837 p€a;ancrsi~nacpl~r~ring.corn <br />~E~C~~,F~~®~nl~ <br />T0: Little Canada Planning Commission <br />FROM: Stephen Grirtman <br />uATE: October 6, 2003 <br />RE: Little Canada -Valor Enterprises CUP AmendmentNariance <br />FILE N0: 758.09 - 03.34 <br />Valor Enterprises has requested an amendment to their Conditional Use Permit <br />(oriyinalh/ reviewed in 1999), and a variance from the parking standards to allow a <br />reduction in the number of parking spaces on the site. The original CUP was granted <br />for the purpose of allowing automobile sales and the outdoor storage of vehicles and <br />parts. <br />The applicants are seeking the amendment to ailnw the relocation of the sales area <br />from the rear of the property 'to the front of the site along Spruce Street. The relocation <br />of the sales lot would displace 16 of the originally required parking spaces. The staff <br />report, written in response to that application, estimate-d a required parking supply of 30 <br />spaces. Under the proposed amendment, jr,ist 14 spaces would remain. The applicant <br />is seeking the variance to reduce the parking supply r"rom 30 spaces to 14. <br />,~ part ofi the; applicants objection tc the original permit relates to drainage issues on the <br />site. The applicant contends that the sales area of the property is subject to flooding, <br />and the for-sale vehicles must be moved to a better location. Ne also suggests that the <br />business is no longer a sales operation -they wish to accept vehicles for general repair <br />on a "retail" basis -repairing cars for outside customers instead of resale only. The <br />applicant indicates a need to accommodate up to 150 vehicles for this activity. <br />~oraditiortal iJse Permit <br />T'nere are several conditions attached to the original permit. that were not complied with. <br />These include violations of the !imitations or, autdoor storage, failure to pave the parking <br />and sales lot areas, and paving of area ;hat was required to be green space. The <br />applicant has suggested that he should be reiie~ied of these conditions because 11) his <br />