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STAFF REPORT TO: Planning Commission Members FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Planning Associate DATE: March 7, 2017 RE: 2940 Rice Street – PUD Permit and Text Amendment Cummings Mobility is requesting a text amendment to create the possibility of a Planned Unit Development Permit at 2940 Rice Street (currently All American Recreation property) as well as a PUD Permit that would grant approval to allow a Motor Vehicle Sales Lot, Motor Vehicle Sales – Indoor, Minor Automobile Repair, and accessory Outdoor Storage. They have been in business for over 35 years and currently have three locations: Roseville, Albertville, and Burnsville. This location would replace their Roseville location which they need to be out of by June. Cummings Mobility deals specifically and only with the wheelchair and handicap accessibility component of the motor vehicle. They are a specialty manufacturer that does the retrofitting of motor vehicles to add wheelchair and handicap accessibility features. The do not deal in motor vehicles without this component or perform auto repairs on any other part of a motor vehicle. However, since they are selling motor vehicles and perform repair services on a component of the vehicle they are subject to State and City licensing requirements. Cummings Mobility will be purchasing the building from All American Recreation. All American Recreation will then be moving in the rental space which was formerly the chiropractic office and maintain the warehouse portion of the building for their inventory. No changes will be made with Harold’s Shoe Repair and the barber shop. As this time, each of these tenants have committed to at least a one-year lease. Cummings Mobility’s business hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 pm., and Saturday’s by appointment only. Cummings Mobility anticipates eight employees working from the Little Canada location. They are seeking approval for an Outside Display area of up to six new or used vehicles for sale, preferably along Rice Street as shown on the site plan submitted. In addition, they will have an Indoor Vehicle Display area for six vehicles. The vehicle service bays that are shown on the southeast corner of the building will be for handicapped accessibility equipment repair on customer vehicles. All of the manufacturing and installation for new handicapped accessibility equipment will remain at their Albertville location. The Little Canada location will perform service and maintenance on accessibility equipment on customer owned vehicles. As such, Cummings Mobility has provided a Service Vehicles and Inventory Parking area in the rear of the building (east side) for up to eight vehicles. This space would be considered outdoor storage and not parking by definition since the vehicles would remain outside during non-business hours. Again, these are customer vehicles that are waiting for service.