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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MARCH 22, 2017 PUBLIC Keis opened the public hearing at 9:13pm. Seconded by Fischer. HEARING — PLANNED UNIT The Associate Planner stated that Doug Cummings, owner of Cummings DEVELOPMENT Mobility has requested a text amendment to create the possibility of a new AMENDMENT Planned Unit Development District at 2940 Rice Street. She noted that TO ALLOW All American Recreation is currently the largest tenant in this building and MOBILITY Cummings Mobility is buying the building. She explained that Cummings VEHICLE SALES Mobility sells, converts, and repairs wheelchair and handicap accessible AND REPAIR & vehicles at three locations, but they want to relocate their Roseville facility TEXT to Little Canada. She reported that they have also requested approval to AMENDMENT allow a motor vehicle sales lot, motor vehicle sales -indoor, minor TO INCREASE automobile repair, and accessory outdoor storage. Cummings Mobility is NUMBER OF a specialty company that retrofits vehicles to add wheelchair and handicap MOTOR accessibility features, and does not deal with vehicles that do not have this VEHICLE SALES component. LOT LICENSES AT 2940 RICE The Associate Planner stated that if the Council was supportive of this STREET; proposal, the property should be rezoned to a PUD "F" District that is APPLICANT: specific to this property and tailored towards the accessibility/disability CUMMINGS components. She noted that the applicant will improve the exterior of the MOBILITY building and has been encouraged to replace the free standing sign to meet the architectural guidelines for the Rice Street/Little Canada Road corridor. She explained that PUD Districts require comprehensive sign plans, and Mr. Cummings was not able to get his sign plans completed in time, but understands that he will need to do this as a separate planning action. The Associate Planner that since PUD districts do not allow motor vehicle sales, a text amendment is being considered that would create a handicap mobility motor vehicle sales lot license that is tied to the PUD "F" District. She explained that Staff has made the distinction that this is not a typical vehicle sales business, so the 80 parking spaces shown on the site plan should be acceptable. She explained that Cummings has requested approval of a motor vehicle sales lot of up to six vehicles outside on the property, and an inside display area for up to six vehicles. The applicant prefers to have the vehicles displayed along Rice Street to maximize visibility, but Staff believes the display of motor vehicles along Rice Street is not consistent with the district guidelines. The Associate Planner stated that the applicant has indicated they would be willing to have three display spaces along Rice Street and three on the south side. She explained that they are likely not generating drive-by customers since this business is a destination, but Mr. Cummings has indicated that customers do come by when they are closed to look at vehicles. She noted the compromise was to allow the six display spaces on the south side behind 5