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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION MARCH 11, 1999 CUP FOR OPEN & OUTDOOR STORAGE — 3101 COUNTRY DRIVE — JERRY CARLE There was no one from the public present wishing to comment on this matter. Mr. Carson recommended approval of the property division requested by Kath Fuel Oil Company for 3096 Rice Street subject to compliance with the recommendations of the City Planner as outlined in his report dated March 9, 1999. Motion seconded by Knudsen. Motion carried 7 — 0. Mr. Jerry Carle, owner of 3101 Country Drive, appeared before the Commission requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow open and outdoor storage of towed automobiles as an additional principle use on his property. Carle reported that a towing service approached him requesting to rent office space and to utilize the back of his property to store towed vehicles. Carle indicated that he would like to construct a building for this business. He acknowledged that the City has notified him of several zoning code violations on his property. Zoning code violations include the lack of hard surface for parking areas as well as fencing issues and the fact that he has more signs than are allowed under zoning code. Carle asked if he would be allowed to use recycled blacktop for his employee parking area. Carle felt the recycled blacktop would work better given the poor soil conditions on his property. Knudsen asked if the towing business is currently operating at 3101 Country Drive. Carle replied that they were. The towing business wanted to try the location for 30 days to see if it worked. Carle indicated that before they had an opportunity to obtain the necessary permits from the City, the City's Code Enforcement Officer contacted him regarding the business. Knudsen noted that the application is asking to store between 25 and 35 cars on the site and notes that there will be 6 to 8 tow trucks operating from this location. Knudsen asked about traffic patterns. George Stypa and Jared Gruett, owners of the towing company, reported that they recently traded in five of their trucks and are now operating their business with 2 wreckers and 2 flat beds. They anticipate having a maximum of 30 vehicles on the site at any one time. Stypa reported that most of their business comes from towing for car dealerships, and they do very little towing of illegally parked cars. Stypa reported that very few of the cars they tow will go to this lot, most go directly to the car dealership. Page 8