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Dominic Carchedi contacted the city offices inquiring about various auto licenses (sales and repair). He was asked if he would be conducting outdoor sales and he said yes. Staff informed him that we have a limit on outdoor sales licenses and none are currently available. He was told about our indoor sales license. To obtain this license, he would need a site plan and an inspection by the Fire Marshal. Mr. Carchedi stated he didn't think the space at 182 Ryan Drive (space C) could accommodate indoor sales. He then said he could rent a space elsewhere (outside of Little Canada) to conduct the sales activity. On September 12th, the Fire Marshal was at 182 Ryan checking on the status of the tenant who was to be vacating space B when he noticed seven vehicles stored in front of space C. He also noticed repair work being conducted out of that space. He talked to the person working on site and this person contacted Mr. Carchedi. The Fire Marshal informed him no work could be done on site without a license and Mr. Carchedi said to ask the person working to leave. Later that day, he later came up to City Hall to talk about the needed license. We had run the plates of the vehicles on site and some of them had salvaged titles. We informed Mr. Carchedi that that requires a Salvage Repair license and that we were at the limit for those licenses as well. He then made application for a Major Repair license. Staff told him we would not issue that license until the site was brought into compliance by removing the vehicles that were being illegally stored there. On September 13th, I was called to meet Deputy Eastham at this property. I -Ie was aware that no one was to be operating out of Space C, but had heard wrenches falling on the floor. The doors to the space were closed and no one answered the door. I arrived and noted the vehicles still parked in unauthorized areas. There was also another party there who said he was trying to get his vehicle that was being repaired by the tenants of Space C. On September 15th, 1 stopped down at 182 Ryan to see if the tenant at Space B was vacating the property. Another party was in Space C and stated he was Mr. Carchedi's partner. 1 did not observe any work taking place, but vehicles were stored inside the space with some other repair equipment. I explained the licensing situation to him and he said Mr. Carchedi would get it resolved. On September 26th, the Council passed the moratorium ordinance. On September 28th, the Fire Marshal and Code Enforcement Officer met the building owner, Mr. Dave Evans at the site to review accepted uses for the property. Mr. Carchedi was present at this meeting and asked staff to inspect his leased space. They entered the space and the Fire Marshal noted the presence of paint fumes. The Fire Marshal was informed that nobody paints in that space and no one has been in the space for two weeks. The Fire Marshal also noticed that the cars that were in the building on September 12th were gone, but different vehicles were now occupying the space. Mr. Carchedi informed the Fire Marshal that he would be installing a paint booth in this space at which time the Fire Marshal said a number of codes would need to be complied with relative to the installation/use of a paint booth. On October 1", Mr. Carchedi called me and we discussed his need for a Salvage Repair license. IIe felt our code was intended to limit junk and the vehicles he would work on won't be junk. 1 pointed out that our code does not make that distinction and that my interpretation was if vehicles with a salvaged title are worked on, then a Salvage Repair license is needed. We discussed how salvage titles occur. 1 informed him that 1 had talked with Mark Peltier of the 2