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State of Minnesota and was informed that salvaged titles occur when an insurance company makes payment of a damaged vehicle of at least 80% of value. On October 2 ", I visited the site to see if vehicles were still present. There were two vehicles on the site. One was in the fenced in area and one in the parking area. The one in the parking area is listed with a salvaged title. On October 4th, Mr. Carchedi urged me to issue his Major Repair license as his business associate feels they don't need salvage repair. I said that means they can't work on cars with salvaged title. He felt they could do that. Further complicating this issue is when we established the salvage license in a zoning ordinance rewrite in 2008, we had to classify some existing uses into various repair categories. Exact Auto was located at 182 Ryan Lane at that time and was granted a Salvage Repair license given the nature of their business. As a result, a CUP was not required essentially due to grandfathering provisions. Therefore, a continuation of use of a Salvage Repair seems reasonable. We now have one of those licenses available once Arnufulo discontinued his operation. but the moratorium prohibits the issuance of this license. Further, Mr. Carchedi did not apply for a Salvage license prior to the moratorium. He did however; apply for a Major Repair license before the moratorium. I have asked the City Attorney how this situation should be handled. I also asked him to attend Wednesday's meeting. Roger Stanke also called as T was typing this memo. He had a long -time tenant vacate the building and has been looking for a new one. A prospective tenant who does alignment work (no major repair as a hoist doesn't work in Roger's building due to ten foot ceilings) is interested in the space. He was surprised to learn of the moratorium and feels it severely hinders a property owner's ability to lease space. I told him staff is working on a letter that explains the basis of the moratorium and who is legally existing. Jimmy (not sure of business entity) — he has had a presence in the area, but has never been licensed through us. He came in this week and wanted a license for Salvage Repair and Sales at 182 Ryan — Suite B (formerly Arnufulo's operation that discontinued on September 16th). Here are some other attachments to assist in the review of this matter: > Moratorium Ordinance > I -1 Zoning Ordinance (note CUP's for auto sales, auto repair, and salvage repair) • Definition of Salvage Repair from our Zoning Ordinance • Statutory definitions of Salvage Vehicles • Carchedi Application • Correspondence from Mr. Carchedi related to his requested use cc: Roger Stanke Lee Rossow Dominic Carchedi Dave Evans Steve Grittman, City Planner 3