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MINUTES <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />SEPTEMBER 12, 1991 <br />The City Planner replied that reading through the <br />ordinance, he does not believe this would be <br />appropriate since the auto repair business could not be <br />considered a continuation of the previous use. <br />Keis pointed out that the use that currently exists is <br />less intense than the truck repair business. <br />The City Planner replied that the Zoning Ordinance <br />treats the two uses differently. <br />DeLonais pointed out that the business is not doing <br />engine overhauling or transmission work, and asked if <br />it would be appropriate to amend the ordinance to allow <br />this type of use in the I -P District. <br />The City Planner suggested that the definition of auto <br />repair could be changed adding another category of auto <br />repair use, one that does not include engine or <br />transmission overhauling. <br />Herkenhoff pointed out that the proposal is for a less <br />intense use than what was previously at the site. <br />The Planner replied that the ordinance differentiates <br />between passenger class vehicles and commercial trucks. <br />Therefore, you could not say that the same type of use <br />is being continued. <br />Drabik suggested that the use was probably not included <br />in the i -P District in order to clean up this district. <br />The City Planner stated that the use was taken out of <br />the ordinance because of the performance standards that <br />were included in the I -P District. The Planner pointed <br />out that if the use is added to the Ordinance, any <br />future auto repair business will have to meet those <br />performance standards. The Planner stated that he did <br />not feel the use presented any significant problems. <br />The Planner's primary concern is where an auto repair <br />facility asks to sell vehicles that they have fixed up. <br />The I -P District was not set up to attract retail <br />traffic. If that issue can be avoided, the Planner <br />felt there was no problem with the auto repair use. <br />Garske pointed out the campus -type setting that the I -P <br />District is trying to achieve, and felt it would be <br />difficult to get a good, clean auto repair business <br />that would meet the I -P standards. However, Garske <br />pointed out that the truck repair business was <br />grandfathered in, and asked if the applicant would have <br />legal grounds for denial of an auto repair license in <br />this same location. <br />Page 4 <br />