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The current zoning ordinance language allows Indoor Car Sales in the 1 -1 District by Conditional Use Permit, as follows: C. Motor vehicles and recreational equipment sales (indoor) and garages accessory thereto. 1. The applicant has a minimum of five (5) vehicle display. 2. The structure and site must meet all requirements for applicable State of Minnesota licensing. 3. The subject property shall meet all applicable fire codes. 4. The provisions of Section 921.010.0 of this Ordinance are considered and satisfactorily met. By utilizing the required indoor display areas for repair or shop space, or other use, the required sales display vehicles may often be moved to outdoor display, not allowed under this permit. For outdoor sales lots, automobile sales facilities require a separate CUP which is more heavily regulated for vehicle capacity, site planning, screening and paving, and other site improvements. Moreover, the City limits the number of such permits in the community, meaning that most sales operators are not eligible for outdoor display. Staff proposes the following additional conditions to the CUP requirements, in an effort to help ensure that the Indoor Sales CUP allowance is not being misused and converted into an outdoor sales lot by default: C. Motor vehicle and recreational equipment sales (indoor) and garages accessory thereto. 1. The applicant has a minimum of five (5) vehicle display, demonstrated on a floor plan of the building, including construction details which identify compliance with the terms of this Section. 2. The structure and site must meet all requirements for applicable State of Minnesota licensing. 3. The subject property shall meet all applicable fire codes. 4. The provisions of Section 921.010.0 of this Ordinance are considered and satisfactorily met. 5. The required sales floor area must be accessible via a direct doorway to the outside, without requiring customers to enter the repair or shop area to access the vehicle display location. 6. The sales /display floor area must be physically separated from other uses in the facility such as repair or shop space by a permanent solid wall no less than four (4) feet in height which prevents the encroachment of both sales area and repair area into the each other's designated space. 7. the sales /display floor area must be no less than 1,000 square feet, or 200 square feet per vehicle on display, whichever is greater. 8. No outdoor storage of vehicles for sale, or which are being stored for repair, may be allowed under this CUP provision. Outdoor sales lot area is only allowed under a separate provision of the zoning ordinance.