09-12-2013 Planning Comm. Minutes

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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 The Planner then reviewed the section of his report related to "Motor Vehicle Sales Lot, Outdoors ". The Planner stated that in reviewing the current Code requirements, it was his feeling that there were no changes needed in this section. The biggest issues for outdoor sales relate to compliance with the current standards, not the standards themselves. The Planner noted that auto repair businesses came to the City indicating that they occasionally acquire vehicles as part of their repair business and need to have a State sales license in order to transfer titles. Given the limitation on outdoor sales licenses, the City put in place the indoor sales license. Again, the State requires that indoor sales license have space for indoor sales /display of five vehicles. The Planner noted that it has been the combination of the auto repair license and the indoor sales license that has caused enforcement problems. The Planner further noted that most of the business with auto repair licenses and sales licenses (either indoor or outdoor) also want outdoor storage licenses. He pointed out that the City requires outdoor sales lots to have paved areas for the vehicles for sale. Outdoor storage areas do not need to be paved. Sales lots have bled into storage areas, and again this is making it difficult for code enforcement to determine whether or not there is compliance with the conditions of CUPs. The Planner then reviewed the report section on "Salvage Vehicles Sales & Repairs ". The Planner noted that the salvage vehicle repair license provides an allowance for outdoor storage of parts. With regard to the current Code regulations, the Planner recommended expansion of #5 which clarifies how parts storage can occur; smaller parts cannot be stored on the ground, while larger parts could be. The Planner indicated that businesses with salvage repair licenses claim that it is a necessary part of their business that they be allowed parts storage for use in assembling parts into a working vehicle. The issue is how much storage to allow without creating a junk yard. The Planner reviewed the final portion of his report which suggests the option of limiting the combination of the licenses discussed. These options are: a. Auto Repair License, with one or either Outdoor Storage or Vehicle Sales Lot; b. Salvage Repair License, with one or either Outdoor Storage or Vehicles Sales Lot; c. Adoption of changes to Indoor Sales as outlined in the Planner's report; d. Consideration of additional limitations on Outdoor Storage for Salvage Repair. The Planner stated that it was his recommendation that the revised language be adopted for "Motor Vehicle Sales, Indoor" and for "Salvage - 3 -