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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 AUTO - RELATED The City Planner noted that the City currently has a moratorium in place USES related to auto sales and salvage repair in the 13-2, B -4, and I -1 Zoning Districts in order to provide the City an opportunity to study and address issues related to these uses. The Planner reported that the Planning Commission discussed this study at their last meeting and requested some additional information including an inventory of existing licenses and locations. The Commission tabled action on the recommendations outlined in the Planner's September 9, 2013 report pending receipt and review of this information. The Planner then gave a brief review of his September 9th report noting that the focus was on the auto sales, auto repair, and outdoor storage uses and the fact that it appears the combination of these uses by individual businesses is resulting in Code compliance issues for the City. The Planner noted that he is proposing additional regulations for indoor auto sales licensing to help ensure that the indoor sales CUP allowance is not being misused and converted into an outdoor sales lot. The Planner noted that the City has a limitation on the number of outdoor sales licenses. There is no limitation on the number of indoor sales licenses, and the Planner pointed out that a requirement for indoor sales is that there be five indoor spaces for dedicated vehicle display. A problem has arisen when businesses with auto repair licenses, indoor auto sales licenses, and outdoor storage licenses take over the indoor display space for the auto repair portion of the business. This results in the vehicles for sale being displayed outdoors. The Planner noted that it is very difficult for code enforcement staff to determine compliance with CUP requirements. The Planner indicated that the Planning Commission appeared to support the additional regulations proposed for the indoor sales CUP. With regard to "Motor Vehicle Sales Lot, Outdoor ", the City Planner felt that the existing standards were adequate. With regard to "Salvage Vehicle Sales and Repair ", the City Planner recommended the expansion of F.5. clarifying how parts storage can occur; smaller parts cannot be stored on the ground, while larger parts could be. The Planner then noted another option to consider would be limiting the combination of these various uses. He again noted that the combination of sales lots, auto repair businesses, and outdoor storage appear to result in compliance issues. The Planner again noted that the Commission tabled action on the various recommendations as they wanted to see the number, combinations, and locations of the various licenses. 4