10-10-2013 Council Workshop Minutes

Home Browse Search

MINUTES CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 10, 2013 AUTO - RELATED USE MORATORIUM The City Planner noted his September 9, 2013 report relative to the auto - related use moratorium that is in effect. He pointed out the discussion at the last Planning Commission meeting relative to the issues outlined in that report: motor vehicle sales, indoors; salvage vehicle sales and repair; and limitations on the variety of licenses that a business owner can hold. The Planner noted that since that meeting, City staff put together an inventory chart of each of the licenses that the various Ryan Industrial Park businesses hold. Based on that inventory, the determination was made that it is not the combination of licenses that is causing enforcement problems in the park. It appears that the largest percentage of enforcement problems occurs because of the Auto Salvage Repair License. Based on this analysis, the City Planner indicated that it is staff's recommendation that the additional regulations relative to Motor Vehicle Sales, Indoors as outlined in his September 9, 2013 report be enacted. Staff is also recommending the elimination of' the Auto Salvage Repair License, and that the number of Motor Vehicle Sales, Outdoors licenses be reduced from four to three to reflect the current number of active Licenses. The Planner pointed out that Ryan Industrial Park was never intended to be a retail location. Duray asked how many Auto Salvage Repair Licenses have been issued. The City Planner indicated that there are two active licenses. The City Administrator indicated that the Benchmark Auto license has been active for some time; the Nova Auto Nation license is more recent. The City Planner pointed out that if the Auto Salvage Repair License is eliminated, the current license holders would be grandfathered in. Those licenses would lapse if they were inactive for a period of at least one year. With regard to enforcing the distinction between a Major Auto Repair License and an Auto Salvage Repair I.,icense, the Code Enforcement Officer noted that she is able to run the license plates of vehicles being worked on to determine whether or not they have salvage titles. An Auto Salvage Repair License is required in order to work on these vehicles. The Planner noted the recommended regulations relative to Motor Vehicle Sales, Indoors and indicated that staff also explored creating special regulations for repair licenses. however, given the bulk of the issues related to the Indoor Sales Licenses, staff felt only those additional regulations were needed. There was discussion on the method for moving this zoning issue forward, and the consensus was to follow the normal zoning process, sending notices to the owners in Ryan Industrial Park along with the City Planner's report. This will give the owners an opportunity to review the Planner's recommendations prior to the meeting. 6