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Item No. Staff Report No. Meeting Date: Type of Business: WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: ConsentAgenda; CB: CouncilBusiness City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor & City Council From: James Ericson, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing and consideration of Resolution 5349, a resolution approving the issuance of a conditional use permit for Thrifty Car Rental, to be located at 2975 Highway 10 Date of Report: July 22, 1999 Background: The applicant, Thrifty Car Rental, is seeking a conditional use permit to operate an auto rental business at the property most recently utilized by Spots Quik Lube. As an accessory to the principal rental operation, the applicant requests that they be allowed to sell rental vehicles from the site as well. The applicant indicates that the proposed hours of business would be from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sundays. The applicants plan on repainting the building, expanding the parking lot per the attached site plan and make landscaping improvements on the site. The Planning Commission heard this request at their July 7 and July 21 meetings, and after some discussion concerning the use and the potential impacts to the neighborhood, approved a resolution recommending to the City Council that this CUP request be approved, with stipulations that have been carried forward into the Council resolution. Analysis: Section 1114.04, Subd. 5 of the City Code requires that a conditional use permit be issued for uses such as that proposed by the applicant. Specifically, it states that "Open or outdoor service, sale and rental as a principal or accessory use and including sales in or from motorized vehicles, trailers or wagons requires a Conditional Use Permit." The primary function of the proposed business is the renting of automobiles, with an accessory use of sale of said rental vehicles. Because of the restrictions placed upon auto sales operations, the extent of Thrifty's auto sales may not exceed 30 percent of the gross floor area of the principal structure, which would translate into no more than three vehicles. This location has a long history of automotive uses, and the proposed use would not be inconsistent with the previous uses. The zoning of the property is commercial although the comprehensive plan indicates a low density residential designation. Because of the long-standing commercial history at this location and the impending revision to the