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v , n 1Item No. I d 7:6S PM Staff Report No. q7-4,704,2- • Meeting Date: April 14, 1997 Type of Business: PH WK• Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mayor and City Council From: Jim Ericson, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing and Consideration of Resolution No. 5105, a Resolution Approving a Conditional Use Permit for Minor Auto Repair for Spot's Quick Lube, 2975 Highway 10; Planning Case No. 472-97 Date of Report: April 8, 1997 Summary: On January 9, 1997, Ken Clark, representing Spot's Quick Lube, Inc., submitted an application i for a conditional use permit to allow for minor auto repair at 2975 Highway 10. The applicant proposes to operate a quick lube facility at this location with services to include fluid exchange, wiper replacement, headlight replacement and other similar work. While there are no plans to structurally alter the exisitng building on the site, the applicant has indicated an intent to redevelop the site to high aesthetic standards. This site, which operated as Auto Central in the 1990s and previously as Mid American Auto in the 1970s and 1980s, has been vacant since 1995. The site is currently owned by Norwest Banks. In January of 1996, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 580, which among other things, established a minimum lot size for new and used automotive sales lots of two acres. At two- thirds of an acre, the Auto Central site can no longer accommodate automotive sales. The site is in a state of disrepair and is in need of extensive work. Discussion: • Dimensional Requirements The existing building meets all of the applicable setbacks and the site satisfies the minimum requirements. The parking area also meets the minimum setbacks established by the Zoning Code. The number of parking spaces required for an automotive repair facility is 8 plus 1 space for each 800 square feet of floor area over 1,000 square feet. Because the building is • approximately 1,500 square feet, 9 spaces would be required (8 plus 1.) The site plan indicates provision of nine spaces as required. Site Improvements The applicant proposes to completely redo the access and parking areas by removing all existing pavement, eliminating the accesses from Highway 10 and creating a single, well-defined access