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Mounds View City Council November 22, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 5 1 Planning Associate Prososki stated that that was correct, and she expected that the recording 2 process would be finished soon. 3 4 Acting Mayor Marty opened the public hearing. There being no public comment, the public 5 hearing was closed. 6 7 MOTION/SECOND. Gunn/Quick. To waive the reading and adopt Ordinance 739 as presented. 8 9 ROLL CALL: Quick/Marty/Stigney/Gunn. 10 11 Ayes-4 Nays-0 Motion carried. 12 13 B. 7:10 PM Public Hearing to Consider a Conditional Use Permit Request for 14 “The Station” at 2280 County Road I 15 16 Director Ericson stated that The Station, which is located at 2280 County Road I, is applying for 17 a conditional use permit to allow them to expand the station from two to four pumps. He stated 18 adding two additional pumps would constitute an expansion, which would not be allowed by 19 virtue of the fact that this is a nonconforming use being that the property is zoned B2, a limited 20 use business, and a gas station needs to have a B3 designation. He stated in addition that it 21 doesn’t meet the qualifications or criteria of a conditional use permit for a fuel station. 22 23 Director Ericson handed out a packet of information that was submitted by the applicant, along 24 with a petition signed by customers asking that the Council approve the Conditional Use Permit. 25 He stated that City Code requires 15 parking stalls for a property of this size, and they don’t have 26 that, and they may lose one or two more stalls in the process of this expansion. 27 28 Director Ericson stated that the Planning Commission had had a couple of meetings regarding 29 this item, along with a public hearing, and they did not support an expansion at this time given 30 the site constrictions and the fact they didn’t meet the conditional use permit requirements, and 31 they are recommending denial of this request. 32 33 Acting Mayor Marty opened the public hearing. 34 35 Don Menke, one of the owners of The Station, stated they wanted to go from four fueling spots 36 to six because of stacking problems during peak morning and evening times. He stated he had 37 submitted a petition from 670 customers. He stated they would be losing one parking spot by 38 this addition. 39 40 Acting Mayor Marty asked where they would be putting the air hose. 41 42 Mr. Menke stated they would mount it on the building over by the trash receptacle, and they 43 would also relocate their telephone. Mr. Menke stated they would change the three parking stalls 44 along County Road I to parallel rather than diagonal parking. 45