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The Station staff report August 5, 2009 Page 5 Setbacks: The car wash would be setback 10 feet from the south property line, 30+ feet from the west property line, and 40 feet from the east property line. All setbacks meet city code requirements. The front of the car wash will face Adams Street and have the same front setback as Fedor’s Market, which is next door. The unique issue is that Fedor’s building is directly on their north property line, which means there will only be 10 feet between the car wash and Fedor’s. Traffic: With the proposed car wash, the applicant does anticipate an increase in traffic since customers who would have had to go to another gas station for a car wash could now come to The Station. The bigger issue will be having vehicles “stacking” or lining up, on the site while waiting to get into the car wash. This could be problematic at busy times since most of the site is asphalt and the east side flows directly onto Adams Street with no curbing. Keeping the waiting car wash traffic lined up correctly and not blocking other vehicles or the fire lane will be important. The applicant must ensure that the car wash entrance and stacking aisle, directions for traffic flow and exit are well marked. Development Review Summary Leon Theis, owner of “The Station,’ is requesting plan approval to construct a detached 25 foot by 40 foot (1,000) square foot car wash at 2280 County Road I. Such an addition would bring more tax base to the community, and the additional service would allow the business to better compete with the other fuel stations in the city. No additional parking stalls would be required with this addition. Public Feedback Staff mailed notices regarding this planning case to all property owners within 480 feet of 2280 County Road I informing them of the proposed actions and the Planning Commission meeting date. As of Friday, July 31, 2009, staff has not received any comments. Deadline for Action The City accepted this planning application on July 16, 2009 and in accordance with MN Statute 15.99, the City shall make a decision within 60 days of application acceptance. The deadline for action for this request is September 14, 2009. Recommendation Staff has drafted one resolution for the code amendment, and one resolution for both the Conditional Use Permit and Development Review requests. The Planning Commission may take one of the following actions: 1. Approve all three planning actions as requested. Resolutions 907-09 and 908-09 are attached for your consideration if you should choose this option. 2. Deny the requests. To consider this option, the Commission will need to direct staff to prepare a resolution with findings of fact to support the denial recommendation. 3. Table action on the request. This option would be appropriate if the Planning Commission should need additional information or more input before a decision can be made. The 60-day deadline is September 14, 2009.