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The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community Item No: 08C Meeting Date: May 13, 2019 Type of Business: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Jon Sevald, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: PUBIC HEARING: Resolution 9108, Approving Revocation of a Conditional Use Permit for C & N Group, LLC (dba Tires N’More), 2832 Mounds View Boulevard Introduction: The City has taken numerous enforcement action against Tires N’More, located at 2832 Mounds View Boulevard. The property has a history of violations pertaining to non-permitted land use (warehouse), outside storage (inoperable vehicles, semi-trailers, tires), and Fire Code violations. The City’s enforcement actions have had limited results, leading to the option of revoking a Conditional Use Permit for Minor Auto Repair 1. Since discussions began, the property has come under new management, and most violations have been corrected. Discussion: The property is zoned B-3 Highway Business, and guided for Mixed Use in the Comprehensive Plan. Naoufel Soussi, representing Tires N’More, received a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a “Tire and Minor Auto Repair Store” in 2012 (Resolution 7984). To the City’s knowledge, the building had only been used for the warehousing of tires. “Warehouse” is not a permitted use in the B-3 district. With cause, the City Council may revoke the CUP. In this case, the property cannot be used for “Tire and Minor Auto Repair” [emphases added]. It can be used for “limited retail uses which have, as the principle use, sales with warehousing or display secondary to that use.” Tires N’More is one of several auto related businesses operated by the Soussi family, and has been used to warehouse tires. The primary concerns the City has relates to improper storage of tires inside and outside of the building, and exterior storage of semi-trailers 2 and inoperable vehicles. The excessive amount of tires (800 tires in trailers) creates very hazardous conditions, should a fire occur. During the April 17, 2019 Planning Commission meeting, the property manager, Sami Soussi, stated that they have no intent of installing tires or doing minor auto repair, and are not opposed to the CUP being revoked. Their intent is to operate a tire store. 1 Mounds View City Code, Section 1102.02, Subd 6 (Definitions): Automobile Repair; Minor: Minor repairs, including body and fender work, minor painting and upholstering service, replacement of parts and engine service to passenger vehicles and trucks not exceeding a one (1) ton chassis design. 2 Mounds View City Code, Section 1114.03 (B-3 district) allows all permitted accessory uses, as allowed in the B-2 district, which refers the same to permitted accessory uses as allowed in the B-1 district. Section 1112.03, Subd 2 (Accessory Uses in B-1 District); “Off-street parking as regulated by Chapter 1121 of this Title but not including semi-trailer trucks”. Staff interprets this as off-street parking of semi-trailer trucks is prohibited in the B-1, B-2, and B-3 districts, unless for deliveries.