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STAFF REPORT DATE: June 17, 1997 TO: Planning Commission Members FROM: Kim Moore-Sykes, Management Assistant ITEM: 97-03 Phil Rosar, Exhaust Pros, 4000 Silver Lake Road -- Conditional Use Permit. BACKGROUND: Mr. Phil Rosar, owner of Exhaust Pros at 4000 Silver Lake Road, is planning to expand his business at the current site to include a car wash and extra bays for auto muffler repair and oil change. Mr. Rosar currently has a conditional use permit for his existing business. The expansion proposal includes the addition of three auto-repair bays; two bays will be constructed on the south side of the existing building and one will be constructed on the north side. The proposed car wash facility will be attached to the proposed auto bays to the south of the existing building. The car wash will require a front yard setback variance because it extends 24 feet beyond the front of the existing building and the two adjacent buildings. The City Ordinance requires a front yard setback equal to the greater of 35 feet or a distance equal to the average of the front yard depths on the two adjacent lots. ANALYSIS: Exhaust Pros is situated in the City's-commercial zoning district. The proposed.car wash = is a permitted use in the Commercial District according to the City's Zoning Code, Section 1635.05, Permitted Conditional Uses, (f) car washes. The proposed addition of auto bays to the existing building, which is considered an expansion of a permitted use, and also requires a conditional use permit. Conditions to be considered for this permit include the hours of operation, landscaping, lighting and signage. Exhaust Pros has residential areas to the west and east and the above- stated factors may be of concern. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permits based on conditions stipulated by the City.