CC WORKSESSION PACKET 06152021-JOINT WITH PLANNING COMMISSION

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3301 Silver Lake Road, St. Anthony, Minnesota 55418-1699 Office: (612) 782-3301 • Fax: (612) 782-3302 • www.savmn.com MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Stille and St. Anthony City Council St. Anthony Planning Commission Charlie Yunker, City Manager FROM: Stephen Grittman, City Planner DATE: June 9, 2021 RE: June 15, 2021 Work Session – Conditional Use Permits NAC FILE: 323.01 – 21.08 An item on the upcoming Work Session with the Planning Commission and City Council is intended to provide a recap of the application and debate over the proposed Conditional Use Permit for the Boulevard Car Wash which was considered by Planning Commission and City Council over the past winter. The purpose of the discussion is to understand the requirements for Conditional Use Permit review and decision-making, and how the Boulevard CUP request – with the extensive neighborhood interest – can serve as an opportunity to better address Conditional Use Permit reviews in the future, and potentially other controversial projects as well. In summary, the owner of the property (Boulevard Auto) proposed construction of an automated car wash at 2701 Kenzie Terrace, a property the proposer owned, and which was generally adjacent to his existing automotive repair business location. The site is zoned C – Commercial, in which district car wash is allowed by Conditional Use Permit. The Zoning Ordinance does not list any specific conditions for this (or for most) uses allowed by CUP. Instead, there is a short list of items which the City must determine as follows: (1) The use is one of the conditional uses specifically listed for the district in which the property is located;