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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes June 20, 2023 Page 2 1 wash building with a few individual vacuum stations in a portion of the parking area near the 2 exit from the wash building. Traffic enters the site – primarily from 38th Street NE, enters the 3 car wash building at its east side, proceeds through the wash to the exit on the west side, and 4 then may park to the south at individual vacuum locations near that exit. Traffic can exit the 5 site back to 38th Street NE, or there is a shared access point to the 3803 parcel to the north. 6 7 The applicant’s plan shows the replacement of these individual vacuum sites with a common 8 vacuum system all along the parking area on the south side of the building. What is currently 9 an open parking area (adequate for approximately 10 parked vehicles) would be converted to 10 8 vacuum stations. These stations would be fed from an equipment area at the east end of the 11 row of parking spaces. The plan drawing shows the equipment in an island area, but no curb 12 or island currently exists in that space. It appears that the project would plan to add that island 13 area. 14 15 Mr. Grittman reviewed the General CUP Requirements for any Conditional Use Permit. 16 1.17 The use is one of the conditional uses specifically listed for the district in which the 18 property is located – Car wash facilities are listed in the C, Commercial District. 19 2.20 The City Council has specified all conditions which the City Council deems necessary to 21 make the use compatible with other uses in the area – Those conditions taken directly 22 from the City’s code are listed below, and any others would be established as a part of the 23 City’s action on the CUP request. 24 3.25 The use will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of persons residing 26 or working in the vicinity or to the values of property in the vicinity – The conditions 27 attached to this recommendation and any others added by the Commission and/or Council 28 are designed to address detrimental impacts, if any. 29 4.30 The use will provide a service or a facility which is in the interest of public convenience 31 and will contribute to the general welfare – The use has operated in this location for 32 several years, and the upgrade in services (via the common vacuum system) would be a 33 component of public “convenience” and “general welfare”. 34 35 The following specific conditions come from the City’s zoning ordinance section that allow 36 car washes as Conditional uses, Section 152.122. 37 1.38 Any such facility is designed to adhere to all noise-related requirements of the City and 39 State. 40 2.41 Headlight glare is fully screened from view of adjoining residential property. 42 3.43 The facility is designed to be fully closed whenever any mechanical activity is in 44 operation, including both entry and exit doors. 45