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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 11, 2023 Page 2 A.1 Resolution 23-035 – Approving a Request for a Conditional Use Permit for Modification 2 to a Car Wash Facility in the PUD District. 3 4 City Planner Steve Grittman stated the applicants at 3801 Stinson Boulevard are seeking a 5 Conditional Use Permit to modify and add vacuum facilities to an existing car wash. The North 6 Star Car Wash is an automatic car wash building, with a few individual vacuum stations in a 7 portion of the parking area near the exit from the wash building. Traffic enters the site – 8 primarily from 38th Street NE, enters the car wash building at its east side, proceeds through the 9 wash to the exit on the west side and then may park to the south at individual vacuum locations 10 near the exit. Traffic can exit the site back to 38th Street NE, or there is a shared access point to 11 the 3803 parcel to the north. 12 13 The applicant’s plans show the replacement of these individual vacuum sites with a common 14 vacuum system all along the parking area on the south side of the building. What is currently an 15 open parking area (adequate for approximately 10 parked vehicles) would be converted to 8 16 vacuum stations. These stations would be fed from an equipment area at the east end of the row 17 of “parking” spaces. The plan drawing shows the equipment in an island area, but no curb or 18 island currently exists in that space. It appears that the project would plan to add that island area. 19 20 The Planning Commission reviewed the proposal during a public hearing at its regular meeting 21 on June 20, 2023. The applicant was present, along with a representative of the applicant with 22 specific experience relating to the vacuum system proposed. In addition, several members of the 23 public were present. All members of the public who spoke and two written correspondence prior 24 to the hearing, were supportive of the proposal. 25 26 The Planning Commission discussed the proposal, the staff report and recommendations, and the 27 comments provided at the hearing. The Commission then voted unanimously to recommend 28 approval of the Conditional Use Permit, with three specific modifications to the conditions of 29 approval offered by staff. The applicant expressed support for these changes. The staff 30 conditions, and the recommended changes in redline were provided for Council consideration. 31 32 Staff has reviewed the project for land use compliance with the intent and policies of the City’s 33 Comprehensive Plan, and for zoning consistency with the Commercial District as a baseline. In 34 summary, the Comprehensive Plan supports mixed uses in this area, and Commercial uses are 35 part of that mix. The proposed application would, with appropriate conditions, facilitate that 36 purpose for the subject property. The conditions recommended by Staff, and clarified by the 37 Planning Commission, mitigate potential noise and light impacts from the new vacuum facilities. 38 The conditions recommended are: 39 1.40 The applicant adds a structured enclosure of maintenance free fencing consisting of 41 complementary materials surrounding (at least on three sides) the proposed common 42 equipment shown on the plan, at least as tall as the equipment, to screen views and potential 43 noise issues from adjoining residential property. This fencing shall be supplemented by a 44 planting of shrubs surrounding the enclosure. 2.45 The applicant verifies that the additional noise generated by the equipment will be dissipated 46 to no more than existing levels at the property line with the proposed enclosure.