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Planning Commission Minutes — December 27, 2007 Page 2 The Associate Planner explained the applicant currently owns Kersten's Auto Sales located at 14057 Forest Boulevard North and would like to use the site located at 14797 Forest Boulevard North, presently owned by Mark Granger, to clean and repair vehicles in the building and store vehicles on the portion of the lot located south of the building. The applicant currently has a purchase agreement on the property. A pick-up truck would load and/or unload three vehicles at a time from the north side of the property where the gate is located. Vehicles dropped off would be either placed inside the body shop for cleaning and repair or temporarily stored in the south parking area. The storage area would be fenced for screening and security. The large vehicle haulers that can hold many vehicles would not be allowed to access this site. Schumann asked about the west property line shown on the plat. Mark Granger explained the line was not recorded correctly and would be change when the sale of the property was recorded. Schumann said the use seemed similar to the previous use on the property except for the exterior storage of the vehicles. Schumann opened the public hearing. There were no comments and he closed the public hearing. The commission discussed the parking on the site and where the employees of Sixty -1 Stop and the adjacent bank would park. The applicant Scott Kersten replied he would not need the parking along the west side of the building, and they could continue to park there The CDD explained there would be enough parking since there is a shared parking agreement with the other commercial properties (Sixty -1 Stop with an adjacent bank and Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts). When the fence is constructed on the south side of the building, some parking spaces would be eliminated but there was an ability to construct 20 more. The applicant has an agreement with the property owner that owns the gravel parking area for deferred parking to improve the area when it will be needed. Moore questioned what decides when the new parking would be constructed. The Associate Planner explained the parking would be reevaluated should any of the uses change. Schumann questioned the hours and days of operation. The applicant explained the business was not usually opened on the weekends; however, they sometimes came in on Saturdays. Weidt made motion, Moore seconded, to approve the Conditional Use Permit for an auto body repair shop and outdoor vehicle storage on the property located at 14797 Forest Boulevard North.