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Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Planning Commission <br />4.2 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />[Hebruaiy <br />Prepared by <br />Planning Items <br />24, 2015 <br />'Lack Carlton, Planner I <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Request by Academy Elk River for a Conditional <br />Use Permit to operate a commercial recreational <br />facility in the I -1 zoning district. Public Hearing <br />Jeremy Barnhart, Deputy Director CODD <br />Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />Recommend, by motion, approval or denial of the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) as proposed. If a <br />recommendation to approve is made, staff recommends the following conditions: <br />1. As a Conditional Use Permit is not a Building Permit, the applicant shall apply for all required <br />permits. <br />2. Fitness /martial arts class sizes shall not exceed 80 students. <br />Background /Discussion <br />Case No. CU 15 -04 <br />Adam Ahern, owner of Academy Elk River, is requesting a CUP to locate a commercial recreational <br />facility in the I -1 (Light Industrial) district. CUP approval is required before the applicant is permitted to <br />open his business as commercial recreational facilities are listed as a conditional use in the I -1 zoning <br />district. A CUP is required because in the past, the City Council was concerned with the loss of industrial <br />space. <br />The Academy Elk River has been open since April of 2012 and offers martial arts programs for people of <br />all ages and abilities. Having outgrown their current space at 18550 Dodge Street NW in the Elk Hills <br />Center development, near Perkins and the Country Inn, they wish to relocate to a warehouse in the I -1 <br />district. <br />The proposed location is a 5,000 SF facility at 12671 Meadowvale Rd NW. The interior space will remain <br />largely un- improved and will primarily be open space with exercise mats and a full-size ring. If the CUP is <br />approved, the applicant will add one additional bathroom and a locker room. The Academy has one full- <br />time employee and one part -time employee and hours of operation are: 5:00am — 6:00am, 11:00am — <br />2:00pm, and 5:00pm — 9:00pm. <br />Parr <br />The applicant states that approximately 20 parking spaces are needed at peak hours. Additionally, city <br />ordinance requires one parking space for every four patrons at capacity for general recreation uses. If <br />class sizes exceed 80 students, additional parking will be required. The required 20 parking spaces are <br />provided by existing spaces around the leased portion of the building. <br />"C� 4A f Utz <br />