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Request for Action To Item Number Planning Commission 16.1 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Public Hearin February 23, 2016 Chris Leeseber , Senior Planner Item Description Reviewed by Cornerstone Auto Elk River — 17219 U.S. Highway Zack Carlton, Planning Manager 10 Conditional Use Permit for building addition, Reviewed by Case No. CU 16-04 Action Requested Recommend, by motion, approval of the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) with the following conditions: 1. The Conditional Use Permit shall not be recorded until all applicable conditions have been substantially completed. 2. The authorized use shall not begin until the Conditional Use Permit is recorded. 3. If the authorized use ceases for more than six months, the Conditional Use Permit shall expire. 4. The Conditional Use Permit is not a building permit and the applicant must apply for and receive approval of required building and sign permits before construction may begin. 5. The building shall meet all building and fire codes. 6. The Fire Chief shall verify the location of all fire hydrants, and may require additional hydrants necessary to preserve the health and safety of the residents. 7. All comments in the Stormwater Coordinator Memo dated February 3, 2016 shall be addressed. 8. All sources of artificial lights shall be so fixed, directed, designed or sized that the minimum subtotal of their illumination will not increase the level of illumination on any nearby residential property by more than 0.1 footcandle in or within 25 feet of a dwelling or by more than 0.5 footcandle on any part of the property. 9. All comments in the Minnesota Department of Transpiration memo dated February 18, 2016 shall be addressed. Background/Discussion The property is zoned C-3 Highway Commercial where car, truck, RV, and marine sales and services require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The applicant is seeking a CUP to construct multiple additions to their car dealership which will complete their final phase of the expansion project. The submitted plans have been modified from what was originally proposed in 2006 with the building footprint smaller. Some of the areas that were identified as building in 2006 will now be parking. Analysis Building Expansion The proposal is to expand three separate areas of the existing building. In the northwest corner a new 8,162 square foot section for office and showroom, in the northeast corner a 4,280 square foot parts area and heavy truck service, and 12,126 square foot expansion of their service lane and new oil express in the southeast corner. P B N E R E® 1 1 NATURE