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an allowed use in a residential district is not the best mechanism to allow the use on this site as the land use still guides the property for residential uses. Planning Commission The Commission held a public hearing on October 22, 2019. One person,an adjacent property owner, spoke and asked the Commission to deny the ordinance amendment. The Commission discussed the need to follow the recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan and the FAST study as that is the best guidance for the property at this time and the plans do not support auto sales on this property. The long-term vacancy of the building was also discussed, noting that the property has become an eyesore for the community. However,the Commission was agreement of the need for patience to develop land in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan and not to make decisions based on an implied sense of urgency. Staff noted the previous decision to allow institutional uses in an industrial area based on the needs of one property owner that was having a difficult time finding a tenant. The Planning Commission was not in favor of an ordinance amendment to allow auto sales in an area guided for high density residential and unanimously recommended denial. Site History Automobile sales were first authorized on this property in 1993 with Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 93- 32. The property was zoned C-3 (Highway Commercial) at the time,which allowed car dealerships with a CUP. An expansion was permitted in 2002 with CUP 02-26. This is the last CUP issued for this property and the both recorded CUP document state "A Conditional Use Permit authorizes only the use specified in the permit and shall expire if, for any reason,the authorized use ceases for more than one (1) year." City records indicate that the dealership closed some time in 2009, and a sheriffs sale for the property was granted September 24, 2010. The property was purchased by a bank February 8, 2011, and the current owner purchased the site October 9, 2014. The property had been zoned C-3 from initial approval of the dealership until it was rezoned to FAST— The Point (High Density Residential) on August 15, 2016. This rezoning eliminated the possibility for auto sales on the property,but it did not"zone out"an existing use on the property as the dealership had been closed for approximately seven years and the CUP had expired. Financial Impact None Statutory Review Period Per State Statute §15.99, the required 60-day review period ends on November 29, 2019. Attachments ■ Planning Commission memo dated October 22, 2019 ■ Draft October 22, 2019, Planning Commission Minutes (partial)