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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br /> <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />Planning Commission <br />Item Number <br />5.3 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />August 27, 2024 <br />Prepared By <br />Zack Carlton, Community Development Director <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Conditional Use Permit: Vehicle Sales and Service, <br />17094 Vance St NW - Cornerstone KIA Parking Lot <br />Expansion <br />Reviewed by <br />Chris Leeseberg <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Recommend, by motion, approval of the Conditional Use Permit authorizing expansion of an existing vehicles <br />sales and service operation (Cornerstone Kia), with the following conditions: <br />1. The boundary line adjustment (Case No. P 24-08) must be approved and recorded. <br />2. The platted exemption (Case No. P 24-09) must be approved by the Elk River City Council and <br />recorded with Sherburne County. <br />3. Staff approval of all construction plans. <br />4. Approval of an encroachment agreement, authorizing the proposed parking lot expansion to cross <br />existing drainage and utility easements. <br />5. Address any comments provided by MnDOT. <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Cornerstone Kia, first approved in 2014 (Case No. CU 14-01), proposes an addition to their parking lot. The <br />addition is considered an expansion of their existing vehicle sales and service operations and requires approval <br />of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). <br /> <br />Expansion of the parking lot requires two different land use actions to ensure the vehicle sales operation <br />occurs on one parcel. These land use actions do not require a recommendation from the Planning <br />Commission. The second application, Subdivision Exception, combines the platted lot where the dealership <br />currently sits with a portion of the parcel to the south that had been part of the Ebner’s Bait operation and <br />requires council approval. <br /> <br />Site plans include a parking lot, which adds 31 new parking stalls, and a stormwater pond to accommodate the <br />additional impervious surface. The property is zoned FAST Subzone (H) and guided for Highway Business uses <br />by the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Applicable Regulations <br />The issuance of a Conditional Use Permit can be ordered only if the use at the proposed location: <br />1. Will not endanger, injure or detrimentally affect the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity or <br />Page 45 of 111