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<br />In April 2023, the property received a CUP to allow for four (4) dealers and auto repair. The current <br />application/amendment reduces the number of dealers to one (1), providing more space for the outdoor <br />storage of damaged/inoperable vehicles. The request includes auto repair, body work, and painting. <br />Approximately 5,800 square feet of the building will continue to be used for manufacturing by the existing <br />tenants. The applicant will be utilizing more building space than was approved in 2023. <br /> <br />The site is surrounded by existing businesses on the north, west, and south sides. Ulysses Street abuts the <br />east side of the property. The site has numerous trees and the western third of the site is undeveloped as it <br />contains a regional holding pond. <br /> <br />Transportation/Circulation <br />Access to and from the site will occur at the one existing access on Ulysses Street. There is sufficient on-site <br />traffic circulation for the business, its customers, and emergency vehicles. <br /> <br />Parking <br />The city ordinance states: <br />▪ Auto sales, trailer sales, marine and boat sales, implement sales, garden supply store, or building materials <br />sales: one parking space for each 500 square feet of floor area. <br />▪ Open sales or rental lots shall also provide one parking space for each 5,000 square feet of land which is to be <br />used for sales and display area. <br />▪ Office building: one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area. <br />▪ Manufacturing, fabricating, general industrial: six stalls plus one off-street parking space for each 500 square <br />feet of floor area. <br /> <br />The state also requires a display area for a minimum of 5 vehicles per dealer. Based on the ordinance, 36 stalls <br />are required with the property having one (1) dealer <br /> <br />Current Parking (Vision Mold and Skyline) <br />The auto sales floor area is 928 square feet, requiring 2 parking stalls, and 3,900 square feet will be utilized for <br />auto repairs, requiring 13 parking stalls. The sale and rental lot area is 1,135 square feet, requiring 1 stall. The <br />4,300-square-foot manufacturing portion requires 15 parking stalls. The state also requires five stalls per <br />dealer, resulting in the need for 5 parking stalls. The total required parking stalls is 36. <br /> <br />The parking lot shall be striped to city requirements for the stalls shown on the Staff Site Plan dated 7-22- <br />2025. If the lot is not striped within 15 days after City Council approval, the city will issue a cease-operation <br />order and/or the Council may direct staff to revoke the permit. <br /> <br />Landscaping <br />The ordinance requires 33 trees for the property. The existing trees on the property satisfy this requirement. <br /> <br />Environmental <br />There is the potential for environmental concerns related to pollution if paint, chemicals, or other hazardous <br />materials are not maintained properly on site. A stormwater pond to the west could potentially be polluted as <br />well. The applicant and/or property owner shall ensure vehicles stored in the parking lot do not leak fuels or <br />other hazardous materials into the stormwater pond to the west of the parking lot. <br /> <br />Applicable Regulations <br />The issuance of a Conditional Use Permit can be ordered only if the use at the proposed location: <br />Page 52 of 97