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<br /> <br />Planning Commission Minutes <br />December 16, 2025 <br />--------- <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />Commissioner Bland asked if there was a ratio of garage bays to number of required parking stalls. Mr. <br />Leeseberg stated it was based on square footage of the building as well as the Planning Unit <br />Development (PUD) in the area. <br /> <br />Chair Beise opened the public hearing. <br /> <br />Todd Mosher, R.A. Smith, Inc., on behalf of Discount Tire, asked the Commission to remove <br />Condition 8 and described the hardship that keeping the doors closed would have on the business. He <br />stated that the highway located next to the business creates more noise than the air wrenches used in <br />the business. <br /> <br />Commissioner Rydberg clarified that the bay doors were facing Aldi and not toward Highway 169. <br /> <br />Chair Beise asked if the CUP could include a condition restricting the hours that the doors can be <br />open. Mr. Mosher stated Discount Tire hours of operation have never changed. <br /> <br />Chair Beise closed the public hearing. <br /> <br />Commissioner Johnson stated he was comfortable removing Condition 8 as other tire shops in the area <br />do not have this condition. <br /> <br />Moved by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Zahler to recommend <br />approval of an Ordinance Amendment codifying the Planned Unit Development (PUD) <br />standards for the Elk Ridge Center area and adding Motor Vehicle Specialty Service <br />Stations as a Conditional Use in the district. Motion carried 6-0. <br /> <br />Moved by Commissioner Rydberg and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to recommend <br />approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the proposed Discount Tire operation in <br />Elk Ridge Center, subject to the following conditions, as amended: <br />1. City Council approval of the associated ordinance amendment (OA 25-10) and plat (P <br />25-26). <br />2. Staff approval of all site, engineering, landscaping, and utility plans. <br />3. The use of hazardous materials such as lubricants, oils, chemicals, and solvents must be <br />handled in accordance with state standards. <br />4. The outdoor storage of tires, new deliveries or used, is prohibited. All tires must be <br />stored within the building and not visible from the exterior. <br />5. All four sides of the building must meet the PUD design standards. <br />6. The shared parking with the property to the south must be maintained and access <br />between lots shall not be impeded. <br />7. The applicant must provide evidence of easements which provide access between the <br />lot and a public street. <br />Motion carried 6-0. <br /> <br /> 5.2 Ordinance Amendment: Reasonable Accomodation Appeal Process, City of Elk River <br /> Mr. Leeseberg presented the staff report. <br /> <br />Commissioner Johnson asked if an applicant was required to disclose private Health Insurance <br />Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) data.