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Planning Commission Minutes September 11, 2007 best use where traffic and parking are alr there is an agreement with Pizza Hut to unimproved area with no curb, gutter or is not consistent with the standards for a~ staff has prepared some conditions if the request. a problem. Mr. Barnhart stated parking, but additional cars are i ig. Staff does not support the re Page 4 t apparently .zing the °st since it a conditional use permit. H~ noted that Commission were inclined o approve the Chair Stevens asked if overnight parking f vehicles is allowed. Mr. Barnhart tated that in researching the original approval for the a to mall, there were strong concerns for overnight parking by the neighborhood, but there li ely is some occurring now. Commissioner Staul questioned the co ent in the staff report regarding con tstenry with the conditional use permit standards. Mr. Barnhart explained. Commissioner Austad asked if the shared parking area was grass. Mr. Barnhar stated it was now gravel/grass. Mr. Barnhart stated th t if approved, staff would recomme d that the applicant be required to park the vehicles or sale in front of the business. Commissioner Westgaard stated it would e difficult to require paving of the rking area, when two different property owners are ~ volved. Mr. Barnhart stated that it ould take cooperation between the two parties. He tated that the city cannot force the to do the improvements, but that it would be their i tent to not have the other business s suffer because of the new use. Chair Stevens noted that the conditional permit stays with the property Chair Stevens opened the public hearing. Amy Larson, 279 Carson Stteet, part intent to have a car lot, but they would customers. She stated that the green sl use it. Also, they plan to park the vehii stated that there will be no signage adv service to their customers. She noted t them they are allowed to park on the w with AJ's Automotive -stated th to be able to occasionally provide is used by Abra Auto Body, and th indoors overnight which are for sa] ;ing cars for sale and will only be pr the owner of the property, John W. end of the green space until 5:00 pr it is not their -s to their they do not Ms. Larson There being no further comments, Chair closed the public hearing. Commissioner Staul asked if the conditio would stay with the property to on five vehicles for sale. Mr. Barnhart stated es, and that they could include the the cars be parked indoors overnight. Any future tenant wanting more than fi have to request an amendment to the con 'tional use permit. Commissioner Westgaard stated that he h d a problem with expanding a buss there already is a parking problem. Also, e was not comfortable approving t a condition that would require a neighbors g business to participate in impro~ parking area. Chair Stevens concurred. H stated that he found it difficult to space when dropping off his vehicle when he patronized a former business in Commissioner Anderson also concurred, tating he felt the area is parking-ch that the parking for the original developm nt was undersized. He stated they the request on its own merits. Commissio er Anderson stated he was not in has told allow up to guage that cars would .s where request with cents to the 3 a parking is location. ed, and to look at of