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Case File: CU 1D-04 Page 2 en~~~.~ n~~'n'1~9®n Fast Cash ~~ca~nt Fast Cash equest~ eta®n Conditional Use Permit a. u ~ ~ The City must take action by March 25, 2D ~ 0 ®ca~~~~n a,~ ~~ Approximately.32ncres north east of Jackson Avenue and Railroad Drive. ~ervie The property is paned C~ Central Commercial with a Land Use designation of Old Town, The property has been vacant for at least five years. The subject property is located at the north east comer of Jackson Avenue and Railroad Drive. The site was been previouslyuse as a fueling station/ convenience store, The site currently contains a small vacant building, a free standing sign structure, three fuel dispensing systems and two underground fuel tanks. Zt is not known if the sign is conforming or not, based on the inf ormation received. The applicant intends to buy, sell, and trade household goods such as TV's, DVD's, movies, toys, gold coins ands' ' ar goods. The hours of operation will be 1 p,m. to b p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The applicant is proposing displaying and storing products in a 20' x 20' fenced-in area on the south side of the building. The fencing is proposed to be cyclone in nature chain link. Due to its visib' 'ty, staf f would recommend that the f encing be a wrought iron type of fencing. This is not an uncommon request for these types of applications as the city has made it requirements on commercial and industrial properties, most recentlyfor the enclosure for Elk River Boat storage CCU ~o~o~}, Analysis Site Plaza The submitted site plan only indicated where the fenced-in area was proposed. It is unclear where the proposed access points will be as the site is paved from property line to property line. Staff is unclear where any of the property lines or easements are actually located. In order to properly review any setback requirements for structures, signs, and parking, staff recommends that a survey be completed to show property lines, easements and location of underground tanks on the property. Staff also recommends that an engineered site plan be completed showing the site improvements which should include concrete curb and gutters. ~`z~azz artatian The access points to the site are not clearly defined and occur virtually anywhere on both Jackson Avenue and Railroad Drive. Jackson Avenue is a major collector street which carries a great deal of traffic in the area. Additionally, the proximity to the rail road crossing, and the interection with railroad drive congest traf f is movements in the area, To ' 't the amount of canf lict paints on Jackson Avenue, staf f recommends that access to the site be restricted to Railroad Drive. The access should be located as far to the east of the Jackson Avenue and Railroad Drive intersection as s:1PLANNING MAIN1Case FileslCt]PIC[J 10-04 Fast Cash1CU 10-04 PC.doc