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Request for Action To Item Number Mayor and City Council 7.2 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Public Hearings July 17, 2017 Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner Item Description Reviewed by Conditional Use Permit: Dolphin Carwash Zack Carlton, Planning Manager Reviewed by Cal Portner, City Administrator Action Requested Approve, by motion, the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) with the following conditions: 1. The authorized CUP shall be recorded. 2. The city building official and fire marshal shall inspect the building for compliance with all state and local building codes. 3. The authorized use shall not begin until the CUP is recorded. 4. If the proposed work described in the application and CUP has not been substantially completed within two years after the permit’s date of issuance, the permit shall expire and become void. 5. If the authorized use ceases for more than six months, the CUP shall expire. 6. The applicant must apply for and receive approval for all required permits before any construction may begin. 7. No more than six vacuum stalls shall be allowed. 8. Two parking stalls shall be striped for employee parking and signed “employee parking.” 9. All sources of artificial lights shall be so fixed, directed, designed or sized that the minimum subtotal of their illumination will not increase the level of illumination on any nearby residential property by more than 0.1 footcandle in or within 25 feet of a dwelling or by more than 0.5 footcandle on any part of the property. Background/Discussion Case No. CU 17-15 The applicant is requesting CUP to operate an automated carwash facility at 516 Freeport Avenue. The property is zoned Mixed Use Elk River Plaza (MU-ERP), is 0.99 acres in size, and is located south east of Freeport Avenue and Jefferson Lane. Carwashes require a CUP in the MU-ERP district. The subject site was home to Dolphin Carwash for over two decades before it closed for several years. Because the use ceased for more than six months, the previous CUP expired. The applicant currently employs eight and anticipates providing jobs for 16-20 employees. With the exception of some painting, there will be no exterior modifications to the structure. The site contains two existing accessory structures and the applicant will be re-installing the canopy structure that was located on the property. The hours of operation are as follows: