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SPECIAL USE PERMIT ANALYSIS Section 6-140(2) lists truck and trailer repair and sales as specially permitted uses in the I-2, Heavy Industrial zoning district. The owner of the property secured a special use permit in 2003 for the truck and trailer repair use. The current proposal is to add truck and trailer sales, which requires review and approval of a new special use permit. Beyond the site plan standards discussed above, all special uses must comply with the following standards of Section 8-130 (staff responses in italics): No special use shall be recommended by the Planning Commission unless it shall find: (1) That the establishment, maintenance, or operations of the special use will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, morals, comfort or general welfare. Staff finds this criterion to be met. The truck and trailer sales use will be complimentary to the existing truck and trailer repair use. Additionally, the site does not have any frontage on a public roadway. The site does abut I -35W, which allows the applicant to obtain visibility needs for a sales use without negatively impacting views from public streets. Lastly, the applicant will implement several improvements to the site that will overall have a positive impact and improve the conditions from what exists today. This includes maintaining a cleaner and orderly parking/display lot as depicted in the supplemental narrative and on Sheet L1-1: Rendered Landscape Plan. Collectively, these items will ensure the use will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, morals, comfort, or general welfare. (2) That the special use will not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity for the purposes already permitted, nor substantially diminish and impair property values within the neighborhood. Staff finds this criterion to be met. The applicant is investing substantially into the site to improve its overall appearance and function. The applicant's sales brand of Truck County will ensure a more orderly and clean site than exists today, including the keeping of a well maintained used truck and trailer sales stock. This effort will have a positive impact to the neighborhood and will not negatively impact enjoyment of surrounding properties or diminish property values. (3) That the establishment of the special use will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of the surrounding property for uses permitted in the district. Staff finds this criterion to be met. All the surrounding uses are zoned I-2, Heavy Industrial and contain existing heavy industrial uses including truck and trailer repair, towing, and storage uses. The proposed use will act in harmony with these existing uses and not negatively impact the surrounding area. (4) That adequate utilities, access roads, drainage and/or necessary facilities have been or are being provided. Staff finds this criterion to be met. The applicant will utilize existing roadways and private driveways and not negatively impact other users of these access roads. The applicant will be improving the parking lot and controlling drainage on site. The applicant will be improving access to utilities, installing additional lights for security and bringing fiber optic cable through