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Ms. Janice Gundlach October 30, 2015 Pap -c 2 McCoy anticipates hiring up to 10 new employees for Truck Country. Any required painting on Truck Country inventory will occur offsite. The majority of the operations on the Property will be screened from both the adjacent Interstate 35W ("I -35W") and Fifth Avenue SW by a uniform row of Truck Country inventory and various shrubs and bushes as shown in the landscaping plan. Discussion Special Use Permit Consistent with City Code Section 8-130, the following findings necessary to grant the SUP for the proposed truck sales are satisfied: a. 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. The addition of the proposed truck sales operation is consistent with the current use of the Property for truck and equipment repair in an area of the City zoned for that purpose. Given its location in an established industrial area and separated by I -35W from the nearest residential uses, the proposed operation will not endanger public health, safety, morals comfort or general welfare of residents. The Property will be enhanced with several improvements, including landscaping, a fenced and gated perimeter for security purposes, various building improvements, and resurfacing of the parking area as necessary (the "Improvements"). These Improvements will increase security, reduce off-site impacts and contribute to improved public health and safety. b. 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. The proposed use of the Property will not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of property in the vicinity and will contribute to improved property values within the area. The Improvements represent a significant investment in the Property resulting in both improved safety and aesthetics. The operations of Truck Country will present a more orderly and clean appearance in comparison to the industrial character of the existing operations. Truck Country's inventory and the proposed landscaping will effectively screen the Property from traffic on the interstate. C. The establishment of the special use will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of the surrounding propertyfor uses permitted in the district. The establishment of truck sales on the Property will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding properties. All properties in the vicinity, including the Property, are zoned I-2 Heavy Industrial District. This District allows for a range of heavy industrial uses. The proposed use will not restrict the use or development of any of the surrounding properties for uses permitted in the District.