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April 26, 2016 Page 5 of 13 for 327 Old Highway 8 NW subject to 12 conditions. City Manager Lotter indicated Assistant Director of Community Assets & Development/Planning Director Gundlach would be pitsenting this item to the Council. Assistant Director of Community Assets & Development/Planning Director Gundlach explained the applicant is requesting the following land use requests for 327 Old Highway 8 NW: • Site Plan — required in order to secure permits to conduct site improvements on all business and industrial -zoned property in the City. • Special Use Permit — required in order to conduct truck and trailer repair in an industrial district. This use is currently being conducted at this property under grandfather rights. Since the applicant is making a significant investment to improve the property, staff has advised the applicant to secure the Special Use Permit. • Nonconforming Use Permit — required in order to obtain a Site Plan and Special Use Permit when certain Zoning Code standards are not in compliance with current regulations. The nonconformities in question consist of front and rear yard parking lot setbacks and building setbacks that are less than required by code. • Variance — to allow more than one vehicular door to face the public right-of-way. Assistant Director of Community Assets & Development/Planning Director Gundlach reported the applicant is currently restoring the existing truck and trailer repair building on the property, which was damaged significantly by fire on February 4, 2016. To complement the existing building, and to meet the growing needs of their family-owned business, the applicant wishes to construct a 9,890 SF addition to the south of the existing building. This building will contain 12 overhead vehicular doors, six facing Old Highway 8 and six facing the east. The applicant is also proposing fencing and landscaping improvements associated with the project. Besides owning 327 Old Highway 8 NW, the applicant also owns 343 Old Highway 8 NW to the adjacent north and 309 Old Highway 8 NW to the adjacent south. This is relevant in that existing shared access exists with 343 Old Highway 8 NW and shared parking and access exists with 309 Old Highway 8 NW. Assistant Director of Community Assets & Development/Planning Director Gundlach explained the applicant leases out 327 Old Highway 8 NW to another truck business and operates a body and paint business out of 309 Old Highway 8 NW (both of these uses are grandfathered in). Other than utilizing shared access and parking, no improvements are proposed on 343 or 309 Old Highway 8 NW. Included in this request is the parcel combination of 327 and 309 Old Highway 8 NW. Staff has provided a detailed analysis of the Site Plan, Special Use Permit, Nonconforming Use Permit, and Variance in the Planning Report dated April 14, 2016. All approval findings are provided in paragraphs 8, 11, 14, and 16 of the third whereas clause of the Resolution. With implementation of the 12 conditions noted in the Resolution, staff finds all zoning criteria are met and is recommending the City Council approve as submitted. Brian Bona, 222 Second Street in Minneapolis, thanked the Council for considering his request Councilmember Strub appreciated the innprovements that would be made to the property and requested further information on how the exterior of the building would be changed. Mr. Bona explained he took great pride in his propcltIes and was very concerned for his neighbo.1s. Councilmember Stub hoped Mr. Bona's improvements could spur fiuther revitalization of Old Highway 8. He questioned how Mr. Bona came to realize he needed to expand this property. Mr. Bona stated for some time he has known this site was lacking in size given the number of trucks being serviced. He considered demolishing the site and rebuilding, but detemlined it was better to add onto the existing space. He estimated