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Draft Planning Commission Minutes Attachment E
<br />Request t ©r Approval ©t a CONDITIOANL, USE PERMIT t ©r Allen Lenz to all ©w the sale ©t
<br />2, scooters/mopeds at 2575 Fairview Avenue
<br />3 Ch�ailr Bake�mlanI ope'ne'd the PuIbl�ilc Hearing f ®r Planning File 08-03,1; and re'vile'we'd the PuIbl�ilc Hearing
<br />,4, process.
<br />5 Associate Pl�an�n�e'r Bryan Lloyd re'viie'we'd staff ; s anal rsiis of the re'q�ule'st of Roseville Properties and Allen
<br />6 Lentz (d/b/a Scooter Ce'n�tral for sale of motorbikes, with u�p to seven (7) proposed for diispl�ay iin the
<br />7' parkiin l�ot tte'ar the iin�te'rse'ctiion of Fairview and Oakcre'st Ave'n�ule's. Mr. Lloyd re'viie'we'd the broad
<br />8 de'fiin�iitiion of motorcycles and /or rmotoriize'd- and e'l�e'ctriic-assiiste'd ve'h�iicl�e's as addre'sse'd her. Minnesota l�aw
<br />9 and ilts re'gu�l�atilon� of where and h�ow th�e'y moray be ope'rate'd, de'pe'n�diln�g on th�e'iIr spe'cilfilc spe'e'd and safe'ty
<br />10 fe'atulre's.
<br />11 Mr. Lloyd advilse'd thl at the subject te'n�an�t space lilt's n�e'xt to "Pla y It Agailn Sports" iln an e'xiIstiIn�g retail
<br />12, bulitl�ditn�g, and Lilt Code', Se'ctilon 1005.015 (Bulsitt�ess District Uses) al�l�ows motor vehicle sales ittt th�ils
<br />13 Iocatiort with an approved Conditional Use Pe'rmmilt (CUP).
<br />14 Mr. Lloyd ntote'd that dulriirtg staff re'viie'w of the appl�iicatiiont, the ortl�y con�ce'rn�s were raiise'd by the Fire
<br />15 Marshal who iirtdiicate'd that fire safe'ty re'guIl�atiionts re'striicte'd the am�oulrtt of flammable l�iiq�uliids that coull�d be
<br />16 store'd iin� a space like a sale's floor, and iin� th�iis case', the com�biirte'd am�oulrtt of fuel iin� all of the motor
<br />1 7' ve'h�iicl�e's and iin� any gas cans coull�d ntot e'xce'e'd ten (10) gal�l�orts, as addre'sse'd as a re'com�rme'rtde'd
<br />18 con�diitiiont of approval.
<br />19 Staff re'com�rme'rtde'd APPROVAL of a CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT re'q�ule'st of Roseville Properties and
<br />2,0 Al�l�e'rt Le'rtz (d/b/a Scooter Ce'n�tral al�l�owiirtg the proposed motor vehicle de'al�e'rsh iip at 2575 Fairview
<br />2,1 Ave'nIuIe'; based on the cormmme'n�ts and findings of Sections 5 and 6, and the conditions of Se'ctilon 7 of the
<br />2,2, project report dated Au�gulst 6, 2008.
<br />2,3 Dilscu�ssilon ammon�g staff and commissioners iln�cl�u�de'd Cilty Code de'filntiltilon of "rmajor" and "mmiln�or" auto-
<br />24 re'late'd re'pailrs and maintenance and the land use appl�ilcatilon and CUP e'val�uIatilon riot con�silde're'd for
<br />2,5 re'gu�l�atilon as part of th�ils appl�ilcatilon�, butt based on u se's allowed iln a B-3, Zoning District.
<br />2,6 Chailr Bake'm�an� n�ote'd that the applicant was riot pre'se'n�t.
<br />2`7 Chailr Bake'm�an� closed the PuIbl�ilc He'arilng, with no one appe'arilng to spe'ak.
<br />2,8 MOTION
<br />2,9 Member Gottfried moved, seconded by Member Doherty to RECOMMEND APPROVAL, of a
<br />30 CONDITIONAL, USE PERMIT request of Roseville Properties and Allen Lenz (d/b/a Scooter Central)
<br />31 allowing the proposed motor vehicle dealership at 2575 Fairview Avenue; based on the comments
<br />32, and findings of Sections 5 and 6, and the conditions of Section 7 of the project report dated
<br />33 August 6, 200 .
<br />34 Fu�rth�e'r diiscu ssiiont iin�cl�u de'd whe'the'r potential bu�ye'rs were allowed to test drive the ve'h�iicl�e's, the Iocationt
<br />35 of such test driive's, specific licensing re'q�uliire'd by State law for ope'ratiiont of such ve'h�iicl�e's, and available
<br />36 training cl�asse's for their ope'ratiIont.
<br />3 7' Staff advilse'd thl at State Statu�te', de'pe'n�diln on the type of motorcycle or motor ve'h�ilcl�e', re'q�ulilre'd a
<br />38 motorcycle e'ntdorse mr e'ntt antd/or val�ild drilve'r 11 s l�ilce'ntse'. Staff fu�rthec�r advilse�d thl at te'st driving was ilntcl�u�de'd
<br />39 iln the traffic areal tads and that re'late'd traffilc wou�l�d no have significant impacts on pu�bl�ilc safety.
<br />40 Commissioners con�cu�rre'd that the applicant be stron l r e'n�cou�rage'd to ke�e'p arty test drilve's off residential
<br />41 stre'e'ts and ottl r on mmailn arterial roads, iln order to be a "good n�e�iIghibor" to residential areas.
<br />42, Commissioners expre'sse'd concern thl at the applicant provide test drilve's iln a safe and appropriate
<br />43 rmanne'r, takiln iln�to consilde'ratilon traffic peaks, and to be respectful of re'silde'nts (il.e'., Rose Place' ) while
<br />44, �akiing sure th" e+ ilr inexperience iln th" i�s ne'w ope'ratilon dildn�"t create safe'ty issues for the area stre'e'ts, or for
<br />45 those patrons te'st driving thl e'itr ve'hl itcl�e's.
<br />46 FuIrth�e'r diisculssiion� iincl�ulde'd stre'e't access and ope'ratiion of Ne'iigh�borh�ood El�e'ctriic Ve'h�iicl�e's NE 's on
<br />4`7 Ciity stre'e'ts, with staff advising heist the Ciity of Roseville 11 s Police Department had iindiicate'd heist NE 's and
<br />48 oth�e'r ve'h�iicl�e's de'siigne'd to go uIp to 25 m�iil�e's pe'r h�oulr (m�ph�) may be ope'rate'd one stre'e'ts heist are m�arke'd
<br />49 for rnaxiimnulm� spe'e'ds of 3,5 m�ph�, uIn�l�e'ss siigne'd oth�e'rwiise'.
<br />50 Ayes: 7
<br />51 Nays: 0
<br />52, oti ©n carried
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