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J (" " \ REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 6-28·93 ITEM NO.: F-5 Department Approval: Manager Reviewed: Agenda Section: Mf /þftð ~ Hearings Item Description: T em Spiers/Snappy Rental Car request for a special use pennit at 2459 Rice Street. Background 1. The Shelard Group is proposing to lease 1200 sq. ft. of retail space in the Rice Street Convenience Center at 2435 Rice Street to Snappy Car Rental. The property is zoned B-3 General Business and outdoor storage of vehicles can only be accommodated through a special use permit. 2. The Rice Street Convenience Center is 16,500 sq. ft. in size. The site currently has 113 parking spaces. City code requires that 90 spaces be provided for a retail center of this size. Snappy Car Rental is proposing to lease 1200 sq. ft. of this building. Per the lease, no more than 12 rental cars and 2 delivery trucks can be parked on the site at any given time. The Shelard Group is proposing that the lease vehicles be stored in the south parking area which to date has not been used. There are 21 spaces in this area. 3. Snappy Car Rental has indicated that they will not perfoffil any maintenance or repair work on the site. All car washing, oil changes, etc. will be done at local service stations. The only maintenance items they are proposing to perform on the property would be vehicle vacuuming. Staf.f Recommendations: 1. Snappy Car Rental has indicated that small satellite service facilities, such as being proposed for the Rice Street Convenience Center, will increasingly become their approach to the vehicle leasing market. The site at 2459 Rice Street has in excess of23 parking spaces over and above City code requirements. The proposed location for the storage of lease vehicles is separated ftom the main