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REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION DATE: 03/12/97 ITEM #: PF2883 Manager Approved: Agenda S~cti n: Hearin Cp Item Description: Embree Construction request for conditional use permit to construct a 11,370 s.f. auto accessory and installation/service store at 2561 North Snelling Avenue. A parking setback variance is also requested. 1.0 Background 1.1) Embree Construction requests approval of a conditional use permit and a parking setback variance to construct a 11,370 s.f. masonry and stucco building on a vacant 1.86 acre site located at 2561 North Snelling Avenue. The building would be occupied by National Tire Warehouse, a tire and auto accessory sales and service business. Nine internal service bays are proposed. The building is valued at $500,000 to $600,000. Hours of service are Monday thru Saturday 7:00am - 9:00pm; Sunday 8:00am - 6:00pm. 1.2) The vacant site was commonly known as the site of the Polar Meat Locker, just one lot north of Oakcrest and Snelling. Most recently the site has been used as overflow parking for the Knight of Columbus bingo parlor. To the south of the site is the 12,300 sJ. Knights of Columbus building and parking lot (zoned B-1), while to the west is a health club (zoned B-1). North of this site is Rosebrook Park (zoned R-1). Just to the northeast of the proposed new parking lot, the Snelling Avenue bike path enters the frontage road. 1.3) The site is zoned B-2 (Business); the Comprehensive Plan designates this site "LB" for limited retail business uses. In order to operate a service, installation operation within a B-2 zone, the Zoning Code requires a conditional use permit. 1.4) The applicant also seeks a 7 foot parking setback variance to allow customer parking to be placed 8.15 feet from the east (front) property line. The code requires a 15 foot setback. 1.5) In 1995 the City reviewed another similar proposal (Western Auto) on the 1