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I September 5, 1973 PLANNING REPORT CASE NUMBER: APPLICANT: LOCATIOt4: . ACTION REQUESTED: 774-73 James Allen Trapp 2425 W. County Road C-2 Northwest Corner of County Road C-2 and Partridge Road Rezoning from 1-1 to 1-2 PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1. The property in question consists of approximately 2.6 acres of which 2.3 acres is owned by the Applicant and the .3 acres (a triangle near the northwest corner of the property) is leased from NSP. The property has been occupied in the past principally for mobile home sales and storage. A variety of metal and concrete block buildings have been constructed over the years, one of which has been leased to a diesel truck repair service. The grounds have been and continue to be partially used for the storage of various and sundry vehicles. The general appearance of most of the grounds is unsightly, though recent attempts have been made to improve the frontage, and particularly the ,outheast corner of the property. (Pictures of the property and buildings will be available at the Planning Commission meeting.) 2. The Applicant uses much of the property for a truck washing service. Some of this service is provided in truck washing bays on the premises, with the remainder of the service being provided on the truckers site through the use of portable washing equipment mounted in a truck vehicle. 3. Approximately a year ago, one of the structures was leased for the diesel repair service. This service is provided as a permitted use in the 1-1 District. The Applicant was informed by the Village that, either the property would have to be rezoned to accommodate the truck repair service, or the operation would have to cease. Thus, the Applicant is applying for the rezoning. 4. The property to the north is occupied by the Agora Leases, Inc., owned by Jack Maxwell. Mr. Maxwell had submitted a letter on August 14th opposing the rezoning on the grounds that it might encourage further "deterioration" in the area. On August 27th, Mr. Maxwell wrote a letter to the Planning Commission as follows: