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{ -, PAUL NELSON, CASE 1656 Page 2 4. On October 18, 1976, the City Council approved a special use permit to expand the use of the site to include a truck service station on the property. Attached to that approval was a set of conditions, most of which related to the improvement of the property appearance. Those conditions were to be complied with by June 30, 1977. Attached is a copy of a memo to the City Council, dated May 30, 1978, from the City Manager summarizing the efforts on the part of the City to have the conditions complied with. 5. On February 14, 1977, the Council approved a variance to sign height and size. Attached is a copy of a letter to Mr. Trapp informing him of the approval, with reference to the site improvement conditions to be accomplished. 6. It would appear that our basic problem with respect to this site is a continued lack of effort to bring the site up to reasonable functional and aesthetic standards. You will note that the development in the immediate area is well done and attractive. The scope and nature of the problem can best be appreciated by visiting the site. The general problems include: 1. Deterioration and lack of painting of the structure. 2. Unsightly damage to the structure and poor maintenance. 3. Curbing of driveways and parking area are incomplete and not poured in place. 4. Curbing sections are unsightly and out of place. 5. Parking areas are not properly surfaced. 6. General low quality of structure type and maintenance. 7. The display of parts of garbage truck equipment and trucks along the frontage on Partridge Road do not enhance the general character of the area, though this Is not the principal problem. Attached is a letter from David K. Sunderland, dated May 22, 1986, to Mr. Craig Waldron, Director of Economic Development, pointing out his concern, not for the truck sales special use permit, but rather for the appearance of the area and what efforts could be made to get improvement action. In the past, the City has approved the various applications as reviewed in this report, with conditions and assurances from Mr. Trapp that certain improvements will be accomplished. It appears that over a period of time, these efforts have been unsuccessful. If approval of the special use permit is considered, the Planning Commission and Council may wish to apply a time limit and a limitation on display of truck body parts as against operative vehicles. 8. When we first met with Mr. Trapp and Mr. Nelson, we suggested that a detailed plan of the site be prepared with a list of improvements to be accomplished, which could then have served as a basis for a set of conditions. No such plans were submitted with the application, however. We believe that such a plan with specific improvements delineated can form the only reasonable basis for an agreement as to improvements to be accomplished. The result would be the cleaning up of all the past incomplete actions, which could constitute a considerable improvement in the appearance of this part of the City.