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Attachment 1 REQUEST FOR COMMISSION ACTION Date: 1/3/2024 Item No.: 6.a. Department Approval Agenda Section Public Hearing Item Description: Troy’s Automotive LLC requests a Zoning Code text amendment to Table 1005-1, Table of Allowed Uses, to support "motor vehicle repair, auto body shop" as a Conditional Use in the Neighborhood Mixed-Use District 1 2 Application Information 3 Applicant: Troy Miller 4 Location: 2171 Hamline Avenue 5 Application Submission: December 5, 2023 6 City Action Deadline: February 3, 2024 7 Zoning: Neighborhood Mixed-Use (MU-1) district 8 9 Background 10 Troy Miller is the owner of Troy’s Auto Care, an automotive repair business located at 2171 11 Hamline Avenue. This property, located at the northwest corner of Hamline and County Road B, 12 was originally constructed in 1959 and has always been a motor fuel and automobile service 13 station. Mr. Miller is interested in constructing additional service bays to keep pace with the growth 14 of his business. However, the use of the property as motor vehicle repair is not permitted under the 15 table of allowed uses for properties with a zoning classification of Neighborhood Mixed-Use (MU- 16 1). Because Mr. Miller’s use was established before the current zoning classification (or even 17 zoning classifications of the recent past), the existing use is considered legal nonconforming and 18 cannot otherwise be expanded, unless in a conforming manner. Therefore, Mr. Miller is requesting a 19 Zoning Code Text Amendment in support of permitting “motor vehicle repair, auto body shop” as a 20 Conditional Use (CU) in the MU-1 District. 21 22 While not necessarily related to Mr. Miller’s request to construct additional service bays, but related 23 to the overall uses conducted on the property, it should be mentioned that “motor fuel sales (gas 24 station)” is already a CU in the MU-1 district and Mr. Miller’s business includes fuel 25 sales. However, there is no approved CU on file for this property for fuel sales given this use was 26 also established before the current zoning, and so it is also considered legal nonconforming. If this 27 request is approved, Mr. Miller would be advised to apply for a CU for both “motor fuel sales (gas 28 station)” and “motor vehicle repair, auto body shop”, which, if approved, would bring the site into 29 compliance with current code requirements. 30 31 Below is an extract from Table 1005-1, outlining the uses in question and where they are not 32 permitted (NP), conditionally permitted (C), or permitted (P). The first column is for the MU-1 Page 1 of 3 Qbhf!27!pg!367