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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, November 01, 2006 Page 9 facility at 2775 Highway 35 and the temporary facility at 2980 Cleveland Avenue, with vehicles returned to the permanent site for customer pick-up, thus eliminating any additional traffic at the temporary site. Mr. Shilling advised that no quick lube or high-traffic generation was proposed at the Cleveland site during the temporary use of the facility. Additional discussion included access to Langton Lake ball fields and overflow parking on the site for those activities; and proposed hours of operation (7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.). Staff noted that they were unaware that an agreement existed for park use overflow parking with the property owner. Commissioner Bakeman questioned if customers would use the Long Lake Road facility for drop off and/or overnight parking, rather than the Cleveland facility. Mr. Shilling responded affirmatively; noting that the Cleveland facility service bays would need to be cleaned after business hours, and there may be several vehicles parked overnight in the service bays for shuttling vehicles the following day, but that no quantity of vehicles would be on the temporary site. Commissioner Boerigter questioned which side of the premises would be leased; with Mr. Shilling responding that the west side of the facility would be used for the bays. Commissioner Gasongo questioned what would happen after the thirteen (13) month period, if the permanent facility were not ready. Mr. Paschke advised that the applicant would need to submit to staff and prior to expiration of the expiration date built into the Interim Use Permit approval, to seek extension. Mr. Paschke noted that the applicant would be expending additional funds to lease the facility, and if construction delays occurred, it was to their advantage to avoid any delays; with the applicant anticipating being in their new facility prior to the expiration of the Interim Use Permit. Mr. Paschke advised that, aside from building and fire code standards that would be under a separate review process through the City’s Inspection and Fire Departments, no additional requirements referencing auto service and repair standards were called for. Public Comment Robert Rouda, 946 Lydia Drive Mr. Rouda questioned how vehicles requiring towing or trucking would be handled. Mr. Shilling responded that the percentage of those repairs to that site would be limited to a vary small percentage, but that they would be towed directly to the site; estimating that less than four percent (4%) of vehicles are currently towed in. Chair Traynor closed the Public Hearing at 8:19 p.m. MOTION: Member Roe moved, seconded by Member Bakeman, to RECOMMEND APPROVAL of the INTERIM USE PERMIT for Walser Automotive Group to establish a temporary auto service/repair use parcel at 2974 – 2982 Cleveland Avenue, for a period of one (1) year, based on the comments and findings of Section 5, and the conditions of Section 6, of the project report dated November 1, 2006. Commissioner Wozniak offered a friendly amendment to the motion, accepted by Commissioners Roe and Bakeman, amending the motion to include a condition that that applicant work with the St. Paul – Ramsey County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, to ensure that all hazardous materials on the site were managed and stored properly; and to notify the department, with a copy to staff for verification, of their change in business location.