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ITEM # 37
DATE 10/14/08
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT TO ALLOW FIVE BAY CAR
WASHES INDEPENDENT OF CONVENIENCE STORES IN
CONVENIENCE COMMERCIAL NODE DISTRICTS
BACKGROUND:
This item was reviewed by the City Council at its September 23, 2008 meeting, at which
time a complete report was provided to Council identifying the options considered
during the Planning & Zoning Commission proceedings. As the City Council gave final
review to those options, it was determined that a car wash in the CVCN district should
be limited to no more than five (5) bays in order to be consistent with the small-scale
nature of development intended for the CVCN district. The Council therefore postponed
action to allow staff to revise the language in the ordinance to include this limitation.
Accordingly, a revised ordinance is attached that includes the following changes:
Table 29.807(2)
Convenience Commercial Node (CVCN) Zone Uses
USE CATEGORY STATUS APPROVAL APPROVAL
REQUIRED AUTHORITY
Vehicle Service Facilities N except con venue SP ZBA
stares in oombinatio
with gasoline sales
n s but
only if integrated with a
convenience store) and
car washes), all by
S ecial Use Permit.
Table 29.807(3)
Convenience Commercial Node (CVCN) Zone Development Standards
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS CVCN ZONE
Maximum Size of Car Wash Up to 5 washing bays depending on SUP
allowance)including both automatic wash tunnels
and hand wash bays
The above change would allow a car wash separate from a convenience store but
would retain the requirement that gasoline sales only be allowed with a convenience
store. The change would also retain the requirement for a Special Use Permit. It should
be noted that these changes would be applicable in any Convenience Commercial
Node, not just the existing node at the intersection of Stange and Bloomington Roads.
Recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission. At its meeting of
September 17, 2008, with a vote of 5-1, the Planning and Zoning Commission
recommended approval of amendments that would allow car washes independent of
convenience stores. Their recommendation did not include a limit on the number of car
wash bays, but City Attorney Doug Marek determined that a change limiting the number
of car was bays to five (5) did not have to go back for Planning & Zoning Commission
review because it was within the scope of the alternatives considered by the
Commission.
ALTERNATIVES:
The City Council can approve any of the alternatives identified in the Council Action
Form dated August 26, 2008, as follows:
1. Amend the Code to eliminate reference to car washes being "in combination
with" a convenience store, thereby allowing both uses to occur independent
of each other in the CVCN district, with a maximum limit to five wash bays,
This option is reflected in the attached draft ordinance.
2. Maintain the existing language of the Code.
This option would not allow the car wash to be permitted or operated until a
convenience store is also approved and operating on an abutting site. It would
allow the five-bay car wash currently proposed, and would also allow expansion
of the car wash in the future.
3. Refer this item back to staff for additional information or revisions.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Alternative 1 reflects the direction of the Council to staff at its September 23, 2008
meeting. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council
adopt Alternative 1 by dropping the requirement that car washes be considered "in
combination with" a convenience store, and by limiting the number of car wash bays
allowed in the CVCN district to no more than five.
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