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r <br />t» <br />Compklt* Date: <br />60 Day Deadline: <br />6/7/02 <br />8/6/02 <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />QnM6*^i| »#CCTJN0 <br />JUL 0 8 2002 <br />CITY OF OHUuo <br />DATE: July 2. 2002 <br />ITEM NO.: T <br />Department Approval: <br />Name Paul Weinberger <br />Title Zoning Administrator <br />Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: <br />Zoning <br />Item Description:#02-2795 WJM Properties LLC - Morries Automotive Group <br />2605 West Wayzata Blvd. <br />Commercial Site Plan Review <br />Conditional Use Permit for Outside Storage and Open Sales Lot <br />List of Exhibits <br />A <br />B <br />C <br />D <br />E <br />Site Plan <br />Proposed Building Elevation Views <br />Notice of Planning Commission Action <br />Draft Planning Commission Minutes (June 17, 2002) <br />Planning Report <br />Application <br />WJM Properties has applied for a Commercial Site Plan Review for changes to the use of the property <br />located at 2605 West Wayzata Boulevard (formerly Washington Scientific). The request is to locate a <br />wholesale distribution facility primarily serving the retail automotive operations under the Morries <br />Automotive Sales Group. The building is proposed to be used for auto prep, a body shop, storage, a central <br />parts warehouse, offices, and a 32,800 s.f. indoor auto sales showroom for fleet sales and leasing. <br />A Conditional Use Permit is required for outside storage of vehicles that would be located in the south and <br />southeast parking lots. The outside storage would be for damaged cars and cars “in process". The outside <br />storage area would include the parking areas south and southeast of the existing building. Cars on which all <br />body work has been completed will be staged in the east parking lot for immediate delivery . The cars will <br />be delivered to dealerships or buyers. <br />A second Conditional Use Permit is required for an “open sales lot" the outside storage/display of v ehicles <br />for the fleet sales and leasing operation. As noted in E.xhibit E-3, the intent is to have these vehicles av ailable <br />to licet or business customers for demonstration or test drives. This facet of the operation will use 40 parking <br />stalls, 15 of which are in the north end of the existing parking lot, and 25 of which would be part of a new <br />45-stall lot to be developed at the north end of the existing building. T he north end of the building will <br />become the primary entrance for the “fleet sales" portion of the business. An entrance would be constructed <br />and 4 large w indows will be added <br />1 <br />L___