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Council reviewed Classic Car Sales application in October and November. The Planning Commission needs to discuss the number of vehicles to allow outside, if any. The location of vehicles displayed outside should also be required to maintain the required front yard setback from the propert>' line of 20 feet. The Planning Commission needs to discuss how many vehicles, if any should be displayed between the building and the required front yard setback. Lighting for parking areas should be hooded and directed downward. Parking areas should also be screened from residential districts by either fencing or landscaping. The parking area should provide at least 4 parking spaces for employees and 5 for customers. The amendment prohibits repair, painting or servicing of motor vehicles. This provision will prohibit a car dealership from intensifying their operation by including service. This requirement will also serve to further restrict the use to the sale of classic or collectible vehicles. Vehicles sold on trade would not be able to be serviced by the dealership. Inoperable vehicles also would not be allowed to be stored or sold. This standard will prohibit junk vehicles from being sold at used car dealerships. In all other respects the used car dealership would have to comply with state statutes. ANALYSIS The B-5 district is a Limited Neighborhood Business District. The purpose and intent of the district is to designate an area where goods and services can be provided to a neighborhood. Businesses in this area are to be low traffic generators and minimize hardcover. The district is also required to have access to public services. Staff notes that although the designation is for neighborhood use, no standards are provided in the B-5 district to regulate scale to maintain a neighborhood scale. Under the existing zoning provisions, an "office supply store" such as Office Depot or Office Max could locate in the B-5 district as long as the parking setback requirements are met. A book and magazine store such as Borders or Barnes & Noble could also locate in the district. Any office or clinic less than 2 1/2 stories could also locate in the B-5 District. If the B-5 district is truly intended to be a neighborhood district, the standards should reflect regulations that maintain the appropriate scale. The B-5 permitted use lists 23 specific uses that are service and retail oriented. The conditional use permit list includes 8 uses that are service-oriented. Zoning Amendment RE: Car Sales PC: 1/20/98 page~2