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Mayor Gabriel Jabhour <br />Subject: <br />Date: <br />and Council Members: <br />J. Diann Gothen <br />Charles Kelly <br />Barbara Peterson <br />Richard Flint <br />Dale Lindquist, Chairman Planrung Committee <br />Richard B. Bury, Owner <br />Classic Sales, Inc. <br />Request for license transfer and approval of use of building at 3850 <br />Shoreline Drive for display and sale of classic and collector <br />automobiles. See copy of attached letter to City Planner dated <br />September 26,1997. <br />November 3,1997 <br />m <br />Backeround: Classic Sales was founded by the present owner, Richard B. Bury in 1987 <br />and was originally located in Eden Prairie. The City gave a conditional use permit and <br />Classic Sales operated for sbc years without any problems or complaints whatsoever! <br />In 1993, Mr. Bury moved Classic Sales to its current St. Louis Park location for more <br />showroom area. His request for a license transfer was readily handled by dty staff, and <br />he has operated at this location for 4 years, again without any complaints or problems. <br />Classics' business has now grown, and it needs a larger indoor display area and more <br />drive-by exposure, thus this request. <br />The business presently operates from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. In <br />Orono, Classic would add limited Saturday hours, otherwise the hours would rtay the <br />same. Weather permitting, we would anticipate display of no more than 6 automobUes <br />outside. "Display" should not be construed as "storage", as we don't plan on any storage <br />at this site. The building provides enough room to allow the movement of cars to the <br />inside during inclement weather and overnight. <br />The site will be completely pollution, noise and odor free, as Classic subcontracts all <br />service and repair work out to others. The building, landscaping and parking lot would <br />be kept clean, and aestheticaUy pleasant to the eye. There will be absolutely NO storage <br />of cars or parts on this site. <br />Classic's customers typically stop by one at a time for short periods, so we are not a big <br />traffic generator. There have never been any kind of congestion or parking problems at <br />any of our locations.