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Planning Commission Memo – June 14, 2010
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Memo
To: Planning Commissioners
From: Kari Barker, Associate Planner, AICP
Date: June 14, 2010
SubjectSpecial Use Permit-
:Hastings Automotive has applied for a Special
Use Permit to conduct a car sale in the C-4 District.
REQUEST
Hastings Automotive seeks approval of a Special Use Permit to operate a temporary
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auto sale at the Coborn’s Grocery located at 225 33 Street West.
The cars would be set up on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, in the late afternoon. The actual
sale would run from Wednesday, July 14, 2010, through Saturday, July 17, 2010. The
clean-up and removal of cars would occur on Saturday, July 17, 2010.
Coborn’s Grocery is in the C-4 District. Auto sales are allowed in the C-4 District by
Special Use Permit. Hastings Automotive held a similar sale in 2006, which was a ten-
day sale located at Westview Mall.
BACKGROUND
In August, 2006, City Council approved an amendment to 155.32, C-4 – Regional
Shopping Center to allow temporary auto sales.
During the five-day sale, 150 vehicles would be for sale at the Coborn’s Grocery parking
lot. The hours of operation will be 9:00am - 8:00pm Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00am
- 7:00pm Friday, and 9:00am - 5:00pm Saturday. In addition, 18 employees would staff
the lot. No other student fundraisers will be taking place in the parking lot. Hastings
Automotive stated it will donate $25 from the sale of each vehicle to the Hastings
Education Foundation. Depending on the volume of sales, they anticipate a donation of
about $1,000, based on selling ten cars per day. In addition, they will be giving $5 per
test drive to the test driver that will be a co-op with Coborn’s Grocery.
Comprehensive Plan Classification
The 2030 Comprehensive Plan designates the property as C-Commercial.
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Zoning Classification
The subject property is zoned C-4, Regional Shopping Center. Temporary auto sales
are identified as a special use in the C-4 District.
Adjacent Zoning and Land Uses
The following land uses abut the property:
Direction Existing Use Zoning Comp Plan
North Commercial C-4 – Regional Shopping Center C-Commercial
East Residential R-1L Large Lot U-II- Ur. Res.
South Residential R-3- Medium-High Density Res. U-II - Ur. Res.
West Commercial C-4 – Regional Shopping Center C-Commercial
SPECIAL USE PERMIT REVIEW
Special Use Permit Provisions
The Zoning Code defines and regulates special uses as follows:
Uses that would not be appropriate generally or without restriction throughout the
zoning district but, if controlled as to number, area, location, or relation to the
neighborhood, would not detract from the public health, safety, and welfare. Special
uses may be permitted in a zoning district if specific provision of such special uses is
made in this Zoning Ordinance.
ORDINANCE
155.32, C-4 – Regional Shopping Center
C(5)
(a) Temporary auto sales may be allowed to support the activities of a
non-profit community organization (such as a fundraiser for a sports
team or school). Each auto dealership may be allowed 1 sale per year,
with the sale not to exceed 14 calendar days per year. Each parcel of
land in the C-4 district is allowed 1 sale per year. If a business consists
of more than 1 parcel, only 1 sale may be allowed.
(b) The following shall be considered in granting a special use permit:
1. The effect on the total number of parking spaces at the
business the sale is held.
2. The effect of the ingress and egress at the parking lot.
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3. The effect on accessibility of emergency services.
4. The effect on neighboring businesses or residential areas from
an increase in traffic.
Parking Spaces
The car sale will utilize the back portion of the parking lot. Approximately 125 to 135
parking spaces would be used. There appears to be adequate parking remaining for
grocery store customers.
Ingress and Egress
Customers for the car sale will access the current ingresses and egresses for the
grocery store parking lot. An increase in use is anticipated.
Accessibility of Emergency Services
Al Storlie, Fire Inspector, has requested that the front and back traffic corridors in the
parking lot not be blocked. This will insure that emergency vehicles have proper
access. Please see Condition #4.
Affect of neighboring businesses and residential areas
Neighboring businesses will most likely see an increase in traffic on the roads in front of
their businesses.
Conditions
Staff recommends that the following conditions be imposed as a condition of issuing the
special use permit:
1. Hastings Automotive shall donate $25 per vehicle sold during these 4 days to
the Hastings Education Foundation.
2. This special use permit shall be good only for the dates listed in this
temporary special use permit. Nothing in this Special Use Permit shall be
interpreted or construed to give the applicant or the property owner any rights
to hold a temporary auto sale on any dates other than those listed in the
temporary special use permit
3. The location of the temporary auto sale shall be as shown on the drawing
submitted by the applicant to the city and further subject to the approval of the
city’s fire inspector.
4. The front and back traffic corridors in the parking lot shall not be blocked
during the temporary auto sale.
ATTACHMENTS
Application
Location Map
Diagram of Coborn’s parking lot