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1 WHEREAS, the Legislative Hearing Officer recommends that the license application (ID # 20030004687) for Auto
2 Repair Garage, Quick Precision Racing, Inc., 1014 Front Avenue, be approved with the following conditions:
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All customer and employee vehicles must be parked in the azea designated on a LIEP approved site plan.
There shall be no exterior storage of vehicle parts, tires, oii or any other similar materials associated with
the business. Trash will be stored in a covered dumpster.
At no time shall vehicles be parked in the driveway or in the public right-of-way. Employee vehicles and
vehicles awaiting repair may not be parked or stored in the adjacent alley.
All vehicles parked outdoors must appeaz to be completely assembled with no major body parts missing.
Vehicles salvage is not permitted.
No auto repair of vehicles may occur on the exterior of the lot or in the public right-of-way. All repair work
must occur within an enclosed building.
Auto body repair and auto body spray painfing is not allowed.
Customer vehicles may not be parked longer than10 days on the premises. It sha11 be the responsibility of
the licensee to ensure that any vehicle not claimed by its owner is removed from the lot as permitted by law.
Vehicle sales is not allowed.
Licensee must comply with all federal, state and local laws.
No auto repair of vehicles shall occur after 9 pm.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby approves this license
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Action Requested:
Approving the license application, per the Legislative Hearing Officer, for an Auto Repair Gazage license by Quick Precision Racing,
1014 Front Avenue.
Recommendations: Approve (A) or Reject (R): Personal Service Contrects Must Answer the Following Questions:
Planning Commission t. Has this personlfirm ever worked under a contrad for this department?
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MINiJTES OF THE LEGISLATIVE HEARING
QLTICK PRECISION RACING, INC. - 1014 Front Avenue
Thursday, January 23, 2004
Marcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Officer
The hearing was called to order at 10:03 am.
STAFF PRESENT: Jeff Hawkins, LIEP; and Jean Birkholz, City Council.
Others present: Michael Thomas, President, and Allan Dahlen, Secretary, both of 16063 71�`
Street NE, Otsego, Minnesota 55330.
Ms. Moermond stated that this is a class N license which means that it needs to have notification
of the neighbors. The City has received one (1) letter from District 6 Planning Council. She
explained that at this informal hearing, she will develop a recommendation for the City Council
to take action on the application of the license. There are three (3) possible tlungs the Council
can do: 1) grant the license; 2) grant the license with conditions; or 3) recommend that the
application go to an administrative law judge (if they don't believe that the license should be
issued at all or if the applicant doesn't agree to the conditions that the Council thinks aze
necessary
Jeff Hawkins, LIEP, provided the'staff report. The license application is for auto repair garage.
The applicant is Quick Precision Racing, Inc, 1014 Front Avenue. Environmental Health is not
involved in this application. Fire has approved it. Licensing and Zoning haue approved it with
conditions. LIEP's overall recommendation is approval with the following conditions:
1. All customer and employee vehicles must be pazked in the area designated on a LIEP
approved site plan.
2. There sha11 be no exterior storage of vehicle parts, tires, oil or any other similar
materials associated with the business. Trash wiil be stored in a covered dumpster.
3. At no time shall vehicles be pazked in the driveway or in the public right-of-way.
Employee vehicles and vehicles awaiting repair may not be parked or stored in the
adjacent alley.
4. All vehicles parked outdoors must appear to be completely assembled with no major
body parts missing.
5. Vehicle salvage is not permitted.
6. No auto repair of vehicles may occur on the exteriar of the lot or in the public right-of-
way. All repair work must occur within an enclosed building.
7. Auto body repair and auto body spray painting is not allowed.
8. Customer vehicles may not be parked longer than10 days on the premises. It shall be
the responsibility of the licensee to ensure that any vehicle not claimed by its owner is
removed from the lot as permitted by law.
9. Vehicle sales are not allowed.
10. Licensee must comply with all federal, state and local laws.
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History: This is a legal nonconformiug use. In 2001, an applicant went before the Plamuiig
Coxnxnission to re-estabiish the nonconforuiing use. There was a public hearing at that time, and
there was no one in opposition. The building was originally built as an auto repair gazage and
had that use for forty (40) yeazs. Because it had not been that same use for over 365 days, the use
had to be re-established. This is a new licensee; a change of ownership, not a change of use.
The applicants explained that they aze not offering a normal service garage business. Their
customers do not come in for oil changes. They are a specialty service gazage - a hobby turned to
a business. Customers come in for basic repairs from a standazd timing belt to complete
restoration of a car, not including body work. Maintenance/modifying engines, drive-lines, etc.
Their customers aze acquired by word-of-mouth; it's kind of like an owners' club. They do not
use a lot of toxic materials.
Ms. Moermond asked about their hours. The applicants replied that the hours will be 10:00 a.m.
- 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; Saturday, by appointment only.
Referring to condition #8:
Customer vehicles may not be parked longer than ten (10) days on the premises.
Ms. Moermond asked about customers leaving their vehicles with the garage and picking them
up a couple weeks later. The applicants explained that the vehicies will be kept inside the
gazage, not outside. They will not bring a car in for work until they actually have a physical bay
open to work on it. With the pazking conditions that have been established, anything that would
be pazked outside the garage longer than a day or two would hurt their individual customer
parking. They do not want outside storage of vehicles.
Ms. Moermond pointed out that in the letter she received, District 6 was concerned with the noise
to the surrounding area residents, parking and the hours of operation. Ms. Moermond asked
whether they planned to make a presentation to District 6 Planning Council. The applicants
replied that they had been invited to make a presentation at the districYs January 28, 2004
meeting. Ms. Moermond expressed that it would be good public relations to take advantage of
the opportunity to present this to the District Council. The applicants noted that the owner of the
Half Tune Rec Bar across the street also owns the large lot on the west side of the building.
Through the lease agreement, the applicants get two parking spots on the end up until 8:00 p.m.
most nights and until a little eazlier on certain other nights. Parking arrangements with neighbors
have also been made. The neighbors haue two (2) spots, one behind the other and the applicants
have two (2) spots, one behind the other. If one person can't get out, they just need to knock on
our door and the applicants will move a vehicle.
Ms. Moermond suggested that a condition be added to the resolution stating that they will not be
warking on cazs after 9 p.m. The applicants agreed. They noted that the air compressor will be
turned off at 8 p.m. and that the hard core machining will be outsourced.
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Ms. Moerxnond again suggested that it would be to the applicant's advantage to make a
presentation to the District Plauuing Council. They will have questions about noise and pazking,
hours, etc.
Ms. Moermond recommended that the license be issued with the conditions that were discussed.
It will be on the Consent Agenda of the City Council Agenda, probably February 4, 2004.
The hearing was adjourned at 10:20 a.m.
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