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Minutes - Plan commissio~ Page 5 October 25, 1989 . PUBLIC HEARING - APPLICATION FOR SECOND AMENDMENT OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #192A _ EXPANDED REPAIR BAY FACILITIES AT UCITY AUTOMOTIVE, 7500 DELMAR BOULEVARD Chairman McCauley informed those present that the Plan Commission had scheduled a public hearing on an application for a second amendment of Conditional Use Permit #192A by Mr. Phil Poirier doing business as UCity Automotive to authorize the construction of a service bay addition along the south wall of the building at 7500 Delmar Boulevard. This proposal would serve as a supplement to his application in August which proposed a service bay addition on the west side of the building. The Chairman again outlined the Commission's procedure and criteria for reviewing the application. Mr. Poirier was present to relate to the Commission any information necessary regarding his application. He explained that the proposed bay along the south wall of the building would supplement the new bay on the west side of the building approved in September, 1989. He needed the additional building area for extra work area and tool storage area. He had received the Planning Director's report and generally agreed with the recommendations, although he had a couple of questions. Chairman McCauley called for Mr. Goldman's report on the application. Mr. Goldman recommended approval of the application. He detailed the changes in the current proposal over the last submittal which included an increase in the total building area, a reduction in the width of the planting area along Hanley Road and a reduction in the number of off-street parking spaces. The new building size and number of parking spaces met the Zoning Code requirements. A ten (10) foot wide landscape strip along Hanley Road had been the first condition of Use Permit #192A. The revised plan showed a six (6) foot wide strip which, in his judgment, was the narrowest acceptable planting strip for this area. Mr. Goldman had also received comments on the proposal from the St. Louis County Highway Department. He explained that if the County staff insists on all of the items shown on their marked copy of Hr. Poirier's plans, Mr. Poirier would be required to shift the parking along Delmar slightly to the west and move the Hanley driveway south. Finally, Mr. Goldman stated that the new north and east faces of the building should match the existing building finishes, and the south concrete block wall should be painted a color to match the building. Chairman McCauley opened the public hearing on the application. Hs. Kay Lundvall of 7531 Delmar expressed her support of Mr. Poirier's proposal and stated that she appreciates the improvements Mr. Poirier had made to the building already. She has never had any problems with noise or other nuisances from his property. As no other members of the public were present to speak, the Chairman closed the public hearing. Chairman McCauley asked if Commission members had any questions or comments regarding the application. Mr. Rice and Mr. Safe discussed with Mr. Poirier the appropriate width of the planting strip along Hanley. The width of the planting strip along Delmar was the same as in the August application, three and one-half (3-1/2) feet. Both Mr. Rice and Mr. Safe felt that a six (6) foot minimum width for a planting strip along Hanley was appropriate, especially where no major concerns existed for parking area and driveway widths. Mr. Safe and Ms. Kreishman felt that the exterior treatment need not necessarily match the existing exterior panels; if Mr. Poirier wanted or needed to change the exterior of the existing portion of the building, the Planning Department could simply ensure that the exterior finish materials on the street facades matched. Mr. Poirier was in agreement with this measure of flexibility.