Golden Valley City Council — Transcript
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Conditional Use Permit Application for Import Auto
Votes (1)
Conditional Use Permit #178 for Import Auto at 7135 Madison Avenue West
The presentation detailed the Conditional Use Permit application for Import Auto to establish a car dealership and repair center. Key points included the site's industrial zoning, proposed operational details (hours, employees, customer volume), parking requirements and potential reductions, inflow and infiltration compliance, and departmental concerns from engineering (on-site loading) and fire (drive aisle width, turning radii). Staff found the application met city code standards and recommended approval with six specific conditions addressing on-site operations, screening, and a restriping plan for the parking lot.
Notable Quotes (3)
further consideration is a conditional use permit number 178 for 7135 Madison Avenue West the cup would allow for the building to be used as a car dealership and Repair Center
per recent changes to our parking zoning code a reduction in the required parking could be requested by the applicant so long as it had a demonstrated rationale for administrative approval
overall staff finds that this conditional use permit uh meets kind of the standards that are in place in our city code... we see that there is a need for this type of use it's consistent with our comprehensive plan goals for industrial areas
Ordinances & Resolutions (8)
Permit application to allow a car dealership and repair center at 7135 Madison Avenue West.
The zoning classification of the site, where the proposed uses are conditional.
Visual aid used to show the site's zoning and surrounding uses.
Agreement in place with City engineering to correct sewer system inflow and infiltration issues.
Recent changes to this code allow for potential parking requirement reductions based on rationale.
General reference to the standards met by the Conditional Use Permit application.
Document providing more detail on the 11 findings required for the CUP.
Specific section of the zoning code governing screening for inventory storage.