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Approving the Legislative Hearing Officer's recommendation for the application submitted by Minipac LLC (License ID# 20240001961), d/b/a Minipac, for Gas Station and Tobacco Shop licenses, located at 1184 Maryland Avenue East.
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WHEREAS, Minipac LLC (License ID# 20240001961), d/b/a Minipac, located at 1184 Maryland Avenue E, has applied for a Class N license Gas Station and Tobacco Shop license; and
WHEREAS, the applicant notified the Payne-Phalen Community Council prior to submitting their application; and
WHEREAS, a notification regarding the license application was sent from the Department of Safety and Inspections to the affected neighborhood for the period of November 27, 2024, to December 12, 2024; and
WHEREAS, during the notification period, an objection was received which triggered the hearing and a hearing was held on December 16, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the objection was related to safety and nuisance activity; and
WHEREAS, in response to the concerns raised, the licensee has agreed to work with the city to comply with the necessary requirements to minimize nuisance activities that would disturb the surrounding residential neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, after conducting the hearing and considering the testimonies and evidence, the Legislative Hearing Officer recommends that the application for Minipac LLC (License ID# 20240001961), d/b/a Minipac, located at 1184 Maryland Avenue E, be approved with the following conditions:
LICENSE CONDITION #1 PER CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP) #03-351642
1. The hours of operation of the car wash are limited to no more than from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
ADDITIONAL LICENSE CONDITIONS #2 - 4
2. Access to the car wash from the alley is prohibited. The car wash can only be accessed via the drive lane (immediately south of the building and located entirely on this property). The licensee shall take appropriate actions to ensure vehicle access from the alley to the car wash does not occur.
3. Temporary window signs placed between the height of four (4) to seven (7) feet above grade shall not cover more than thirty (30) percent of this window space area and cannot block views into the clerk or cashier station.
4. License holder will create a video surveillance camera and lighting placement plan (video surveillance plan) for the interior and exterior of the licensed premises. License holder will submit the video surveillance plan to the Saint Paul Police Department (SPPD) liaison with the Department of Safety and Inspection (DSI) for review and approval. In accordance with the approved video surveillance plan, license holder will ensure that video surveillance camera system is in good working order, ensure it is recording 24 hours per day, ensure it can produce recorded surveillance video in a commonly used, up-to-date format, and ensure that accurate date and time of day are visible on all recorded video. License holder will retain surveillance video for a minimum of thirty (30) days. If an incident is deemed serious by SPPD, License holder shall make surveillance video immediately available for viewing by SPPD. If a copy of the surveillance video for a serious incident is requested by SPPD, license holder shall have the technology, materials and staff available to immediately make the copy. In all other cases, license holder shall provide a copy of the surveillance video to the requestor within 48 hours.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby approves this license application with the aforementioned agreed-upon conditions and finds that the license conditions are reasonable, and the application is in order and there are no grounds to deny the approval of the licenses.
The Conditions Affidavit was signed and submitted on December 2, 2024.