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Approving adverse action against the Auto Body Repair/Painting Shop and Second Hand Dealer-Motor Vehicle license applications submitted by PET Enterprise LLC d/b/a Sandstone Auto Sales LLC (License ID# 20220000214) for the premises located at 786 Robert Street South.
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WHEREAS, the Auto Body Repair/Painting Shop and Second Hand Dealer-Motor Vehicle license applications submitted by PET Enterprise LLC d/b/a Sandstone Auto Sales LLC (License ID# 20220000214) for the premises located at 786 Robert Street South in Saint Paul were the subject of a Notice of Intent to Deny License (“Notice”) dated November 21, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Notice stated that on February 14, 2022, Applicant applied for two types of licenses, a Secondhand Dealer - Motor Vehicle license and a Body repair/painting shop- Motor Vehicle license; and
WHEREAS, on February 23, 2022, DSI sent Applicant a letter acknowledging receipt of the application. The letter also included notice that DSI received a complaint involving the parking of vehicles. A DSI inspector drove to the site to investigate the complaint. The inspector observed vehicles obstructing the sidewalk, cars parked in such a way that they appeared to have been driven over the curb to access the property, and vehicles with missing body parts and/or inoperable. The letter ordered the removal of the unlawfully parked cars by March 5, 2022, and warned that failure to abide by the order “may subject [Applicant’s] application to adverse action that could impact [his] ability to obtain a license”; and
WHEREAS, on March 3, 2022, DSI received notice of Applicant’s withdrawal of his application for a Secondhand Dealer - Motor Vehicle license. Also on that day, DSI Inspector, Farhan Omar told Applicant that the site plan that he submitted was insufficiently detailed and further review of Applicant’s application for a Body repair/painting shop- Motor Vehicle license could not continue until a more detailed plan was submitted;...
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