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Approving the application with conditions, per the Legislative Hearing Officer, for P & S Enterprises Inc (License ID# 20220000638), d/b/a Haas Collision & Glass, for an Auto Body Repair/Painting Shop license located at 1400 St Clair Avenue.
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WHEREAS, P & S Enterprises Inc (License ID# 20220000638), d/b/a Haas Collision & Glass, located at 1400 St Clair Avenue, has applied for an Auto Body Repair/Painting Shop license; 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 August 3, 2022, to September 2, 2022; and
WHEREAS, during the notification period, objections were received which triggered the hearing and a hearing was held on October 6, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the objections were related to cars being parked in the public right of way, work being done outside, scrap being stored outside, and potential toxins; and
WHEREAS, in response to the concern raised, the licensee has agreed to work with the City to comply with the necessary requirements; and
WHEREAS, after conducting the hearing and considering the testimonies and evidence, the Legislative Hearing Officer recommends that the application for an Auto Body Repair/Painting Shop license located at 1400 St Clair Avenue, for P & S Enterprises Inc (License ID# 20220000638), d/b/a Haas Collision & Glass, be approved with the following conditions:
1. All customer vehicles must be parked in accordance with the approved site/parking plan on file with the Department of Safety and Inspections (OSI). Appropriate measures shall be taken so that vehicles do not project into the public right-of-way (i.e., sidewalk).
2. There shall be no exterior storage of vehicle parts, tires, oil, or any other similar materials associated with the business. Trash will be stored in a covered dumpster. Storage of vehicle fluids, batteries, etc. shall be in accordance with the Ramsey County Hazardous Waste regulations.
3. Customer Vehicles, which include vehicles that are awaiting repair or that have been repaired and are awaiting pick-up by their owner, shall not be parked in the public right of way (e.g., street, alley, sidewalk, boulevard, etc.).
4. The storage of vehicles for the purpose of salvaging parts is expressly forbidden. Vehicle salvage is not permitted.
5. General auto repair is not permitted.
6. No 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.
7. Customer vehicles may not be parked longer than 10 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.
8. Vehicle sales is not permitted.
9. Paint guns will be cleaned immediately following use.
10. Licensee will continue to use high-volume, low-pressure paint gun technology, or a technology that is equal to or better than the one that is already in use.
11. Licensee will use a high solid, low vapor paint or a system of equal or better technology.
12. Hours of operation shall be limited to 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Monday through Saturday.
13. No vehicles that are in the possession of the business can be parked in front of overhead garage doors or boulevard, sidewalk, street, alley and/or private driveway spaces. Instead, retractable bollards or other protection mechanism that meets the crime prevention environmental design standards may be installed. Nothing shall be placed in the public right-of-way without Public Works' review and approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby approves this license application with the 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 February 21, 2023.