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FF,_ BOOK 99 FnI0 55 5. Referencing "Fueling Position" Rather Than "Pump". For years, County staff has interpreted the traffic impact fee (TIF) ordinance's "per pump" unit of measurement wording for gas stations to mean "per fueling position". Staff's reasoning is that Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE) rates, which are the basis for current gas station TIF rates, are based on fueling positions rather than actual pump equipment configurations. In a recent TIF assessment interpretation appeal, the County Administrator agreed with staff and directed staff to clarify the TIF ordinance to reference "per fueling position" rather than "per fuel pump" unit of measurement for gas station TIF rates. The proposed amendment does so. Recommendations: The Planning and Zoning Commission, PSAC, and staff recommend approval of the proposed change. 6. Car Washes in the CL District. Recently, Attorney Michael O'Haire on behalf of Karl Hedin filed an LDR amendment application to allow car washes as a permitted use in the CL (Limited Commercial) district. The intent of the CL district, stated in LDR section 911.10 (2)(e), is to allow restricted commercial activities to accommodate convenience retail and service needs of area residents. Over the last several years, the Board of County Commissioners has approved LDR amendments expanding CL uses to include limited automotive repair and maintenance uses as well as personal self -storage uses. As such, the county considers limited automotive services as necessary to meet convenience needs of area residents. In staff's opinion, it is consistent with currently allowed CL district uses to allow car washes that do not involve repair uses as a permitted use in the CL district. The proposed amendment would allow "car washes (no repair uses)" as a permitted use in the CL district. Recommendations: The Planning and Zoning Commission, PSAC, and staff recommend approval of the proposed change. 7. Wabasso Corridor Plan Codification. On November 21, 1995, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the Wabasso Corridor Plan which, among other things, established new "aesthetic enhancement regulations" applicable to new development projects within the corridor plan area (see attachment #3). The Plan specified special development regulations addressing several development project aspects, including: uses, free- standing signs, roofs and basic architectural features, colors, special screening, landscaping, buffering, task force review opportunities, nonconformities, and variance provisions. Although the Board's adoption of the plan put these requirements into effect in November 1995, these requirements need to be codified into the LDR's. The attached amendment proposal does just that, establishing within the LDRs special additional regulations for projects in the corridor plan area. At its September 27, 1996 meeting, the PSAC reviewed the proposed codification and suggested a few clarifications. Those clarifications have been incorporated into the proposed amendment. Recommendations: The Planning and Zoning Commission, PSAC, and staff recommend approval of the proposed change, which now incorporates changes to the variance provisions section that were recommended by the county attorney's office at the October 24, 1996 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. 4 DECEMBER 4, 1996 � � r