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Residents press for enforcement as city staff propose clarifying auto‑repair storage rules
Summary
City staff proposed clarifying vehicle‑storage and outdoor‑storage definitions for auto‑repair businesses; a resident and his attorney urged stricter enforcement, citing years of unresolved violations at Schmidt Transmission and alleging environmental and nuisance harms.
City planner Natalie Burczyk presented a code analysis aimed at removing ambiguity about whether vehicles associated with auto‑repair businesses count as "outdoor storage" that must be screened from view.
Burczyk explained the municipal code distinguishes short‑term vehicle storage (no more than 21 days) from long‑term storage and currently requires outdoor storage visible from residential areas to be screened. She told commissioners the…
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