Minutes 1-3-07 - Pierce County Home Page

approved.
Public hearing to consider a request for a conditional use permit for a Farm & Home Based
Business in the General Rural District by Dave and Krista Deusterman, owners on a parcel
of land located in the NW ¼ of the NE ¼ in Section 4, T27N, R16W Town of Gilman, Pierce
County. Chairperson Barkla invited Dave Deusterman forward. Mr. Deusterman explained
they intend to use a pole shed on the property to do sign painting, lettering on vehicles, tractors,
snowmobiles, etc and hand painted graphics, airbrushing, light restoration of collector cars and
illustration. Also one room in the house will be used as an office and for the graphic design. One
third of the garage will be used as a preparation and detail room for the graphics. Approximate
hours of operation will be Monday through Friday 7:00am to 5:00pm. Equipment that will be
used is an air compressor, auto lift, sandblast cabinet and mig welder. Everything is located in the
pole shed. The business will be operated by me, my son and part-time by my wife, Krista. Sanden
stated that one condition reads all project vehicles shall be kept in the buildings or shielded from
the public, will this be a problem? Mr. Deusterman answered no, right now he has four of his
own project vehicles outside and he either has to put up a cold storage building or get rid of them.
There are two other vehicles that will be scrapped this summer. Harrington, I see where you have
an air filter. Is that for the sandblasting and the spraying? Mr. Deusterman, the inside of the pole
shed, I have a booth that is for airbrushing on small objects. That’s filtered and vented outside.
The blast cabinet isn’t vented outside, it has a vacuum system enclosed. Staff Report – Brad
Roy: The nature and character of the property is rural. The closest neighbor is approximately 900
ft away. An electrical substation is located on an adjacent property. The business will use a 42 ft
by 72 ft pole shed, two rooms that are 12 ft by 14 ft each and one stall of an attached garage that
is 13 ft by 22 ft. The business will use a total of 3,646 sq ft. This business is not intended to have
drive up traffic; traffic will be from supply deliveries and scheduled customer visits. Deliveries
for supplies are typically made once or twice a week. Driveway access is on to 890 th Ave. Pierce
County Code requires that parking shall be provided. This type of operation does not fall into any
of the categories listed in § 240-54; however this operation has some resemblance to “Auto
Repair”. § 240-54 requires that auto repair shall provide 3 parking spaces per service bay with at
least one space handicapped accessible. This operation would have one service bay. Employees
will be Mr. and Mrs. Deusterman and their son, the son does not live onsite. The Town of Gilman
recommended approval of this conditional use permit on March 14, 2007. No specific conditions
were recommended. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends the LMC approve this
conditional use permit for a farm and home based business with the following conditions:
1. The applicant shall comply with the restrictions for a farm and home based business.
2. Hours of operation shall be Monday through Friday 7:00am to 5:00pm.
3. All project vehicles to be worked on shall be kept in the buildings or shielded from the
public view.
4. The applicant shall delineate 3 parking spaces with at least one being handicap accessible.
All parking spaces shall be consistent with Pierce County Code and Departmental Policy.