HomeMy WebLinkAboutTemporary Use Permit 11-202 Recreationl Vehicle Sales at 34220 Monterey Avenue (Sam's Club) - Mike Thompson Recreational VehicleCITY OF PALM DESERT
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: STAFF DIRECTION CONCERNING ISSUANCE OF A TEMPORARY USE
PERMIT TO ALLOW RECREATIONAL VEHICLE SALES AT 34-220
MONTEREY AVENUE (SAM'S CLUB)
SUBMITTED BY: Missy Grisa, Assistant Planner
APPLICANT: Mike Thompson RV
68318 E. Palm Canyon
Cathedral City, CA 92234
CASE NO: TUP 11-202
DATE: June 23, 2011
CONTENTS: Applicant Statement
Site Plan
Recommendation
That the City Council provide staff direction on a requested Temporary Use Permit for
Recreational Vehicle (RV) sales located within the Sam's Club parking lot. Upon Council
consideration, direct staff to modify, approve or deny the proposed temporary use.
Background
On May 31, 2011, Mike Thompson RV submitted an application for a Temporary Use Permit to
conduct RV sales on the dates July 7 — July 10, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Sam's Club
parking lot on Monterey Avenue. Special private or public events require a Temporary Use Permit
and allow each business or applicant to use up to ten days per calendar year. Staff discovered that
Mike Thompson RV had already used the allowable ten days during previous events. The applicant
is requesting 24 - 30 more sales days through the end of this year.
The applicant requests approval for a four day event from July 7 — 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Along with this request, the applicant has asked to hold monthly events through December 2011.
Each event would be held within the first fourteen days of the month and would last no longer than
four or five days. This flexibility would allow the applicant to work out appropriate dates with the
property owner.
Staff is requesting that the City Council provide direction on the proposed Temporary Use Permit to
allow RV sales on the dates and location requested. If approved, the applicant would be required to
obtain a daily City Business License, complete, and return appropriate sales tax forms after each
event. To date, the applicant has generated interest during past events in Palm Desert, and then
returned to Cathedral City to complete the sales transactions. Therefore, no sales tax revenue has
been received by Palm Desert from the past events. The applicant informed staff that they were
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unable to conduct a sale away from their main office previously, but that they have now obtained the
appropriate electronics to perform on -site sales and will report all sales tax that occurs in the City of
Palm Desert.
In the event that the City Council elects to grant the applicant's request, staff recommends that the
following conditions be imposed on the Temporary Use Permit:
• Applicant must obtain a daily City Business License for all dates on which the temporary use
is conducted.
• Applicant must apply for and be granted by the State Board of Equalization a Sublocation for
the Palm Desert site and credit Palm Desert as the point -of -sale for all revenue generated
from transactions originating from this approved temporary use.
Fiscal Analysis
Fiscal impact regarding the approval of the Temporary Use Permit for Mike Thompson RV sales
would result in a sales tax benefit of any units sold during future events. These units generally range
in price from $25,000 to $250,000.
Submitted by: Department Head:
P�11 Missy Grisa, Assistant Planner Lauri Aylaian, Director of Community Devel6pment
CITY COUNCILACTION
APPROVED * ✓ I)ENIED
hn M. Wohlmuth, City Manager RECEIVED OTHER.
MEETING DATE -
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ABSENT: L11-1 ----
ABSTAIN:
VERIFIED BY:
Original on Fite with City Clerk's afice
*By Minute Motion, approved Case No. TUP 11-202
for Recreational Vehicle Sales located within the
Sam's Club Parking Lot for the months of July,
August, and September 2011, with a review of the
Permit thereafter to analyze the success
and/or impacts.
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Message
ART LECLAIR
To: LAYLAIAN@Ci.PALM-DESERT.CA.US
Cc: mgrisa@citygfpalmdesert.org
Subject: SALES AT SAM'S CLUB
06/02/2011 i
MIKE THOMPSON'S RV
68318 Palm Canyon
Cathedral City, Ca 92234
760 324 3651
To Whom It May Concern;
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At this time I would like to request to have RV sales at the Sam's Club, located at 34220 Monterey Ave,
Palm Desert, Ca 92234. We would like to have one sale within the first 14 days of each month from now
through Dec. 2011.Thi6, would be a 4 or 5 day sale.
This should be a win win situation for Mike Thompson and the City of Palm Desert. This will help us
generate sales for ourselves which should increase business for Sam's Club and sales tax revenue for
Palm Desert. Our sales price is greater than $25K per unit and as high as $250K per unit with 1 % of the
sales tax going to the City of Palm Desert. These sales also help us maintain a sales force any where
from 5 to 15 salesmen and service crew of 4, which also stimulates the local economy. We would be
happy to go over figures and projections with you or your representatives. Please advise as to how to
proceed.
Thank You
1
Art Leclair
RV Sales at 34-220 Monterey Avenue
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