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Planning Commission -page 2 the building and invested a significant amount in leasehold improvements and have no intention of leaving anytime in the foreseeable future. I have my oldest son involved in the business whom will be here long after I'm gone. The existing parking spaces will exceed our needs forever. If in the unlikely event I did ever sell the building, the gazebo would go with me, freeing back up some of those lost parking spaces. As far as staff's recommendation to remove the existing building to build a larger one, why would I want to incur unneeded expense to tear down a perfectly good building that currently matches our existing building an spend additional money replacing that square footage. I am a small business. A reference is made about my request not being consistent with the goals of the district. While I don't know what the goals are, as a taxpayer in the district, I would think having a reputable, operating, consumer friendly business located in an nice, well kept building that employs many hard working people, all of whom pay taxes would be a nice goal. While my property is zoned PUD, all you have to do is drive from one end of County Drive to the other end and you find a large variety of buildings and businesses that I'm sure are more inconsistent with the purpose and aesthetic objectives of the district then my proposed improvements would be . I have enclosed pictures of all of my neighbors on Country Drive and I think our property and the requested buildings would all be a significant compliment and in many cases an improvement over what is currently around us. Driving north on Country Drive off Little Canada Road. 1. Office building with an unsightly air conditioning unit in the front of the building. 2. Residential home. 3. Residential home. 4. Garden (may some day be developed) 5. Office building and warehouse with a perennial "for lease" sign. 6. Our property with newly painted building. 7. Office building with two garages. 8. Office building with one garage and an ugly temporary sign that's been there forever. 9. Apartment building with a perennial "apartment available" sign on the curb. 10. Suburban Auto Body - retail sales 11. Premier Lighting - retail sales 12. Trans Auto Transmissions - retail sales 13. Archery Range — retail sales 14. North Star mobile home Park. 15. Warehouse with boats and camper trailer storage. 16. Fra -Dor Landscape Supply with numerous products displayed outdoors - retail sales 17. Little Canada Municipal Garage (across street)