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Little Canada Planning Commission 9 December 1986 Page Three 4. Adequate off - street parking and off - street loading in compliance with the requirements of Sections 903.050 and 903.060 of this ordinanc( is provided. 5. A perimeter curb is provided around the sales /parking lot. 6. A strip of not less than five (5) feet adjacent to the public right -of -way shall be landscaped and screened in compliance with Section 903.020, G of this ordinance. Landscape plans for the proposed development shall be submitted to and approved by the City Council and City staff.. 7. Such use is not located within two hundred (200) feet of residentially zoned property, nor within two thousand (2,000) feet of a similar use. 8. No more than three (3) licenses will be issued at any one time in the City. 9. License shall be subject to an annual review. Provision three effectively limits outdoor retail sales to just four vehicles (1,830 square feet per vehicles divided by 380 square feet), however, enforcement would still be a problem, assuming wholesale operations may utilize the remainder of the lot. The parking requirements for the combined retail /wholesale operation will also affect sales area, as no required parking or loading areas may be occupied by vehicles for sale. Interior retail sales is limited to 50 percent of the building. The structure is composed of 560 square feet of office space, requiring three spaces. The warehouse portion is 5,540 square feet. If half of the warehouse is used for storage of "retail" vehicles, this will require 12 spaces. The wholesale portion of the structure will require five additional spaces, for a total site requirement of 20 parking spaces. The attached site plan shows just 18 spaces. SUMMARY A number of issues are encountered in this application. First is the retail operations in an industrial area, and particularly the ability to separate wholesale and retail operations. Second is the site suitability itself. Circulation on the triangular shaped lot is difficult to direct, and the site as laid out is underparked for retail operations. Also, the site plan would need modifications to conform to the general provisions of the ordinance such as a five foot curbed, landscape area surrounding the parking and sales lot, which could further reduce available parking. Because the distinction between wholesale and retail areas would be difficult to make, we would question whether the site is a proper location for the use being proposed. 34