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No Overnight Facilities: The North Suburban DAC operational hours are from 8:00 to 4:30 p.m. There will be no overnight operational hours, nor patrons at the site overnight. Parking: The existing office building's total size is 12,000 square feet, which by ordinance requires 57 parking stalls. The office site has provided 69 parking spaces, exceeding the ordinance requirements. North Suburban DAC wishes to lease 1,620 square feet of the building, as a service center for the physical and vocational training of mentally handicapped people. Based on the application of the day school parking ordinance standards, this use will require six (6) parking stalls. Due to the nature of North Suburban's use of the proposed office space, the total parking stalls required for the office building is reduced. In either case, North Suburban's proposed use will not negatively impact the parking situation of the site, due to the present number of parking spaces which exceeds the requirements. Proximity to Arterial: The site is located on Little Canada Road, a major east /west route, with an interchange on and off of Interstate 35E. The site is east of Rice Street, which is an arterial street in Little Canada. Clients of the facility will access the site by utilizing Metro Mobility, fifteen (15) passenger vans (Metro Mobility is a branch of MTC), or by using MTC bus service to the intersection of Rice Street and Little Canada Road and then walking to the site. The site is one block east of Rice Street. It should be noted that a sidewalk exists on the west side of Rice Street; however, no sidewalk exists on Little Canada Road, between Rice Street and the site property. The proposed facility is not anticipated to cause any traffic problems for Little Canada Road, or any of the area arterials. Signage: The office building at 93 West Little Canada Road provides a sign space for each tenant in the building. The tenant's sign is placed over one of the three main front entrances into the building. No signage plan is required for the DAC facility at the site, there will be no signage other than that provided by the office building management. Compatibility: The Rehabilitation Center trains mentally retarded adults in vocational skills. The facility subcontracts work that is office related in nature. The trainees put together office materials and paper products, such as company inserts into billing statements. A limited amount of this type of work is done at the Page 31