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Bowman Katie Larsen, AICP City of Lino Lakes 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 March 14, 2022 RE: Propose Tidal Wave Auto Spa // Lino Lakes NWC of Otter Lake & Main Street, Lino Lakes, MN 55038 Narrative Letter The applicant is planning to develop ±1.063-acre property located at NWC of Otter Lake & Main Street. The parcel currently consists of a vacant undeveloped land consisting of mostly flat agricultural land. The applicant is proposing to redevelop parcel into a drive-thru car wash facility along with associated parking lot, drive-thru lanes, and self-service vacuum stalls. The project is located within the jurisdiction of City of Lino Lakes. The parcel is currently zoned for GB, General Business, in which the use for a car wash is allowed through a conditional use approval. Tidal Wave is buying this section of the land from BLino LLC. In turn, BLINO LLC is processing the master plat with the overall lot subdivisions, including the Tidal Wave parcel. Bowman is acting as agent for Tidal Wave for the site plan and conditional use application process and designing the construction drawings for the carwash. The carwash consists of a single lane tunnel within a 3,500 SF building. Tidal Wave will provide entry through the northeast corner of the site, and customers are then able to take advantage of the free car vacuuming services available onsite through the 28 vacuum spaces. The design allows for at least 12 cars of car stacking for vehicles waiting to enter the tunnel. Payment is processed through a pay station along the northern drive aisle, but the site will also have 2-3 employees assisting with operations on site. Tidal Wave Auto Spa has changed the business of automated carwashes with their ceramic sea gloss treatment, which adds a coating protectant to leave vehicles with longer shines than the average carwash program. Also - washing the average car at home uses approximately 93 gallons of water. Home carwashes often send all the dirty water, untreated, into the municipal sewer or stormwater systems where it can impact local waterways such as creeks, rivers, or coastal areas. The proposed carwash project at Lino Lakes will have built-in technology to recapture water and recycle it to minimize waste. The Tidal Wave model uses high pressure washes use to reduce the amount of water used per car. Tidal Wave anticipates having an average of 12,500 cars per month going through the tunnel. Each car will use 87.57 gallons per car, but it reduces the amount of fresh water used to 910 SE 17th Street, 3rd Floor, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316 bowman.com