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;: ; � ;: ;' ;.: . Plannirng Commission Plaru�ing Case No. 464-96: 2375 Highway 10 October 9, 1996 Page 6 - 'The existing signage includes the followir�g: � e�sting monument sign 10' x 10' on 26' high supports; area = 100 sq.ft. � existing wall sign 23" x 2b.5'; area = 50.8 sq.ft. a used car s2gn, ground mounted 8' b-1/2" x 5' = 42.i sq.ft. s miscellaneous smali directional signs The total sagnage on the site is 193.5 square %et. All ofihe signage has approved permigs, The B-3 district ailows for 100 square feei per business occupant, and one general pedestat sign not exceeding 340 square feet. Only one pedestal sign is allowed per property, The current signage is within the a.11owances in the Code. The applicani is proposing a second monume�t sign at the northernmost driveway onto the site �o match the existing sign (100 square feet), The totai signage area would camply with the Code but the use of two pedestal signs would noi comply. There may be justification for a vaniance given the length of the street frontage along Highway 10 and the size of the site. Par��ing Subd 8 g. The following pazkuig requirements shall be met: , -; {1) All customer and employee parl;ing spaces shall be permanently and clearly mazked, (2} For every ihree (3) emptoyees, a minimwn af two (2) employee parking spaces sha11 be provided, (3) A minimum of two (2} off-street parking spaces for each service stall are required. The foregoing required parking spaces shall be shown and designated on the site plan. The eacisting site now has 168 spaces, af which 14 are for customers and I54 are for employee or cars in inventory. The proposed plan shows a total of 183 spaces, with 20 for customers, 35 far employees, arid 126 for dispIay/cars in inventory. The Satum dealership has 28 employees currently, with 12 more projected, for a total of 40. The sales office contains approximately 3808 square feet. The parking requirement noted above was added to the Zoning Code in 1996. Based on the requirement, the proposed d�velopment needs 20 spaces for service and 27 spaces for errzplayees. Using the parking requirements in the Chapter 1121 of the Zoning Code, 22 spaces are needed for customers.� The appticant's proposal meeis the City's parking requirements, except that two additional customer spaces are needed, three �andicapped spaces need to be �The parking ratios in Chapte� 1 I2 i state 1 space per 1Q0 sq,ffi. of retail space and 1 space per 500 sq.ft. of storage of warehouse space, Staff arrived at the requiremertt of 22 spaces for customers based on applying t6e retail ratio to half of the space in the sales building (1904 sq.ft.), and agplying the �e,azehouse - ratio ta the other half since the product being sold requires significant area for display.