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• Planning Commission Planning Case No.464-96: 2375 Highway 10 October 9, 1996 Page 11 also help in strengthening the vitality and enhancing the appearance of the Highway 10 corridor. This corridor is very important to the long run economic health of the City. (5) The use is consistent with the purposes of the Zoning Code and the purposes of the zoning district in which the applicant intends to locate the proposed use. The purpose of the B-3 district is to provide for and limit the establishment of motor vehicle oriented or dependent commercial and service activities. It allows for auto repair businesses with approval of a conditional use permit. The applicant's proposal fits within the limits envisioned by the ordinance for the B-3 district, and its location along Highway 10 is logical and appropriate. • (6) The use is not in conflict with the Comprehensive Plan of the City. The most recent discussion of comprehensive goals for the City was the Mounds View 2000 project in 1994. The Vision Statement from the Growth, Development and Business Issue Project Team stated: "The City of Mounds View will be known as a city with a balance between business and residential concerns. There will be a positive business climate as shown by public-private collaboration to recruit,encourage,and retain successful,community-based enterprises with emphasis on job expansion,increase in tax base,and quality of life. There will be a cooperative spirit between the government and citizens,whether residential or business, when setting regulations into code. Environmental and aestheticconsciousness will be demonstrated by a redesigned Highway 10,a network of inter-connected trails,parks,and wetland spaces,and active citizen participation in ecological activities." Two goals relative to Highway 10, and a goal on business climate, were adopted and are included in an attachment to this report. The expansion of the Saturn dealership furthers these goals, and is supported. Staff's only suggestion is that the applicant could add landscaping, including flowers, to the Highway 10 frontage to help beautify it. Staff recognizes that it is the applicant's desire to keep the Highway 10 frontage in lawn so it does not distract from attention to the cars on display. Clustering landscaping at the entrances would achieve both purposes. (7) The use will not cause traffic hazards or congestion. The site has adequate access from an arterial highway. No added traffic congestion is expected. Eliminating one of the driveways on to County Road H2 will reduce traffic hazards and conflict points. • •