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Planning Commission Planning Case No.464-96: 2375 Highway 10 • October 9, 1996 Page 12 (8) Adequate utilities,access roads,drainage and necessary facilities have been or will be provided. The proposal will use a previously developed site which is served by existing utilities and roads. There is an existing drainage ditch along Highway 10. Staff will be referring the proposal to MnDOT and the Rice Creek Watershed District to determine if there are any concerns with the site drainage-continuing as it has in the past. Staff Recommendation: Our preliminary response to the proposal is very favorable. There are two key issues which need to be addressed which arise from the adoption of new criteria for conditional use permits for auto sales in 1996. These are the amount of landscaping required and the comparison between the enclosed building square footage and square footage in outdoor storage of inventory. We would be concerned if the new criteria meant that the proposal could not go forward. The criteria may have been meant for smaller sites, and represent a hardship on a site of this size. Also it is our impression that the ratio between square footage in building and in outdoor storage was to prevent the use of small kiosk type buildings for sales offices. The Saturn dealership is proposing a substantial building of 11,600 square feet, housing both the sales office and service bays. • Staff would recommend that the following additional information from the applicant or referral agencies is needed prior to the next Planning Commission meeting. 1. Planning application and fees 2. Proof of ownership and letter from owner of Citgo parcel giving permission for application to be filed on this parcel 3. Photometrics for light standards 4. Comments from the City Engineer and Rice Creek Watershed District (staff to do referral) 5. Provide copy of map dated 2/19/92 showing test drive routes. Staff would recommend that the following requirements or changes in the plans be made: 1. Bring forward contingencies from Resolution 4195 and 4611, if appropriate. 2. Same lighting standards be used on both sites. 3. Eliminate the request for second monument sign, unless variance in number of pylon signs allowed is approved. 4. Show three handicapped parking spaces, and convert two inventory spaces to customer spaces, to comply with parking requirements. 5. Add note to plans that customer and employee parking will be clearly marked and kept free of use for inventory. •