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I. Economic considerations alone are not the basic [for this request]. 45 <br />g. The circumstances creating this hardship are unique to this oddly shaped property. <br />h. Granting of the variance will keep within the spirit and intention of the zoning code and <br />further, it is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan. <br />Since no construction occurred within the year of their approval, the variances expired. The <br />applicant is now requesting a similar setback variance to the northwest corner of the proposed <br />building as it does extend into the building setback 12 feet and coming within 5 feet of the <br />property line. <br />D. VARIANCE PETITION - Parking_onSite. Once again, AMCON received approval for a parking <br />variance for their project. There is some discrepancy as to the number of parking spaces that <br />were covered by the variance, but Resolution 03-053 referenced a variance of 27 spaces. Mr. <br />Tucci suggests that the number of spaces that needed a variance was closer to 50. <br />According to the revised site plan for this property and as the result of the reduction of building <br />square footage, AMCON has concurrently and significantly reduced the number of parking <br />spaces that they need to address with a variance. <br />Section 7.650.05, Subdivision 1., (6) states that Commercial properties are required to have one (1) <br />space for each 300 SF of gross .floor area. Mr. Tucci states in his letter that the 19,500 SF of retail <br />space, a reduction of 1,500 SF from the original plan, requires 65 parking stalls. Section 1650.05, <br />Subdivision :I., (3) requires that restaurants have parking spaces equal to the total seating <br />capacity divided by 2.5, plus one space for each employee on the largest shift. That required <br />)lumber of parking spaces for the tvvo icstaurant n. 71 spaces. The total parking spaces needed <br />for this site is 136 parking spaces; the parking spaces provided by AMCON's site plan is 115, for <br />a ci.eficit of 18 parking spaces. Mr. Tucci further states that should the proposed restaurant <br />decide on a maximum seating capacity of 100 seats, then the required parking spaces would be <br />118, which the same number of parkvng spaces that they are proposing to provide .for their <br />retail/commercial site. <br />AMCON will also be. before the City Council to amend the Developer's Agreement on. May 24, 2005 to <br />adjust the timeline as originally established to allow for the additional time required to complete the <br />proposed. AMCON project. <br />Below is the proposed. schedule for the City's processes regard no the AMCON project: <br />May 24 -- Public Hearing with the City Council <br />Liquor License <br />Amendment to the Developer's Agreement <br />Council Action on Plamring Commission .Reconunendations <br />Attachments: <br />® Letter dated April 11, 2005, Mr. Paul Tucci, OPPIDAN <br />9 Site Plan <br />o Application Packet for CUP for Restaurant within 250 feet of a Residential area <br />a Application Packet for CUP for Drive-Thru structure - Out Lot <br />® E-mail dated April 27, 2005 with elevations of the Out Lot building <br />® Application Packet for Variance to the Setback Requirements - Out Lot <br />6 Application Packet for Variance to the Parking Requirements <br />H:APtaunig1,,AStaff Reports\2005AAN1C0N staff report 051705.doc <br />