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SOLUTION 2015-11 REQUIREMENTS FOR O'AUTO ENTERPRISES, LLC, REILLYON RO LOCATED AT 14777 FOREST BOULEVARD NOV TV WHEREAS, O'Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC, has requested approval of a variance to allow a portion of a parking lot to be 5.5 feet from the east property line along, where 10 feet is required by ordinance for the property legally described as follows: SEE ATTACHED WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed said request at a duly called public hearing and recommends approval and; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOVLED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does approve the request by O'Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC, for a variance to allow a portion of a parking lot to be 5.5 feet from the east property line along, where 10 feet is required by ordinance based on the following findings- 1, indings: 1o The proposed variance is permissible by law. 1 Parking and loading areas are allowed as an accessory use in the Central Business (C-1) zoning district. Due to the location of the building and parking lot, in order to provide for circulation within the parking lot a small corner of the back of the curb will encroach into the required setback. The property owner is proposing to use the property in a reasonable manner. 3. The downtown design guidelines state that parking lots should not be located between the building and the street. Due to parking lot dimension requirements and the required amount of parking stalls, in order to allow circulation within the parking lot in this location, a variance is requested. The applicant needs all the parking spaces proposed and traffic circulation is important for the site. 4. There are other parking lots in the neighborhood that do not ineet the setback requirement, The variance would not noticeably alter the character of the area. 5, The applicant has practical difficulties in meeting the ordinance regulations. 6. The spirit and intent of the ordinance is to provide a buffer and green space between the commercial use parking lot and a residential use. The applicant is proposing landscaping in this area and a fence to provide a buffer between the uses. The variance meets the spirit and. intent of the ordinance.