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TGK Automotive, Sketch Plan Page 3 Staff is comfortable with the request, as long as there are proper transitions between the land uses and the impact on the surrounding residential properties is minimized. Further analysis of the transitions would be evaluated during the site plan approval process. If the rezoning of the property is supported, then it may be reasonable to expect other property owners to the north and south of this site to request the same zoning. Staff would be comfortable with these properties also being rezoned to C-2. General Layout The applicant is showing a 13,950 square foot motor vehicle repair business with an associated parking lot. There seems to be enough area on the plan to accommodate the required number of parking spaces by City Code. The applicant has stated that they will be repairing personal vehicles and medium duty trucks. Most of the overhead doors are on the north and south side of the building, with one being on the east side of the building. The applicant has stated that the medium duty trucks will be using the overhead doors on the north side. The plan is showing a stormwater pond in the northeast corner and landscaping along the east property line to further provide a transition/buffer from the residential properties to the east. The applicant will be required to meet the landscaping requirements in the City Code. The sketch plan is a rough draft of how the site could be laid out. The applicant has done a good job trying to provide a transition/buffer to the residential properties to the east. If the EDA is comfortable with the rezoning of the property, staff recommends that the Commission provide comments to the applicant on what items are important if the property is rezoned. Some of these items may include: • Buffer/screening methods • Building design and architecture • Limits to vehicle storage • Lighting • Noise abatement • others Access There are three existing access points into the property. The applicant is showing one proposed access. MnDOT has a plan to expand Highway 61 into a 4 -lane divided Highway. The plan shows a median at this access location, so long-term the access into the site will be right-in/right- out only. As the project moves forward MnDOT will be provided the opportunity to comment on the plan. They may require turn lanes on Highway 61 to access the site, as per the comments received from another project previously proposed on this site. Staff has encouraged the applicant to evaluate cross access between the properties to the north and south. Staff will continue to work with the applicant on this as the project moves forward.