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TGK Auto Site Plan Phase II Page 2 4. LEVEL OF DISCRETION IN DECISION MAKING: The City’s discretion in approving or denying a site plan is limited to whether or not the proposed project complies with the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance requirements. If it meets these standards, the City must then approve the site plan. 5. CONTEXT: A. Surrounding Land Use and Zoning The subject property is zoned General Business (C-2) and the land use is identified as Commercial (COM) in the 2040 Land Use Plan. The properties to the north and south are also zoned C-2. The property to the west, across Highway 61, is zoned General Industrial (I-3) and is occupied by industrial users. The properties to the east are zoned Low Density Multiple Family Residential (R- 4) and are occupied by the Pineview Meadows Development. B. Natural Characteristics of Site The property is approximately 3 acres in size and has wetland on the northeast portion of the site. There is an existing building on site. 6. SITE PLAN: The applicant is requesting site plan approval for an approximately 2,900 square foot addition on the existing auto repair building on site. The application complies with the ordinance standards as follows: Building Setbacks The City Code requires a 30 foot front yard setback, 30 foot side yard setback, and 30 foot rear yard setback. The site plan meets all setback requirements. Parking The City Code states that an auto repair business is required to have 1 parking space for every 250 square feet of floor area. There are 46 existing parking spaces on site. With this calculation and the new proposed addition, the applicant is required to have 57 parking spaces for the retail building. The applicant is proposing 69 parking spaces. The site plan is showing 12 new parking spaces to the south, 12 new parking spaces to the east, and 6 new parking spaces to the north. The applicant has stated that there is a need for the additional parking. Staff is comfortable with the proposed parking with the condition that the applicant provide additional landscaping on the east side of the site in order to adequately screen the site from the residential neighborhood.