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O'Reilly's Auto Parts - Sketch Plan Streets and Access The site plan will be reviewed by MnDOT since it abuts Highway 61. The City has entered into a memorandum of understanding with MnDOT on a corridor plan for the expansion of Highway 61 into a four lane highway. The corridor plan shows an additional 8 . feet of right-of-way on the east side of Highway 61 .in this location. The applicant will be asked to dedicate 8 feet of right-of-way with the site plan application. The applicant did not show the additional 8 feet on the sketch plan. The sketch plan shows access from 147t' Street on the east side of the property. The location and width of the access seems reasonable and is allowed by ordinance. Setbacks The C-1 zoning district requires a 10 feet front yard setback, a 0 foot side yard setback, and 30 foot rear yard setback. Since the property is a corner lot it has two fronts along the streets and two sides to the north and east. The applicant is showing the building 9 feet, at the closest, from the front property line along Highway 61. This does not include the 8 feet of additional right-of-way along Highway 61. A variance would be required for this front yard setback. The landscape ordinance requires a 10 foot landscaped area around parking lots. The parking lot encroaches on the setback requirement along the east side of the lot. A variance would be required for this setback. All .other setback requirements are met. The downtown design guidelines encourage a zero lot line for buildings along the road to create the traditional downtown main street atmosphere. It's in staff s opinion that the sketch plan does not create a main street atmosphere because of the building placement. Signage Downtown signage'is critical to the character of the area. Signage and graphics should be integral to the building architecture or used as a design element. Back lit, box signs are not allowed. Corporate chains are encouraged to customize their architecture to express their brand within a design, context, and material appropriate with the character encouraged in the downtown design guidelines. The applicant is not showing any design plans for wall or freestanding signs. The applicant is showing a location of the freestanding monument sign at the southwest corner of the property. Stormwater management The applicant is proposing all stormwater management facilities to be below the parking lot. The applicant has not provided details for how this would be designed. Staff will evaluate this concept further if the applicant decides to submit a site plan application Wi