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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — JULY 25, 2022 9 Mr. Carlson stated this may be a question for all of the tenants versus just the car wash. He anticipated the car wash was feeling good about their parking. He discussed how the four businesses would share parking on the site. He was of the opinion the site was adequately parked. Councilmember Holden questioned why the car wash had nine vacuums and questioned if one or two of these spaces could be used for employee parking. She asked when peak times were for the car wash. Jeremiah Harder, Director of Project Management and Development for City Ventures a parent company of Rocket Car Wash, explained store data across the country shows there was a need for nine vacuums. He stated peak hours for the car wash would be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Councilmember Holden inquired what the hours of operation would be for the dental office and requested further information on how the dental chairs would work. Mr. Carlson stated this would generally be from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. He provided the Council with further information on how the nine dental chairs would operate. Councilmember Holmes requested further information on the proposed signage for the Rocket Car Wash. She was of the opinion that the proposed signage would not be effective given the buildings location. Mr. Harder discussed the proposed signage, noting the visuals were rough draft models. He indicated the signs do have a lot of dead space within the logo, stating the sign actually has only 63 square feet. He explained all signs would be site specific and would be located at the peak of the building. Councilmember Holden questioned if the sign on the east elevation would be in a different location. Mr. Harder stated this might be the case noting that this decision would be part of the final sign package with the sign company based on this specific site and they are aware they have to submit a separate sign permit to the City. Councilmember Holden expressed concern with having a sign located only in the peak. Mr. Carlson stated he would continue to advocate for the proposed signage given the fact this building would be setback quite far. Mr. Harder indicated the free vacuum sign could be centered to break up the space. Further discussion ensued regarding the materials that would be used on the car wash building. Councilmember Holden stated she was concerned with how long the car wash was and how the long face would have the same building materials with nothing to break it up.