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B. Shared access drives and shared parking are utilized by all such businesses using drive -up windows in said building or complex. C. Only one building or architecturally unified complex containing two or more businesses using drive -up windows will be allowed in addition to one freestanding business using a drive -up window. D. The architecture and the site, grading, circulation, landscaping, screening and signage plans shall unify the appearance and function of the complex or building. E. An architecturally unified complex may consist of one or more buildings on one or more parcels if the intent of providing a unified appearance and function is not compromised. F. The applicant shall submit a circulation plan that demonstrates that the use will not interfere or reduce the safety of non -motorized movements, specifically pedestrian and bicyclists. Customers enter the Subject Property car wash on the east side of the property and are routed to queue on the west side of the property into three (3) point of sale islands before entering the car wash tunnel. Customers leaving the car wash tunnel are exiting on the east side and oriented to the north with the option to use one of the self-service vacuum stations or to exit the Subject Property. City code states "electronic devices such as loudspeakers or devices, and similar instruments, shall not be located within 50 feet of any adjacent lot regardless of use or zoning district." The Applicant as part of this application review is not seeking approval of any electronic devices as part of their drive-thru point of sale island design. Customers without unlimited memberships will be served by a customer service representative when they reach the front of the queue. Renderings were provided in their application of payment stations, gate arms, and unlimited membership scanners included as Attachment H. 3. Traffic Study and Site Circulation — Meets Requirements The site currently has one access point to the Subject Property along Lexington Avenue and no changes are proposed to the current configuration. The access point provides for a divided entry with a center island, allowing for one entry lane for entering from the north on Lexington Avenue and one exit lane for exiting to the south on Lexington Avenue. The access point is shared with 3757 Lexington Avenue through an easement agreement. Under Section 1325.04, Subd. 2 for additional requirements for Drive-Thru Facilities, the city code requires access shall be to public streets from at least two (2) points on the subject premises. A divided entry with a center island may meet the requirements of this provision. Also, there will be three (3) queueing lanes that can each accommodate up to four (4) cars behind the payment stations. An additional five (5) vehicles could queue in front of the payment stations for a total stacking capacity of around 17 vehicles. A traffic study has been prepared (see Attachment J for summary section of report). The traffic report compares the current car wash proposal to a comparable Mister Car Wash location in Columbia Heights, MN on Thursday, April 21, 2022. The memo dated December 12, 2023 prepared by Kimley Horn notes that the redevelopment of the site to Mister Car Wash is expected to generate approximately 1,560 daily trips, 99 AM peak hour trips and 190 PM peak hour trips. Compared to the existing land use of Fast Food Restaurant, the proposed business is anticipated to produce a similar number of daily trips. Lastly, the Applicant was asked to demonstrate how larger trucks would maneuver internally and that pedestrian routes should be identified on the Subject Property. The Applicant did provide as part of their submission a plan illustrating vehicle and pedestrian movements. This plan sheet is included in the civil plans within Attachment D. The Public Works Director/City Engineer and Fire Marshal have reviewed these plans. Page 13 of 16