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Luther Cadillac Project Staft. Repo rt Gem Lake Planning Cornrhission Page 3: April 12, 2022 conditional use, the application must adhere to the criteria for a conditional use, which is listedin Section 17.5 of the ordinance. These criteria are .discussed. later in this staff report. Setback requirements The. applicant has a unique..situation in that their proposed use will be extending over a property line: Typically, if two lots are being use fora use and are under:the. same ownership; they would be:cQMbined .so that there is not a lot line running through the site. In this situation, though, the lot line is also a municipal .boundwy, and a lot cannot be located in two different municipalities. In order to allow the parking lot for this site to be built over. the property line and connect with the rest of the site. in Vadnais Heights, a variance to allow a zero foot.setback is. necessary. Variances are to meet:the criteria found in Section 17.2 of the ordinance, These criteria are discussed later in this staff report. Screening. &,Landscaping Section 18.5 of the ordinance covers screening requirements for new developments, landscaping is located in Section 18.6. The applicant is proposing to put up both a small retaining wail and landscape plantings that would screen the parking. from the current house to the north, The Commission .may require additional.screening. as a condition onto the CUP (such as a fence: or wall of a certain height, or additional landscape plantings) if there is additional need. to screen the use from the neighboring property to the. north. Parkland Dedication Section 18.20 notes the dedication of land for parks is required as part of a plat. Cash payments in lieu of land dedication can also be made that are. placed in the. park fund. If dedicating land, 10°/o of the total site acreage: is. to:be dedicated to the.city; if making 0.cash contribution in lieu of land, the. payment would be 10% of the pre -development: land value. The Commission can require land,.cash in lieu of land,. or a cambination of the. two. Given the. use of the site, and existing adjacent Land uses., cash in lieu of parkland may be ideal. This would be included as.a condition on the CUP approval. Parking Requirements Section 20 of the ordinance covers off-street parking. The .site, due to its unique design, is all aff=street parking, as the principal structure for the use will be located on the parcel within Vadnais Heights. Given the building is within Vadnais Heights, the minimum number of stalls required was based off of their code requirements., which was 187 stalls. The parking.on the Vadnais Heights side of the project satisfies their code requirements, and results in the parking located within Gem Lake as parking that is not:.required by code; but is still permitted, Staff Comments As part of the review of the request, comments were collected from staff and other agencies involved or interested with the project. Watershed The.subject parcel is located within the Ramsey -Washington Metro Watershed ❑istrict. The -District noted the plans from the applicant meet their.requirements, and that they can issue their permits upon completion of a stormwater maintenance agreement with the applicant. MnDOT Due to theproximity with Highway 61, the Department of Transportation was notified for comments regarding the project: At time of this staff report, MnDOT has not provided any comments on the. project. I