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Luther Cadillac Project Staff. Report April 12, 2022 Gem Lake Planning Commission Page 5 ■ The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to-theproperty not created by the landowner • The variance, if granted; will not alter the.essential character of the locality • Economic considerations alone do hot constitute practical difficulties •. Practical difficulties include, but are not limited to, inadequate access to.directsunlight for solar energy systems Section 17.4.2(13). notes that when reviewing variances,:that the city sha[I also consider the following: o. Adjacent.Uses Air and Water Quality • Traffic Generations • Public Safety and Health • Area Aesthetics • Economic Impact on the Entire Area • Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan Subdivision Criteria Due to the request only involving splitting land off an existing lot and creating new right=af=way, the request is able to be. reviewed as a.Minor Subdivision. The Minor Subdivision allows a more streamlined process than a Major Subdivision, due to the: scope of a Minor Subdivision being smaller. Included In the submittal is.a plat for the. subdivision. A Minor Subdivision must be recorded with the. County Register of Deeds within 60 days of approval by the City Council, or the approval would be void.. EVALUATION OF -REQUEST Below is the Planner's findings in regards to the criteria for this request, with the criteria in italics. The Planning Commission should discuss whether the. findings are met for approval, or if there are criteria that are. not. met. CUP criteria Section 17.52tAj 1 j Adjacent Uses The proposed use would be forparking.as part of an automotive dealership use, which is ( permitted use in this zoning. district duato theuse being permitted in the adjacent municipality. The proposed parking lot should not impact the use of neighboring. properties. A condition could be to include additional screening and landscape plantings along the north side .of the site, if there is concern with a parking: lot being adjacent to a currently existing house.: ?] Air and Water Quality The proposed development should not impact air or water quality. The site would have to adhere to applicable requirerneints for drainage from thecity and watershed district. 3) 7'raffc Generations The proposed use would generate traffic, though most traffic would not be located within the Gem Lake portion of the site. The site would have access to Highway 61 through a. new frontage road that would run south.through Vad.nais Heights, If the adjacent lots to this site in Gem Lake are redeveloped, the frontage road could be extended north.. 7