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Barnett Kia – 3610 Hwy 61 Gem Lake Planning Commission 8/13/24 August 1, 2024 Page 7 N. 10.5. Building facades – It is expected that large expanses of showroom glass will be oriented to the principal frontage. The balance of the dealership shall have fenestration related the use in that portion of the building. O. 10.5.1.1 – Automotive Dealership Exception - Overhead doors facing any direction shall be permitted. P. 10.7. Materials – Add in 1. Primary materials may be face brick, stone, glass including glass doors, architectural concrete, or precast concrete units (integrally colored block or textured block), provided that surfaces are molded, serrated examples, or treated with a textured material in order to give the wall surface a three-dimensional character. ACM (aluminum composite material) is allowed as a primary or secondary material. Q. 10.10. Outdoor Storage. - Outdoor storage is a permitted use for an Automotive Dealership. R. 16.13. Fences. Automotive Dealerships may have security fencing up to 8’ in heights provided it is at least 80% open. S. 18.5 Screening- The parking areas not adjacent to a residential use are considered “retail merchandise display” and not required to be screened. T. 18.8.4 Lighting – The parking and outdoor storage areas are considered to be a sales lot (retail merchandise display). U. 20.4 Parking spaces. – Add – Required parking spaces may be 9’ x 18’ where the access aisle is 24’ or more in width. V. 20.4.1 Automotive Dealerships are allowed commercial driveways of up to 36’ wide to accommodate the transport trucks, garbage trucks, parts delivery semi-trucks, etc. The Planning Commission should review the proposed language for this new building type template and determine if the proposed language is appropriate. Amendment Process Ord. No. 131, Section 17.6 covers the process to consider amendments to the ordinance. Section 17.6.4.1 notes that only amendments that meet one of the following should be considered: 1. A mistake has been made in the original zoning which was inconsistent with the Comprehensive Municipal Plan adopted by the city which should now be corrected; or 2. Substantial changes have occurred within the city since the adoption of the Comprehensive Municipal Plan which changes should result in an amendment of both the zoning and the Comprehensive Municipal Plan; or 3. There shall exist a clear public need for a benefit to be derived from the proposed zoning which shall be greater than any benefit or convenience of the property owners. 4. Beyond a public need being evident, the application shall show that the public interest would be best served by rezoning the property in question and that the property in question is the best qualified to serve said public need; or 5. In the case of “down zoning” which would diminish the intensity of the current use to a less intensive use, the proposed zoning shall allow the property owners a reasonable use of their property under the terms of this ordinance as well as serve the public interest.’ Criteria #2 and #3 may apply to the applicant’s request. The proposed building type template can be used for new or redevelopment of other sites in the Gateway District, such as the Ford dealership across Highway 61 or the 3700 Highway 61 property also owned by the applicant. The proposed designs from the applicant show a decrease in impervious surface coverage, an increase in landscaping, new lighting, and a modern building compared to the current site; the proposed building template would require other automotive dealerships to adhere to the same standards. Section 17.6.4.2 includes criteria to review for amendments to the ordinance , with the Planner’s findings in italics. 1. Adjacent Uses. a. The proposed use on the applicant’s property would not change, so there is no expected change of impacts to adjacent uses. The proposed landscaping and site design would provide more of a buffer between the applicant’s properties and their neighbors than the current site. 2. Air and Water Quality.