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Screening — The site plan indicates a retaining. wall and landscaping that. will screen the open.sales lot from the residential property to the north, This screening complies with all requirements. Landscaping —The site plan complies with applicable standards as specified in Section 18.6 of the Zoning Ordinance. Parking- The site plan shows 613 parking. spaces which exceeds the. parking requirements specified in Section 20.5 of. the Zoning Ordinance, which call for three spaces for every 1,000 sq. ft: of floor area, plus 1.5 spaces for each employee on maximum shift.. Six accessible spaces are located near the north entrance of the showroom: Lighting— The.site plan complies with all lighting standards. listed under section 18.8 and 18.8.4 (lighting used t.o illuminate sales lots). Traffic Control -The parking and.circulation are designed to maximize of€iciiency and. minimize pedestrian and vehicle interactions. The customer parking is located near the front entrance to the Showroom on the north side of the.building.. The auto repair and car wash drop-off are located on the south side of the building to allow customers dropping off their vehicles imrnediate access off Highway 61 and to minimize traffic interactions with customers and pedestrians on the north side of the building. The proposed dedicated public right-of-way will serve as a frontage road and will connect with a future extension of Hoffman Road south to the site. New traffic signals will also be installed. as a component of this project to help control the flow of traffic. Architecture -- The Luther %C.adillac building will feature. high -quality materials and design that:will be an excellent aesthetic addition to the streetscape of Highway 61. The transparent. front facade of the building wilt showcase the new vehicles on the.showroom floor inside and all sides of the building will consist of high -quality materials that meet the architectural requirements as specified in Section 38-601(C) of the Zoning Ordinance, 3. Shall not generate such additional traffic. associated with the use that would overburden or exceed the capabilities. of streets and other public ser0ces and facilities Including, but not limited to, parks, schools, and utilities serving the area. The proposed Luther.dealers.hip Will not generate enough traffic to overburden or -exceed the capabilities of streets. The proposed dedicated public right -a -way will serve as a frontage road and will connect with a future extension of Hoffman load south to the site. New traffic. signals will also be irtstalled as.a component of this project to help control the flow of traffic. Other public services will not. be significantly impacted. Gem Lake - Variance .We are requesting:approval from Gem Lake:for a variance from the driveway and parking. area setback standards as.required in. the zoning ordinance for auto-�oriented uses in the Gateway ❑istrict, The required setback for structure and parking areas is 10 feet,.while we are proposinga zero -foot setback along the south lot line.of the Gem Lake Parcel. The site's unique location straddling the municipal boundaries of two different cities necessitates platting the site as two lots, one in each city. If not for the unique circumstances presented by the project's location, the parking area setback.would not be required, and a variance would not be needed. We have LUT18040 L A N ©. F O R M. April 1$, 2019 Project Narrative 8