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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 to illuminate sales lots). Traffic Control —The parking. and circulation are designed to maxi mize.effidency 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 ore located on the south side of the building to allow customers dropping off their vehicles immediate 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 Cadillac building will feature high -quality materials and design that will be an. excellent aesthetic addition to the streetscape of Highway 61. The transparent front fa4ade of the building will 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 88-601(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 services and facilities including, but not limited to, parks, schools,. and utilities serving the area. The proposed Luther dealership will not generate enough traffic to overburden or exceed. the capabilities of streets. 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. Other public services will not he 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 District. The required setback for structure and.parking areas is 10 feet, while we are. proposing a zero -foot setback along the south lot 'Iine 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. lWe have LUT18046 L A N D F Q K M April 18; 2019 Project narrative a