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t. , Memorandum To: Gem Lake Citv Council Copies To: Linda McGinty, Applicant Melissa Lawrence, ^� Administrative Assistant Reference: Luther Cadillac Proiect Project No.:. 18398.000 From: Evan Monson, Planner Routing: Date: April 13,_2022 SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit for a use permitted in an adjacent municipality, Variances to setback requirements, and a Preliminary and Final Plat for a minor subdivision, for an automotive dealership MEETING DATE: April 12,.2022 LOCATION: 3516.Highway 61, PID. 343022120007 APALICANVOWNER: Linda McGinty —Luther Company ZONING: Gateway Zone — Neighborhood Center (NC) REVIEW PERIOD: 60 day review period ends May 22, 2022 ITEMS REVIEWED: Application,: plans, and payment. received by City on March 23, 2022 DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST Luther Automotive is looking to build a new dealership on, a site that straddles two municipalities. One parcel for the site is located in Gem Lake, while the other two parcels are located in Vadnais Heights. The Gem Lake. portion of the project would include parking, landscaping, and a future frontage road with a eul- de -sac. The portions of the site within. Vadnais. Heights would: have the showroom building:and parking. The proposal requires. multiple zoning :approvals. The use of the site is.a permitted use within the city of. Vadnais Heights;.. uses permitted in adjacent municipalities are able to be permitted in Gem Lake:via a conditional use permit (CLIP). The project will also require variances to zoning requirements, due to the Setbacks of the parking facilities from the south lot line,. The south lot line is the municipal boundary with Vadnais Heights. The plat of the site also requires approval from the city. The project originally went through review and approval through the city. in 2019. Some unexpected delays, and the COVID=l9 pandemic, put the project on hold. The city's approvals from 2019.have since expired, so the applicant is now restarting the approval process with the city. The applicant recently received. approvals from the city of Vadnais. Heights at their March 15i.council. meeting. The applicant has made some m.inor.revisions to -the project plans compared to those that were approved in 2019, most of which. are on the portion of the site within Vadnais. Heights. TKDA® 1444 Cedar Street Suite 1500 1 Saint Paul, MN 55101 651,292.4400 • tkda.com M empfoyee;awrted company promoting. affirmative actlah and equal. opportunity.