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Luther Cadillac Project Staff Report April 19, 20.22 Gem lake City Council Page 8 in discussions with the applicant, the: Planner noted that conditions could be made. by the city as part of the: approval. Section 17.5.9(C) 1). Shall maintain harmony and compatibility with. surrounding uses and with the architectural character and design standards of existing uses and development; The site is unique in that a majority of the site is not. within the city:liinits; there. are no:buildings or structures within the. Gem Lakeside that would add. or subtract from the aesthetics of the area. Since the: site is within the. gateway zone, the city could. request additional landscaping or screening if there is concerns with compatibility of the parking lot with the.properties to the north. 2) Shall meet or exceed all Performance. Standards contain elsewherein this Ordinance;. The:proposed use is meeting applicable.zoning requirements, 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 development would not be generating traffic to a. level. that would overburden streets .or other public services and utilities. Variance criteria Practical Difficulties, per.Section. 17.4.1 : • The property owner proposes to use the property in. a reasonable manner not permitted by the zoning ordinance The request is to have a zero foot setback; in order to. permit a parking lotto extend over two parcels that are under the.same ownership. Due to the lots. being in different municipalities, the two lots are unable to be combined.. Without a variance, the parking -lot would need to maintain a 10 foot setback from the south property line. The: plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique. to the property not created by the landowner The municipal boundary, not created by the land owner, prevents the parcel from being combined with the other parcels under the same ownership The variance, if granted will not alter the essential character of the locality it will beunlikely that passersby will be.aware of the municipal. boundary in this area; which creates the need to keep the property'line and triggered the need for a setback. Reducing the setback along the south property line to zero feet for the parking lot would allow the site to appear and function as,one development, and. does not appear to have.an. impact to the character of adjacent areas within the city. Economicconsiderations alone do not.constitute practical difficulties The practical difficulty is due to the location of the municipal bouridary preventing. the. parcels from being combined; economic considerations are not noted as.a practical difficulty. Practical difficultiesinclude, but are not: limited to, inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems .{VIA