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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 eppncable standards as specified in Section 18A of the Zoning Ordinance. Parking —The site plan shows 551 parking spaces which exceeds the parking requiremerts 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. Five 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 18.8A. (lighting used to illuminate sales lots). Traffic.Cor►trol— The parking and circulation. are designed to maximize efficiency and minimize pedestrian and -vehide. 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 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 friontage road and will connectwith a future road extension, 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:lhatwill be an excellent aesthetic addition to the stmetscape. of Highway 61. The transparent front facade of the building will showcase the new vehicles on the..showroom floor inside.and all sides of -the building will cor slst-of high -quality materials that meetthe 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 seiVrces and facilities including, -but not. limited to, parks, schools, and utilities serving the.area. The proposed L,ufher 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 allow for future road extensions.. 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. be significantly impacted. Variance. ❑rivevvay and Parking Setback We are-fequesting City approval fora variance from the driveway and parking area setback standards fOrauto- 6irented uses in the Gateway Oistdctalorfg the municipal boundary with Vadnais Heights. The parid'og btbe*shered between the prop@rties; therefore, we are.requesting a zero -foot setback. The practical difficulty is created by the unique -circumstances where this property owner's land crossing municipal boundaries, but functions as single site. Luther Cadillac, Gem Lake, MN March 11; 2022 LUT 18040 2