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<br />5. The applicant has indicated that there is hardship and practical difficulty on the site due to <br />the substantial amount of right-of-way between their property line and the frontage road <br />which results in parking on their site to be further from the frontage road than adjacent <br />properties. However, the actual placement of the building (a condition created by the <br />property owner) too close to the front property line actually creates the need for a <br />vanance. <br /> <br />6. The Planning Commission, at the March 13, 1996 meeting, recommended that this <br />item be continued to the April 10, 1996 Planning Commission meeting, with the <br />aoolicant's consent, to allow the applicant to work with City staff on alternative <br />designs that would not require a variance. <br /> <br />Enszineerinsz Considerations <br /> <br />1. The following are Engineering Department comments concerning this application. <br /> <br />a. The original design appears to have been geared toward using the building as a <br />screen for most of the automobile storage and display. With that in mind, it is <br />questionable whether the parking of additional vehicles in front of the building is <br />desirable. <br /> <br />b. A grading and drainage plan will be needed before the Engineering Department can <br />give approval to any building permit. Storm water surface flow directly into the <br />street is not allowed. City records indicate that a storm sewer system exists at the <br />westerly driveway which could be utilized. Rate control for the 10-year event is <br />required. <br /> <br />c. Site lighting needs to be clarified, with only down cast lighting allowed. <br /> <br />d. The new parking lot will reduce the amount oflandscaping space available. No <br />landscape plan has been submitted to determine the impact of this. <br /> <br />e. At this time, it is unknown when (of if) the frontage road will be expanded within <br />the right-of-way. <br /> <br />Alternatives <br /> <br />1. It is possible to create more parking space adjacent to the front of the building by <br />constructing retaining walls parallel with the front (south) face of the building. <br /> <br />2. Additional customer parking space could be created within the used car display areas. <br /> <br />3. The applicant could request the City to sell to them an additional 10 feet of property <br /> <br />2 <br />