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.. fa " e It 5. The site plan indicates the provision of an 18 foot I.Jr~\ie'''ay C:1 the east side of the property. For purposes of good circulation, I y'uld recommend that this driveway be increased in width to 24 feet. The proposed driveway in front (or south) of the property is commendable because of its curvilinear design. However, the site plan does nol indicate the provision of parking amas ulong the driveway for customer park ing. 6. The building elevation indicate~ an all metal face along the we~t elevation of the principal building. All elevations of l11e proposed building will have "public" exposure. Therefore, I recommend that all faces be finished in a similar manner. The used car area should be arch itecturally treated so as to look as if it were an integral of the princir01 building. It would be nice W~li, 'tti'\JH:.ttt~. 'fl(!weVtif~ IiI de~ognlle(j :hoi enclosure of the used car area may cau,se some marketing problems. 7. The appl icar: has submitted for c variance from t!-le Ordinance parking re.:;uirernent which requires one space per 85 square feet of net rel'oil floor ama. The princif'Jal building is approximately 4,500 square feet in area (exclusive of the used car display area). The site plan indicates the provision of 163 outside parkin8 :;paces. The ordinance would required 333 parking spaces. (The recommended "Dayton's Formula" would require 280 parking spaces) Even though the entire 40,000 square feet would be utilized for "retail sales and service", an autcmobile dealership can hardly be regarded as a routine retail service operation. For business othel' than "retail" business, the ordinance requires one space per 150 square feet of net floor area. Under this requirement, the proposed development YIOIJld require 189 parking spaces. 8. Automobile dealerships are not usually consideredas compal'ible in the B-1B District. However, if such a project were architecturally treated and landscaped so as to eliminate the most objectionable quoli.ties of ad automobile dealership (such as expensive outside parking, signs, and promotional activities), a dealership could be made compatible with adjacent B-1 B uses. Therefore, architedural treatment and expensi'/e landscaping are an important consideration. Cadillac Dealers usual I y can "stand by itse I f" away from ol'hel' outomobile dea!ersh ips. Un I ike the usual automobile dealership, Cadillac does not need to congregate in a auto- mobile retail orea. 9. In my opinon, the central issues are the orchitectural treatment of the entire building and oxtensive land~cr;ping.