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• itOBEVILLE PLAATNING OFFICE HOURS 7/24/91 2, Jim Price, Saturn (483-9106) Dennis Ward, SEH (490-2000) L� � 2 The Saturn people have drawn a detailed site plan for their proposed auto dealership on the southern portion of the Mack parcel at Long Lake Road and County Road C-2. The plan assumes the vacation of the north half of C-2 right-of-way for the site, which is reasonable. Although carefully designed, the plan is very tight on the site and some of the required setbacks were not met. 3'he suggested lot line between this proposed new site and the remainder of the Mack property also has a jog in it to accommodate existing Mack parking and new Saturn customer parking. Needing to create this awkward lot line is another example of how tight the use is being fitted on the site. We indicated we were still supportive of the rezoning for this use and were sympathetic to the requirements of the new Saturn facility, but could not see a hardship with the site that would enable us to support the variances being shown. 3. Jim Bergstrom, Liberty Bank (786-7455) Mike O'Brien, Sullivan Realtors (646-8646) Liberty Bank has taken possession (by default on a loan) of the office building at 2353 Rice Street, on the corner of Rice and Grandview. The lot fronts both Rice and Woodbridge south of Grandview. In an effort to make the property more attractive to a prospective buyer, the Bank is proposing to split off a portion of the site fronting Rice Street as a separate vacant lot to be sold for a future commercial user. The existing building has about 23,000 square feet, of which almost 18,000 square feet are net rentable. There are currently 85 parking spaces on the entire site, which appears to conform to ordinance parking standards. The property is zoned B-2 and a lot split for another commercial use would be appropriate, but the existing building cannot afford to lose any of its parking spaces and still be used for office space. The plan they proposed showed only 59 spaces on the lot that remains with the building, even with an additional 20 spaces being proposed for an area that is currently green space. We said we could not support the proposal as currently configured, but invited them to consider options that would allow the property to include more commercial space, such as converting a portion of the existing building to other uses or adding on to the building. It appears that splitting off a portion of the lot for a separate use may not be feasible on this site.