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D1�iTE : TO: FROM: SU]&7EC'I' : I�IEMOI�AI�TDiJM December 8, 1989 Craig Ae Waldron R.ick J�pke '� Ruan/Saturn Siz.:e The Ruan/Saturn site located on Lonc� Lake Road and County Road C is zoned B-4 Retail Office S�rvice District. The types of uses permitted in that zoning dioff ces lmotel/hotel�s Garesearch services, business professional , design and development establishinents, restaurants of 5,000 sq. feet, banks, and certa�in type u es over 10 000 sq �Cfe t eS Uses�by a s t h e y a r e l o c a t e d i n s t r u c t � special u:�e permit would inc�.ude of.f.ice servi.ce struc tures, retail sales and service structures l.ess than 10,000 sq. fee t in area, wholesale businesses, and automobile service stations. If the sitP is rezoned to B-3 as has been �equested to allow the automobile dealership, the list oi uses �ermitted on the site is considerably expanded. Permitted usas would include. any kinci of retail sales and also include amusement establishments, animal h�spitals, restaurants includen�'ermi�s would belexpandedato warehousing. Uses by speclal us p in.clude automobile repair, take out and self service restaurants, motor vehicle dealers, machiner�� sales and commercial auto washes. Copies of the ordinance pages outlining the permitted uses in the B-3 and B-4 districts are attached. The Ruan/Saturn site is slightly under 5 acres in area. There are also high voltage NSP power lines and a easement to NSP which In l.imits develc�pment on about, solates aC corner ofh approximately �.dditian, the easement also i 4/10 c�f an acre in the southwest corner of the site which makPs it difficult to develop. Therefore, there are approximately 3 here structures can be built. Parking could be of tlze 5.0 acres w developed on the easement area. The City has discussed with the owners of the property, various development schemes for th� site in �atedland�submittedato the years. A development plan was formul City for approval and subsequently withdrawn. It showed a 123 un�t motel and attached res�aurant developed on the site. It would also be physically possible to construct approximately a 90,000 sq. feet af office, office service or high tech space on the site to meet the requirements for parking. This would be �the equivalent of adding two additional n�erBusiness ParkNsiteuilding recently completed on the Centre Poi Other constraints on include the r_ailroad elevated 35W �reeway the site, which would have to property to the south of the on the north side of the which be dealt with site and the cuts down on � � �. �