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D. A self service car wash would provide a neighborhood service similiar to other businesses within one block on Larpenteur. (gas stations, automotive repair.shop, Jiffy Lube, laundromat, barber shop, grocery store, etc.) E. The car wash would be a part of the neighborhood service center to the east and west on Larpenteur Avenue. The large number of apartments within one mile of this location makes this a valuable neighborhood service. F. Many people are 'do-it-yourselfers'. This can be seen by the large number of people using 'self-service' in many businesses such as discount stores, (Target, K-Mart), gas stations, and lumber yards (Menards, Knox, etc.) G. A self service car wash offers a viable option for a quality wash at a low price. ($.75-1.50 as compared to $6.50 and up at a tunnel wash.) H. This property has been for sale for two years and has been vacant for 11-2 years. The site has severe soil problems which will be expensive to work with and therefore limits its attraction to would be buyers. We feel we can put a very attractive facility on this site and provide a needed service as well as providing increased real estate taxes to the city. I. Homeowners use 90-110 gallons of water washing a car on their drive- way as opposed to 14-18 gallons of water used in self service car washes. J. We plan extensive use of solar heat and other energy saving devices. (We have cut our gas consumption 52% per wash in our Fridley location. K. Facilities and technology for water and heat recover- will be in- corporated into the equipment and building so that �-Yhen water recov- ery units become viable they can be added. L. All lighting would be confined to the lot. M. Operating hours would be 7:30 A.M. to 10:00 P.1•1. (From 10:00 P.M. to 7:30 A.M. the building would be locked and secured. N. There will be adequate stacking space to accomadate the number of cars that can be washed in 20 minutes. 0. We will have a full time attendant and therefore operate as any other business. II. office space A. Second floor office space adds to the attractiveness and value of the building. The Larpenteur site with its close proximity to bus transportation and major city streets makes office space highly desirable.