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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 1� 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 recovery will be in- corporated into the equipment and building so that when water recov- ery units become viable they can be added. L. All lighting would be confined to the lot. M. Operating hours would be 7a30 A.M. to 10:00 P.t•t. (From 10:00 p.M. to 7:30 A.M. the building; would be locked and secured. N. There will be adequate stnokinc space to faccomndnte the number of cars that can be wnnhed in 20 minutes. 0. We will have a full time attendant and therefore opernt.e as any other business. II. nffice space A. Second floor office space odds to the attractiveness and xPalu a of the building. The Larpenteur site with its close Proximity to hus transportation and major city streets makes office s^.arc hi�hl� desIrah.le.