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PLANNING REPORT DATE: CASE NUMBER: APPLICANT: 2 November 1988 1903 Murphy Oil USA LOCATION: Southwest Corner of County Road r) and Dale Street (see sketch) ACTION REQUESTED: Variance to Canopy Setback PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1. When this station was built in 1968 it was the best designed service station site in Roseville. It had three working service bays oriented away from the street, canopies over the islands, and . relatively ample space being 172 feet by 182 feet (after 10 feet of additional right-of-way was dedicated for County Road B and Dale Street). In the 1940s and 1950s, service station sites were typically 125 feet by 125 feet, increasing to 150 feet by 150 feet in the 1960s. The design, availability of parking, and accessibility of the pump islands was a sort of "state-of-the-art". 2. Attached is a reduced copy of a site survey indicating the existing facilities. The site provides parking for a minimum of 19 cars. The parking requirement for the station as originally built with three bays is equal to four spaces plus three spaces per bay, equalling thirteen spaces. 3. The convenience store devoted to retail sales measures approximately 748 square feet, which would require one space for each 150 square feet plus four spaces for the station, equalling nine spaces. Titus, as the station exists, there is more than ample parking. 4. The current proposal is to delete one of the pump islands on the east side of the building and add a second pump island to the north side. The revised site plan for this development is also attached: You will note that three additional parking spaces are provided contiguous to the walk next to the east side of the building. Murphy Oil USA proposes to add a new canopy over the double lane pump islands on the north side of the building, project the canopy 10 feet beyond the northerly most pump island, and place the edge of the canopy within 25 feet of the right-of-way. The canopy is, of course, a "structure" and requires a 30 foot setback from the street right-of-way. Therefore, the applicant is applying for a variance to the 30 foot setback for the canopy in order to cover each lane for the pump island north of the building. 5. These changes are to concentrate the gas sales on one side of the building and to provide more convenient parking for convenience store customers not purchasing gasoline. It would appear as though the proposed changes are the best way to accomplish these objectives.