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Memo to Planning Commission Page 3 May 23, 1995 • apparently do not get much use because they are so far away from the businesses. Although there is an adequate number of parking stalls, their convenience for customers is questionable, and therefore the businesses may have to practice better management of having their employees park in those less convenient stalls and leave the remaining stalls available for customers. The distribution or availability of the parking stalls for the second freestanding building appears to be less of a concern. The parking is equally distributed around three sides of the building, providing ample opportunity for customers. Although there is a loss of approximately nine stalls as a result of installing four overhead doors, the intensity of the use from retail to automotive repair allows for that reduction. Overall, with the reduced square footage of the second freestanding building and less intense use, it appears that parking will be less of a concern on the south end of the site than the north end where the existing businesses are not operating. In summarizing the parking issue, staff is still slightly concerned with available parking, even though the development meets city ordinances. I would encourage the Planning Commission to visit the site and assess the situation for yourselves. And while you are out visiting the site, imagine that this project originally included another 5,000 square feet of building. Clearly, the Planning Commission and City • Council made the right decision to work with the developer in reducing this project's density. LANDSCAPING As mentioned earlier, the perimeter landscaping has already been approved as part of the previous plans. Those plans did include a row of pine trees and some overstories along the west property line to provide an adequate buffer between this commercial development and the Guardian Angels facility, immediately to the west. With the proposed auto repair facility orienting its overhead doors towards Highway 169, and there being no access drives or activity occurring on the west side of the building (facing Guardian Angels), the approved landscape plan should be adequate to provide a necessary buffer. BUSINESS OPERATION As part of the conditional use permit for the three existing auto repair facilities, several operational conditions were attached. Staff believes those same conditions should be attached to Kennedy Transmission to provide consistency with the Auto Malls operation and maintain the concerns addressed as part of the original review process. These specific conditions are outlined in staff recommendation. • s:planning:pc:cu95-06