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<br />cushingterrell.com <br />April 29, 2024 <br />Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />Re: Variance Request <br />Les Schwab Tire Center located at 17994 Zane Street SW, Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Leeseberg , <br />We are pleased to submit a variance request and administrative relief for a new Les Schwab Tire Center <br />proposed at 1799 Zane Street SW in Elk River . The project scope includes construction of a new building and <br />the associated site improvements required with new commercial development. The following information is <br />collected and presented for review as responses to the five variance criteria listed in code. <br />PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br />The overall project consists of the construction of a 10,599 SF retail and service center building. The building <br />is a linear prototype store and includes a retail showroom, pull though service canopy for large ve hicles & <br />trucks, 7-service bays, tire warehouse, and mezzanine storage. The building construction consists of concrete <br />slab on grade, Precast exterior walls, steel roof framing with metal decking, and single -ply roofing. The <br />height of the canopy is propose d to be 23 ft and will complement the 30 ft building height. The entire <br />project is proposed to be constructed in a single phase. <br />The property is located off Zane Street, adjacent to the Tractor Supply retail store, a Home Depot and other <br />retail and restaur ant establishments. The property is located within the Urban Service boundary, zoned <br />Highway Commercial (C3) and is guided by the Highway Business land use category and the Highway 10/169 <br />Commercial Economic Development Character Area as defined in the 2021 City of Elk River Comprehensive <br />Plan Update. <br />VARIANCES REQUESTED <br />1. Section 30-895 Driveway Setback 10 feet from property line <br />2. Section 30-934(a) Minimum Landscape requirements The number of trees on the lot, tract, or parcel <br />shall not be less than three plus the perimeter of the described area as measured in feet divided by <br />40. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page 23 of 29