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I I I I I I I I I I CASE REQUEST FORI SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR AN EXPANSION TO BLUE VELVET CAR WASH; CASE OF BLUE VELVET, INC. By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik · Background: : Matt Hindchs and Brian Schmidtbauer of Blue Velvet, Inc. have acquired the former Tender Touch Car Wash at 1410~ St. Francis Blvd. N.W. and are proposing to expand it into a full service facility. The car w!sh will be renamed Blue Velvet. The following item~ are enclosed: a) Siteilocation map b) Siteiplan, Revision 7/10/95 c) Cit~ Staff review letter dated June 29, 1995 d) Progmsed development permit Notification: Site plans are not ,rpquired to be subjected to a public hearing. As a courtesy, a copy of the site plan has been provi, ded to Rum River Liquor Warehouse. Observations: i. The facility will continue to receive public access from a common driveway onto St. Francis Blvd. N.W. It also has at~cess from Xkimo Street on the east. The f'mal expansion plan includes a 3,432 square foot addition to the existing building and .the addition of some played maneuvering area on the north side of the existing building. The building addition will be co!astructed of rock face concrete block. The lot coverage will be within the 35% restriction and all ~tbacks will be met, including the 35 foot rear yard setback as a result of a slight decrease in the expansion size from what was reviewed in City Staff's report dated June 29, 1995. For an orderly traffic flow and adequate turning radius into the facility entrance at the east end of the site, it will be ~ecessary to relocate the existing east curb line 12 feet to the east, right on the property line. Thi~ will necessitate providing for the required landscaped area along all streets within the Xkimo ~ght-of-way, Staff supports utilizing the full length of the site for orderly traffic flow, but also reco6'rmends the relocation or replacement of any existing screening on the east end required to be removed as a result of curbline relocation. It is also suggested that the number of trees on the east side of the site be increased to intensify the effectiveness of the screening between the site and the Cit~-owned land on the east side of Xkimo. The applicant has indicated that any trees removed in ~ relocation of the east curb line will be replaced but the modified site plan does not indicate any ad~titional trees to intensify the screening. The traffic at the site will be transient and therefore a great deal of off-street parking spaces are not required. At the Planning Commission on July 5, the owners indicated that there are projected to be 8-12 employeet~ on the maximum working shift. The July 10 version of the site plan has provided a total of 14 off-su'ect parking spaces.