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LP-99~ NC-44 Page #3 In this particular application~ staff contends that the size of the front yard landscape strip could not be expanded without reducing the manuvering and parking'area necessary to the use of the gasoline pumps ,on the east side. In re~ard to the non-conformity of the ,lack of the 251 buffer' strip, staff notes that R-l property across Rice Creek Road is church property allowed inaR-l district by special use permit and not single family"homes. The applicant in 1976, provided the 15 foot landscape strip that is required in a side street yard..It appears that because .the land uses south of Rice Creek Road are a church'and apartment complex that in 1976 the applicant was not required to provide the 25 foot buffer strip. In the opinion of staff wi~ening the landscape area to 25 feet would greatly hamper the internal circulation on the site. The eastern most driveway ,on ~ice Creek Road is approximately 3D feet f~om theright~of~way df theiritersection. The code requires the drivewaytobe atleast,50 feet from the right-of- wayuof the intersection. The applicant contends that the driveway ,location i~necessaryin relation~hip tb the service island and that if onemeasure'd' curb to curb' rather than' by the ri ght-of-way the distance is about. 46 feet. The app'1icant 'feels that since the concrete curbing was re,quiredin 197:6 it is ,no practical to remove th e cu rbi ng an d close' or a lter'th,e 'd ri veway . In r.espect to the three, driveways ,the c'ompany states that western most drive facilitates yehicles servicing the underground tanks and customers llsing"the store portion of --the site." Having this driveway separates:these persons from th6se along Silver Lake R~ad using the service island. Staff tonterids that to meet the intention of'thenon-conforming use permit, that the applic.ant 'should be required to provide additional landscaping to better buffer<and screen the site. It might not be practical however to requi,reuthat the landscaping areas are enJargedor that, oneof,the drivewayscbe closed. , ' . I I BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION The plans pr,esented are complete and contain.all necessary informa- tion. It should be noted that the parking space calculation is based on the addition being used only for storage and this should be a condition of approval. Also, the station presently has a storage unit for salt in the northern portion of the site and this unit is located on one of the ~esignated parking spaces. The unit-has to be removed and all product display outside the building should be removed.