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S.p - 9 P Page #3 e It PARKING REQUIREMENTS Staff presently calculates that the PDQ store has 2050 square feet of retail sales area and the cleaners has 120 square feet of retail sales area. Under the present zoning code, parking requirements are calculated using the formula of one space for every 85 square feet of retail sales area. The proposed zoning code changes that formula to one space for every 1 00 s qua r e feet of r eta il s al e s area. Therefore, the number of parking spaces required for this site under the existing code is 25 spaces and the number required under the proposed code fs 22 spaces. The site plan presented by the a~pliant provides for 28 parking spac~s. It should be noted that the 15 spaces adjacent to the property line along County Road "0" don't meet the front yard setback requirements and are 'therefore Type IV non-conformities. Attached for illustration purposes only, is a sketch prepared by'staff to indicate that the site will maintain 25 parking spaces after the County Acquisition of 7 feet of additional right-of-way. The proposed 7 spaces along County Road "D" would also be non-conforming but decreases the number of non- conforming parking spaces from 15 to,7. It should also be noted that the applicant stated that at the peak time (5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.) that there were no more thQn 13 cars at a given tfme. CONCERN OVER DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDING AND PUMPS The lanes between the pumps and the building are approximately 15 feet wide. This width is less than the requiredwidthof an one-way driving lane of 18 feet. However, there are "drive- thru,1lanes, and lanes adjacent to gasol ine pumps that have been designed at a width between 10 feet and 15 feet to reduce traffic speed and reduce the use of the lane for through or two-way traffic. The 20 foot landscape strip to the ~est of the proposed pumps is requi red by code as, a buffer stri p between a B-2 property and an'R-3A property. Since the buffer strip is required the applicant is restricted in regard to the design of the driving lanes adjacent to the pump island. GENERAL COMMENTS e Staff feels that the sale of gasoline on this site is within keeping with B-2 uses because it will service primarily the existing customers and neighbors and will probably not result in substantial regional sales. The questions raised concerning