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o,�,. <br /> 0 0 <br /> CITY of ORONO <br /> Aq <br /> ti <br /> ti <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> S04NO. 5 4 Z 0 <br /> D. A 60' flagpole would be approximately 4 times the height of the east fagade of the <br /> main building. The City Council concludes that a 60' flag pole height would be <br /> out of character with flagpole heights generally in the City and in the Long Lake <br /> area, will be higher than the existing tree line, and is not necessary to draw <br /> attention to the site for the applicant's suggested purposes of identifying the site. <br /> E. The requested language revisions that would allow more than 40 `demonstration' <br /> or `display' vehicles would require storage of those in excess of 40 to the south <br /> end of the east lot. The existing language identifies different types of vehicles that <br /> will be stored in the main easterly parking lot as "new vehicles and finished <br /> vehicles ready for delivery to dealerships". It goes on to state that up to 40 <br /> vehicles may be parked for"display" at the north end of the main parking lot (15 <br /> cars) and at the north end of the building (25 cars). The "display" vehicle <br /> language was originally intended to make a distinction between those cars that are <br /> for demonstration purposes as part of the fleet sales and leasing element of the <br /> operation at this site, and those stored or parked for other reasons. Specifically, <br /> per Finding G of Resolution No. 4845, "...It is the understanding of the Planning <br /> Commission that the outside display area is for the fleet customer test drive and <br /> viewing, but not to attract the general public to the site for individual purchase of <br /> vehicles." <br /> F. Council finds that it is highly unlikely that the public would visually perceive a <br /> difference between cars stored for demonstration purposes or cars stored or parked <br /> for other purposes on the site, and that the excess traffic in the area caused by the <br /> availability of more demonstrator vehicles will likely be minimal or <br /> imperceptible. <br /> G. Parking on the site as laid out in the proposed site plan has the capacity for 542 <br /> vehicles, which would include employee and customer vehicles as well as <br /> vehicles stored for display, new vehicles for fleet sales, vehicles awaiting <br /> preparation or repair, etc. The 250 vehicle limitation on "parking of new vehicles <br /> and finished vehicles ready for delivery to dealerships" imposed by Resolution <br /> No. 4845 was not specifically expanded to 320 vehicles in Resolution No. 5388, <br /> although functionally that approval added about 100 stalls south of the existing <br /> lot. It would be appropriate to expand the limitation on parking of new vehicles <br /> and finished vehicles ready for delivery to dealerships, from 250 to 320 stalls at <br /> this time. <br /> Page 4 of 8 <br />