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3 <br />West is where the proposed Canopy with gas pumps would be located. As <br />shown there would be a new perimeter landscape bed with shrubbery to <br />buffer the parking area and drive -up area to the gas pumps from the <br />surrounding streets. The 2,775 sq.ft. building would be placed over the <br />area where the existing building was located.. The Canopy with gas pumps <br />would be placed along the Lincolnway West frontage. The Canopy and pumps <br />meet the typical 15 ft. setback required in the "LB" Local Business <br />District development standard, but in this situation, the adjacent <br />residential zoning adds an additional 15 ft. to the setbacks along the <br />three street frontages. Due to existing residential zoning located to <br />the North, West and South of the Petition site, a 30 £t. Residential <br />Bufferyard is now required along said property lines. No improvements <br />are allowed in a residential Bufferyard, which would extremely limit any <br />development on the property. The Petitioners are proposing to add <br />landscaping and some over -story trees to help soften the proposed <br />improvements. The Petitioners do not believe this requested Variance <br />would have a detrimental impact on the surrounding properties. <br />The second Variance request is to be allowed to encroach into the <br />10 ft. Side yard along the East property line to a minimum of 2.50 £t. <br />for a proposed Dumpster and Dumpster enclosure as shown. The placement <br />of the Dumpster and Dumpster enclosure was designed to keep it away from <br />the adjacent residential areas, but placed at a point on the site that <br />would allow for a trash truck to have easy access to it. The structure <br />is placed adjacent to a paved area on the neighboring commercial use. <br />The Petitioners do not believe approval of this Variance would have a <br />negative impact on any surrounding property. <br />The third Variance request is from the requirement of providing <br />perimeter trees at a minimum rate of one (1) over -story deciduous tree <br />every forty (40) feet along the North, East, South and West property <br />lines to providing a minimum of three (3) trees along the West property <br />line (Blaine Avenue) and two (2) trees along the North property line <br />(Lindsey Street), three (3) trees along the South property line <br />(Lincolnway West) and no trees along the East property line. <br />The Petitioners would state that this property has existing <br />overhead main power lines running along the East side of the property <br />and a overhead power line running along the South property line. As <br />planned the Petitioners will be adding trees as shown along the North, <br />West and South property lines in the landscape areas. The addition of <br />these trees from what presently exists should help with the softening of <br />the streetscape view along the frontages of the petition site. The <br />petitioners believe that with the addition of the proposed over -story <br />trees they are meeting the intent of the City's ordinances. The <br />Petitioners do not believe approval of this request would have an <br />adverse affect on surrounding properties. <br />The fourth Variance request is from the requirement of providing a <br />minimum of a 6 ft. wide landscape planting area along the Blaine Avenue <br />and Lincolnway West fagades of the proposed building to no landscaping <br />as shown. The Petitioners would state that they are attempting to <br />provide a Convenience /Grocery store facility that will include several <br />