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Staff Report 8/7/2015 plazas, and car lots. The area between Mayflower Road and Hollywood Boulevard, bordered by Western Avenue and Sample Street have remained predominantly residential, with the exception of the properties along Western Avenue and Sample Street, which have developed as commercial. A tavern also exists on the southwest comer of Mayflower Road and Huron Street. 3. Most Desirable Use: The most desirable use for this site is one that expands and promotes the commerce along Western Avenue, while limiting any negative impact to the residential properties to the south and west. 4. Conservation of Property Values: Due to the extensive existing and proposed screening in the form of landscaping and fencing, surrounding property values should not be adversely affected. 5. Responsible Development And Growth: It is responsible growth and development to allow the expansion of the Western Avenue Commercial Corridor in this natural progression. Staff Comments: This is a combined public hearing procedure, which includes a rezoning and ten variances from the development standards. The Commission will forward the rezoning to the Common Council with or without a recommendation and either approve or deny the variances. The variances are as follows: 1) From the required MinimunResidential Bufferyard of 20' to 12' for parking on the south and east property lines as shown; 2) Fronthe requirement that outdoor seating shall not be located between a building line and a residentiabufferyard to allow for outdoor seating between the south building line and the south residentiabufferyard; 3) From the maximum height of 36" in height for a fence located in a minimum front yard :) 6' in height for a fence along Hollywood Boulevard; 4) From the required screening of trasicontainers to none; 5) From the requirement that trash containers not be located between the fronfagade of the primary building and the front lot line to allowing trash containers between the west agade of the primary building and the front (west) lot line; 6) From the required "bail out" lane for &ive through facilities to none; 7) From the required landscaping of required perimeter yards andesidential bufferyards to landscaping as shown on the site plan; 8) From the required foundatiodandscaping to landscaping as shown on the site plan; 9) From the required off - street parking areacreening to none on the east, west, or south parking areas; and 10) From the required no off - streetoading between the front lot line and the front fagade to allowing loading spaces between front (westjot line and the west building fagade. APC # 2747 -15 Page 3 of