| Mr. Rosen looked at the access agreement and reflected on what the intent |
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| of the ordinance for B-5 seems to indicate. He stated this access |
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| agreement may meet the letter of the requirement that it have access to a |
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| major thoroughfare, but certainly does not meet the intent. It is not directly |
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| on a major road and it is quite far back and, given the traffic generation that |
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| would come from a car wash operation, it would not be a wise decision to |
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| have any sort of a heavy, traffic generating B-5 use in that area. |
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| Mr. Rastigue said the issue of heavy traffic use had been discussed and he |
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| wanted to point out that heavy traffic use could be generated for a B-2. For |
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| example, if a Taco Bell were to go on that parcel, it would produce a much |
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| heavier traffic flow and far exceed that of a self-serve auto wash facility. |
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| Therefore, the statement that all B-2 traffic is lighter than all B-5 traffic is |
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| somewhat incorrect, in his opinion. Perhaps at certain times of the day |
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| B-2s may be heavier, and certain times of the evening traffic may be |
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| heavier in a B-5. All in all, the traffic should not be an issue because the |
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| generation of traffic by a Taco Bell would, as he mentioned, far exceed any |
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| car wash. Secondly, under a B-2 zoning one could have outdoor car sales, |
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| RV storage, an outdoor service restaurant, etc. He believed that, |
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| ascetically, a finely designed car wash would be far more pleasing to look |
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| at than a bunch of old RVs for sale on a used car lot. Third, the parcel in |
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| question was divided, per Rochester Hills' standards, along with Lifetime's |
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| parcel. The easement Lifetime is worried about, because of traffic, was |
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| split knowing there would be two businesses there one day. The quality |
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| and standard of the road construction should be such that it would handle |
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| traffic for both facilities, plus 25%. That factor is always engineered. |
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| Regarding the argument that the area cannot handle the traffic, he wanted |
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| to point out that the split had to be approved by Rochester Hills, designed |
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| by Oakland County standards and that the argument by Lifetime Fitness is |
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| incorrect. Also, across the street there are some car dealerships zoned as |
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| B-3 parcels. If, under the B-3 zoning they change oil, transmission fluid, and |
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| repair cars, they operate as if zoned B-5. Those businesses should be |
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| zoned B-3/B-5 because they sell cars, and also do the work transmission |
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| shops and auto repair facilities do, which operate in B-5 districts. This |
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| district would be nicely supported by another B-5 because it is an |
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| automotive-type area. Behind this parcel will be a Lifetime Fitness, but if |
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