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City Attorney Goodrich replied that the purchase agreement was done by a motion Council. Mayor Gamec stated that he would like to know what has happened since that Case #4: Request to Rezone Certain Property from B-1 Case of RF Development and Lyndale Terminal Community Development Director Frolik stated that RF Lyndale Terminal Company are requesting to rezone the northerly River's Bend 3rd · Addition from B-1 to B-2 Business to facilitate with a convenience store with gas. The applicants are proposing to convenience and gasoline store on the northerly 1.4 acres of Outlot C ion. The remainder of the property would retain the B-1 Business surrounded by a variety of zoning districts: commercial, multi-family residential. The B-1 Business zone allows convenience stores; the B-2 convenience stores with gasoline sales. Historically, the subject property has been uses for 20 years. The City has approved simi rezonings in the urban other convenience store developments. Commission reviewed request and held a public heating on [eighbors spoke ,sitiOn of rezoning the property to B-2 sales, eighbor's opposition I basically stems from enerated hours of operation, the anticipation that there will be intense li not to have another gas station in the area. During the public h, ~lsed regarding whether or not of underg?0und fuel tanks in proximity to there is a State the pl: residential stm~t Commi recalled a request by Casey's General Store for · ~ ~, . . · a rezomng an~., plan that was [ra.w~ due to an underground private well that would be~ci~ser than 300 the location c [~oposed underground fuel tanks. City staff d.;~i~ ~' ~-. . . researoli~: State Statutes, Codes, talker ~ ~e Fn'e Chief, and the State Fire Marshall, and cont~/~,te;:t t.Sq!State Heal~] ment. S~:~ , un ble to find a statue or code stating that an underground ~~ , af~~ feet from the nearest public or private well system. That State Health"t~ reqmres a minimum separation of 20 feet between an underground · ' '~:~ ' t ..... ~~i~ and pnvat~i~, sys em and a 50 foot mlmmum separation between a private septm ~'~'~'~rn;~..an under~u~.~,,'~.~.~ tank. The proposed site is located adjacent to an urban residenti~¢a~.velopment ~serviced by municipal water and sewer. The State Health Department ~0~ot and ~[~ot separatmn requirements are not applicable m th/s case. C~ty staff ~g ~-.~. . . . . . recommended~..~ the Pla~lng Commission approval of the rezonmg request. The elanmng lsl~e~i ommendlng that the City Council deny the request to rezone the property from B-1 Business t~-2 Business. ncilmg{iiBer Anderson stated that the City has gas stations on both the east and west sides of · :~i.X,~?:::¢~ai5~t questionecl the need for one more. · City Council/December 12, 2000 I Page 11 of 25 -73-