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., Case#4: Request to Rezone Certain Property from B-1 Business to Bx2'- :: Business; Case of RI* Development and Lyndale Terminal Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission ;. 8:42 p.m. in order to conduct the public hearing. Public Hearing Chmrperson N~xt called the pubhc heanng to order at 8:42 p,m.~ :}:: Presentatton ~¢' ?' Community Development Assistant Wald stated ~i;~i Developd ~-! ,C and Lyndale Terminal Company .are requesting tO rezone thei.!north~y portio~5~9~:O~ot C, River's Bend 3"~ Addition fi.om B-1 to B-2 Business to"facilit~iii:lev~'ent'~46~f the property with a convenience store with gas. The applicants are pr~/'¢ · to develop a Holiday Station convenience and gasoline store on the northerly 1.4 'i~:~of Outlot C, River's Bend 3~a Addition. The remainder,of the property would retain t BUS~s zoning. The 1.4 acre parcel is surroundedi~,:,:~ety of zoning districts? ~cial, multi- family residential, and sing!:e::Tf~!y~'F~i~gtia!:, Tl~e B-1 Busi~p~'~;~:0ne alloWs for convenience stores, the B,2 zoneiiiillows f$'F:',~8K~eNence stores"~h gasoline sales. Historically, the 'subject 15~6perty ~, been zoned~;!~0g:¥-:~6rmmermal uses for 20 years. L~kewxse, ~t has been a very long t~m%:,~,, least~.years, smceSthe Perrm~ed Uses have been reviewed in the commercial zoni~i'~distff~"'~d may~5~'?6~t of sync with the current market. The vast. major/ty of today-'s c6~iace stores i~lude gasoline sales. City staff recommends, aPProval the proposed Ron Nieto; 5021 1,4,.3'~ :Lane-:~, Ra~Y~~ Stated that he opposed the Holiday station because t~e;i~cread(i~ii/'~'!¢~%i~hSc. He is concerned .that it will be unsafe for his children. Chmrperson N~xt ~nqu~ed as. to what the perrmtted uses are m the B-1 zomng. .... !'4;:'.,. ~:::!':~¢ . . . Commum~' Development D~rector Frohk explmned that B-1 and B-2 are very similar, but the B-~2: a~ows fo~:'~i~e gasoline sales. '' Mr. Nieto..'i:!'n:quired as to how many gas stations the City needs. He stated that the develope, rsi,.~ant that location because there is now a stop light, but it will also back up - ..,:,traffic~tryi~ng to turn from Xldmo Street onto T.H. fi47. Also if the gas station is allowed lit will: light up the entire area at night as well as reduce the value of their homes. He stated that he heard the statement that adding another gas station will keep gas costs down, but it is not worth the additional traffic and increased safety concerns. I -215-