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Assislant Con ~mtm ity Development Director Trudgeon commented the location of the gas station <br />is positioned very well to be somewhat hidden, but at the same time there is access to the <br />customers. It is no~ likely that peop;e would pull offofthe highway for gas and go on their way. <br /> <br />Councihncmbc~' (!ook commented :;omething like this with the gas station being an element of <br />something clsc is m~t a problem, wi ih ti~e way it is tucked back and made more of the landscape. <br />People will likely go in and get g'oc{:ries and gas, not get off the freeway to go into the gas <br />station. Il'this is n~t a safct? probl¢ n he thinks it is fine. He inquired about the liquor store, <br /> <br />Rcgarding Iht liquor store, Counciimcmber Elvig expressed concern that the big box tends to <br />take over a lot cC thc commercial si~cs, and some people have discussed these concerns with him. <br />He noted one ol'tht: masons they di(i not water a Target Greatland is because it makes it harder for <br />the other com~nerciatl Kites to exist. <br /> <br />Mr. McDonald explained tine liquor co~nponent is not contained within the 63,000 square feet; it <br />would sland al(mc in another I)uildi~[g. <br /> <br />Councihnombcr Cool< commented lamps are being put in to have less surface parking, but there <br />seems to bo a lot of stlrFaco parkiug !)lanr~ed. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Developmen', Director Trudgeon explained the original plan had always <br />planned this area as thc place/bt lar:se[' retail that would not be served by a parking ramp. <br /> <br />Mt'. McDonal~t indicated they are new in a concept approval stage and will be coming back to the <br />Council Ibr each of the areas for sii_e plan review as the plans get more detailed. He noted the <br />stlrfacc parking al-(~a is within _30 parking stalls of being what the City was looking for in the <br />process. <br /> <br />Councilmcmbcr Pearson comment~ d at the Task Force and Planning and Zoning meeting the <br />rationale for thc ga:; pumps in the a~ ca by the grocery store is that it made sense because it would <br />just bc gas pumt)s and there would actually be a check-out right at the door where the gas pumps <br />are. People will be able to get groc~:ries and gas the car up and stay in the immediate area of the <br />Town Center. Botl~ the Task Force artd the Planning Commission were pleased. The gas pumps <br />will be real low 1<o5' and will not be ~lrawing traffic iu. <br /> <br />Cotmcihncmbcr l<~trak asked if tl~e changing of the zoning designation from residential to <br />commercial ami t}~c other change-; will be in tandem with a preliminary plat, and when <br />architecture and bui'l~ering will be adctre~4sed. <br /> <br />Assistant Comnm~ity Development Director Tmdgeon replied it will all be concurrent. Staff is <br />supportive of the /,oning and thinl s i~ makes sense. Some of the land use applications are <br />expected, site plans arc normal, and 9reliminary plats are normal. There will be text amendments <br />it] regards to tl~o ga:; component, as ,.wcll as looking at some setback issues. Everything along the <br />road now mccl. s linc maximum setback, xvhile previously they had not. However, they will <br />always have to deal with thc buildi:~gs behind the buildings due to the way the code is written. <br /> <br />City Council/May 11, 2004 <br />Page 20 of 36 <br /> <br /> <br />