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Assislant Core,nullity Developme~ Director Trudgeon replied the plan before the Council is more illush'ativc el' what could be ii,eluded in the plan. Assistant Public Works Director Ol:;on explained the streetscape plan brought to the worksession 2 V2 weeks ago wilt he a mi~timum, :tad it can be exceeded with approval. Councihncmbor [!lvig questioned i~' the, owner would be required to come to the City every two years clue to thc comtitional use pert~aJt ,:tue for the gas station. Assistant C. omlnul~ity Developmer4 Director Trudgeon replied the conditional use permit in relation to (~Obtlrta~;' operation of a drive through would be permanent and the owner would not need to rcapply. Thc other czonditioaai use permit required is for the car wash operation. Both of those permits are required by thc c(~de and are permanent. At this point staff has not gotten far enough to determine ifa cot~(titiona! use permit should be done for a gas station operation, or if it should bca pcmfit~ed accessory usc. l l' one of the other buildings will have a drive through dry cleaners or a toltec shop it will nee~i a conditional use permit as well. Chris Cobum o[' ( churns Grocery :;talc:d they are very excited to be here and to be part of the City. They will t'A,:c seric>us ownerslfip in the way the store is presented from an aesttxetic standpoint, as well as how tiao store will be operated. The gas operation becomes a convenience to bt: succossfitl with all thc. competition, and is part of the overall mix. It is not to draw people off tho laighw~ty; thc people would likely be in the area. They will make sure the way the gas is presented is very much in harmony frith the way the store looks. The canopy will be designed to marry up with tho exterior of the g~'ocery store. It will be part of the food store and they will market tho convenience of that stet,: xvith the traffic that comes to the grocery store. It will also provide an express entrance to the si care. Mayor Gamcc corn,heated that Cob~tmts has become a leader throughout the area. Grocery stores have become Iil<c ~ full service stet( and gasoline has become an important part of that. Coburns has inca/he nidte tot thc custolncrs and the people in the area and he is happy they have chosen Ramscy to co,nc to. They have an ,~xcellent plan and Cobums is the real asset that is needed to attract others. Ii, will be a definite t,e~efit to Town Center and he is looking forward to working with Cobums. Mi'. Cobum staled lhcy want to succec<t and tlxrive here. With the City allowing them to go to market tho way they know how the;~, hope they can be successful, so the surrounding businesses can complement tl'~¢m and they ca~ complement the businesses. This will make the overall Town Collier bOCOlalC a success. Mayor (hm~cc inclt~ircd if' Col)urns wo~tld have the ability to bring a post office into the Town Center. Mr. Cobums mi)]ic~l this is really a ( etemfination of the local post master. City Council/May 11, 2004 Page 22 of 36