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into the parking lot near the main entry from County Road B-2. By private easement, the Computer City parcel is guaranteed access anywhere onto the Crossroads parking lot. The Crossroads Shopping Center gains its major access for the eastern portion of the center, across the Computer City parcel by private easement. The new siteplanmovestheaccess>p'oirttto the Computer City parcel considerably to the east. This eliminates .left..turn movements out of the Computer City site into the congested area of the Crossroads parking lot. It also increases stacking distance for those people entering the area from County Road B-2 as well. To this end, the reconfigured site plan addresses traffic concenlS raised by the previous development. Staff is still of the opinion that changes to the internal design of the Cros~roads parking lot could further reduce congestion in the entrance/exit area. While the City has no leverage in this special use pennit application to compel the shopping center to do anything, it is our understanding that the management company has expressed an interest in improving this situation. The City's traffic consultant is reviewint the proposal and will present their findings and recommendations at Wednesday's meeting. At the last hearing for this proposal, concenlS were raised about the building size and orientation on the site, building materials, site lines to the existing shopping center, and traffic congestion at the entrance to the Crossroads Shopping Center from County Road B-2. The new proposal has been developed lJ\12'"\ ~ to accommodate these concerns and to satisfy the adjacent owners and tenants. &~t~ As staff understands it, Beechwoods has remained in close contact with the Crossroads Management Company during the development of this new proposal and that Welsh Companies supports this proposed development. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION . A [j ,\\..>>\ r~~.~.~ By reducing the size of the building and repositioning it on the site, together with changing the building materials to face brick, the applicants have addressed the concerns and issues raised at the previous public hearing. Therefore, we recommend approval of the special use pennit granting setbacks less than the SC standards with the following conditions: 1. That the required roadway easement for County Road B-2 be dedicated as detennined by County and City staff. 2. That a sidewalk be constructed along County Road B-2 and a pathway easement be dedicated for it. 3. That the landscape and utility plans be approved by City staff. ~~~~~'