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� ROSEVILLE PLANNING OFFICE HOIIRS 10/23/91 2 being adjacent to a Business district), and a rezoning to R-3 for the apartments would be appropriate. 2. Kris Kristufek, Steve Amick; Amoco (831-3464) Peter Bachman; Leonard, Street, & Deinard (335-1862) �moco is interested in rezoning two R-1 lots at 'Lexington and Highway 36 (north of 36, south of the Kinderberry Hill daycare center) to allow a service station. They had been in a few month� ago to raise the question and we reviewed some of the issues tha.t might be involved in such a request. We indicated that it had been the expressed policy of the City to preserve the Highway 36 corridor for residen�ial uses as much as possible, and that rezoning for a gas station would not be accepted well. If such a use wer� to go in that location, there would be concerns over the traffic flow on Lexington near the freeway entrance ramps, compatibility with the daycare center and future residential uses to the east �(on the vacant R-3 land), and the visual aesthetics of the development from Highway 36, as well as from Lexington Avenue and the surrounding neighborhood. iWith these comments in mind, Amoco had an architect prepare a concept rendering of the proposed station. Although there were numerous changes from the typical Amoco development (brick building, brick canopy posts, brick monument signage, flowers on the boulevard) , overall the effect was not very dramatic - it still looked just like a gas station. We told them as much, and said that if they were serious about the proposal, they should consider "breaking the mold" for their gas station design. We suggested gable roofs for the building and canopy, more internal landscaping, more effectiv� peripheral landscaping, and less red, white, and blue logo striping. They took our comments well, and said they wo�ld discuss whet�;er they could afford to propose such a dF:sigzz. We also assured them that even though the precedent was against a rezoning in this location, we would keep an open mind and judge the proposal on its merits, i.e., if a gas station could function in such a way as to preserve the residential character of the highway corridor (through design, landscaping, lighting, traffic fl�w, etc.), then we might consider it positively. 3. Joel & Phyllis Dillner, 2192 Acorn Rd. (633-3230) The Dillners want to expand the garage on a home they built in the � Acorn Road neighborhood. They recently split their existing lot to create a new lot on which the new home is built. They live in