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-6- Mr. Dahlgren stated that a Pla.'1ned Unit DevelopITent (POD) '.tlould, in his opinion, be a good idea since it would all&' additional flexibility regarding the location of hOI1ES and would provide the neigbbors clearer picture of the effects of the proposed develop- rrent. Mr. Dahlgren suggested that the Commission possi.bl.y consider continuing the item in order to resolve SCIre of t.l-}e problems ",,-nIch have developed Recomrendation Mr 0 Rukavina rrDved, Mr 0 Mastel seconded, t:2,e Ccxrrnissian ccntinue 'Thomas Cormelly IS request for preliminary plat at 1870 Alta Vista D~ive_ Ron Ca.ll, Ayes~ CUshing, Rukavina, Dressler, SiIrons, MastelfJor..nS'on. Nays: None 0 Planning File 1136 - Robert Daly requEst i:c..r 8.!?€"ci.al us,e permit and variance to parking and punp island setback at 1526 West County Road B Presentation MrQ Dahlgren indicated that tIJe applicant requesUng a sI?€cial use pe.rndt and var- iance to setback in orde.r to rem:rlel the eXIsting Q Petroleum gas stat10n located at the northerly entrance to the Har Mar Shopping Center 0 The pro,tX!sal includes an addition to parking on the east side, enlarged purrp sLations to the north and additional landscaping on the periIreter of the sitew 'The variarl(;e rEoXjuired since no side yard setback is pro- posed on the easterly perirnet61: of the 5~.te.. In zd.ditioni1 the applicant is proposing to locate a purrp island 14~ feet from the propeL ty .L:me as opposed to 25 feet as :required 0 Mr. Dahlgren noted that the purrp island to the north is presently a non-conforming usew Mr. Kevin Ganyaw of Q Pet.J:'Oleum Corporation; stau::rl that they do not plan to increase the size of the present building nor tochange the exterio.r, They do intend to rem:Jdel inter- ior portions of the building and to improve the site by adding additional landscaping, parking and by rerccving the purrpto the west of the building Q Discussion Mr. Mastel stated he had noted a large tank S.ltting on the 81 te at the present tine and asked what the tank 8 S intended use was 0 Mr. Ganyaw stated that they were initially under the undeJ:standi.rgthat work could proceed without a special use permit and as a result had ordered tIle equiprrent prior to the approval. Mr 0 Rukavina asked if the waste container would remain in the sarre location and also if the applicant intended to change or expand the exist:mg signs 0 Mr. Ganyaw stated that he doegotntend to re locate the waste center nor to add additional signs on the exterior of the building 0 Mr. Dick M:Ginley, General Manager afHar .tm Shopping Center, stated that his firm was first aware of the proposed rerrodel11ng when it received. a public notice and that they were quite concerned about the increased congestion and traffic that may occur at the entrance. In addition, he st.ated that Har Mar was interested in purchasing the property in order to inprove their parking lot but, had as of yet been unable to reach an acceptable agreerrent with the dealers 0 Conseque.'1tl y, Ea.I r/far is requesting additional tine in order to attenpt to work out the purchase of th.e gas station 0 Mr. Ganyaw questioned whether the pro[JOsed re1ThJdelling would increase traffic oongestion on this site, since no expansion was anti.cipatecL In his opinion, the proposed remJdelling was the best solution to the problem gi'vin9 size of the site, Mr. Ganyaw also stated that