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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, February 07, 2007 Page 9 Nays: 0 Motion carried. c. PLANNING FILE 07-009 Request of Kimco Realty and Starbucks Coffee for a CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT at 1800 Highway 36 (former Franks site) to allow the construction of a 2,000 square foot Starbucks Coffee with drive-thru (to be located between Fairview Avenue and existing structure) Chair Bakeman opened the Public Hearing for Planning File 07-009. City Planner Thomas Paschke presented the request of Kimco Realty and Starbucks Coffee allowing construction of a stand-alone Starbucks Coffee (referred to as a Class II Fast Food Restaurant in City Code, Section 1005.015) near the southwest corner of the site at 1800 Highway 36 (former Franks Nursery & Crafts building adjacent to Fairview Avenue), with a single-lane drive-thru. Mr. Paschke noted that the area was currently undergoing installation of storm water management devices and other site preparation improvements for future projects, in conjunction with permits recently issued for remodeling of the former building into a Golfsmith Golf and Tennis at the site. Mr. Paschke advised that those improvements had required that the area be restudied for any additional adverse impacts, including peak hour traffic studies at Fairview Avenue and the frontage road, in addition to traffic flow and parking on the site itself. Mr. Paschke noted that the study was not yet finalized, but prior to the case being heard by the City Council, staff would have completed their analysis; and would finalize conditions related to truck traffic on-site and around the main building, including radius issues and design concerns; traffic flow from semi vehicles and their ingress and egress, thus the need for the conditions to allow staff to work with the applicant (Condition f) regarding shared access implementations by the applicant (Kimco Realty) and the adjoining property owner. Mr. Paschke reviewed the functionality of the site with no specific easements in place limiting vehicle access; previous project reviews and a lack of follow-through with the properties changing hands repeatedly. Mr. Paschke advised that, basically staff was supportive of this project, pending additional review between now and City Council review, recognizing additional modifications may be necessary to the site plan to meet all criteria related to the CUP. Mr. Paschke advised that additional traffic was anticipated, but that no dramatic impacts on Fairview Avenue or the frontage road were anticipated, based on the specifics of the design standards; design of the turn lane; location of the structure, drive lanes and stacking considerations. Mr. Paschke noted that the Design Review Committee (DRC) had reviewed the components of the project, and concurred with the overall site plan, with slight modifications, specifically location of the trash enclosure closer to the building, rather than across the parking lot. Staff recommended approval of a CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT for Kimco Realty and Starbucks Coffee, allowing the construction of a 2,000 square foot stand-alone Class II Fast Food Restaurant with a single-lane drive-thru at 1800 Highway 36, based on comments of Section 5, findings of Section 6, and conditions of Section 7 of the project report date February 7, 2007. Discussion included location of the two (2) nodes on the site; traffic flow proposed for Starbucks; main access points and looping through the drive-thru; extension of the island to the south and eliminating parking space; anticipated parking demand and peak business hours for specific tenants; landscaping specifics and improved aesthetics of the site; relationship of current property owners and assurances that