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MINUTES Planning Commission Meeting May 4, 1987 • Page 2 be two people on duty at any one time. Daykin expressed concern over the parking space nearest to Hamline as she DAYKIN felt that car when backing up would be too close to Hamline Avenue and suggested its elimination. Marvin DeMartino, 1345 West California Avenue, presented a petition from MARVIN the neighbors (a copy of which will be kept in the Off ice of the Clerk DEMARTINO, Administrator) indicating their objection to any development of the Hamline/ 1345 WEST Larpenteur corner by SuperAmerica. He indicated a traffic count was taken CALIFORNIA indicating a large amount of traffic on that corner during rush hour and felt the additional traffic generated by the SuperAmerica station would add too much congestion. The neighborhood does not warrant any more filling stations in the area. Concern was expressed about the stockpiling of snow as parking is being proposed where snow was presently piled. The plans did not indicate that there would be landscaping or drainage plans. Mr. DeMartino is especially concerned about the increased intensity of the business. dead stated that he was a member of the Planning Commission when the Comprehensive Plan was adopted and that the proposed change is a drastic change in the building in an EB zone and expressed concern about the use of the property, hours of MEAD operation and increased amount of traffic. • Black agreed and felt the fact that single family homes surround the property BLACK was not taken into consideration when the plan was proposed as important issues need to be addressed. Finegan expressed concern about the potential traffic congestion the proposal FINEGAN will create on Hamline Avenue and the negative impact on the single family homes surrounding the property. Boche felt that the plan was too preliminary and did not present enough information such as: green space, landscaping, traff is congestion and a more complete site BOCHE plan should be furnished before the Planning Commission could act. He suggested laying the request over until more information was furnished at which time a special meeting could be scheduled. Mead objected to the fact that the station will be open 24 hours a day, was MEAD concerned about the traffic problems that will be created on Hamline Avenue, and suggested input from the City Planner and Ramsey County on the amount of traffic . Mr. Kaupp indicated that three new storage tanks would be installed-(each tank KAUPP is 10,000 gallons in size) at the .time of construction. Grittner was of the opinion that the present business is marginal; the building is old and is in need of upgrading; and the tax base will be increased-but he GRITTNER expressed concern about the lights and noise into the residential neighborhood. He acknowledged the fact that the present site will never be residential but • he questioned whether a gas station is good use of the property. Mr. Kaupp indicated that SuperAmerica is very concerned about abutting neighbors and would make the property as esthedacally pleasing as possible. SuperAmerica ~Upp