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MINUTES <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />OCTOBER 14, 1999 <br />The Zoning Administrator suggested that a compromise might be <br />that the applicant agrees to clear an area three feet in diameter <br />around the hydrant. <br />Rossow stated that he was not opposed to this, but felt the hydrant <br />would last longer with the protection the landscape block provided. <br />He also felt the landscape blocks made the area look better and was <br />more serviceable. He pointed out this is a minute amount of grade <br />change that is being discussed. <br />Keis asked about the number of access points. Rossow reported <br />that he cannot operate his business without the four access points. <br />There is a great deal of traffic in and out of the site as well as the <br />fact that the street angles in this area. Rossow indicated that the <br />four access points are necessary. <br />Carson asked the width of the access points. Rossow replied that <br />each varies in width. The southern most access is 27 feet wide, the <br />next two are 42 and 36 feet in width, and the northern most access <br />is 38 feet wide. <br />The Planner indicated that the buses use two of the accesses. The <br />other two are for the parking lot area. If these are closed, the <br />parking lot would have to be redesigned and parking spaces would <br />be lost. <br />The Planner again indicated that the property had been two <br />separate parcels. However, the Code does not allow two access <br />points per parcel, but rather one curb cut per 125 feet of frontage. <br />Also, the typical width for an access point is 24 feet. However, <br />with large vehicles in and out of a property with a wide turning <br />radius it is not uncommon to have an access point wider than 24 <br />feet. It was pointed out that the Rossow property is between 280 <br />and 300 feet in width. The question for the Commission is <br />whether given the existing conditions of the property and nature of <br />the business, four access points is reasonable. <br />There was no one from the public present wishing to comment on <br />this matter. <br />Keis recommended approval of the Conditional Use Permit for <br />open and outdoor storage of materials and equipment as an <br />accessory use for 3101 Spruce Street requested by Lee Rossow <br />subject to compliance with the recommendations of the Zoning <br />Page 44 <br />