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MINUTES Planning Commission November 10, 1988 Conoco Roger Phillips, operator of the 76 Station, pointed out that there is a Service lot of competition between gas stations in that area already. Phillips Station informed the Commission that he has pictures of all the service stations CUP (Cont.) in the City as well as convenience stores. Phillips statedd that he could see no reason to bring more competition into the area. Mrs. Mondor was concerned with the proposed driveway on Centerville Road and felt that the driveway would add to the already dangerous situation on the road. The Planner reported that the Conoco driveway is proposed to be 15 feet away from the Mondor driveway. Costa asked the zoning of the property. The Planner replied that the property is zoned B -3, and the proposed use would fit within the zoning. The Planner reported that B -3 zoning extends to the Water Works property on Centerville Road and to the St. John's Convent property on Little Canada Road. Herkenhoff asked if marketing studies have been done to determine if another gas station /convenience store would be successful in this area. Brevitz replied that he has conducted such a study, and pointed out that there is no convenience store located on the east side of 35E. DeLonais asked if the operation would be 24 hours. Brevitz replied that they would anticipate an 18 hour per day operation. DeLonais questioned how the Commission could not approve the proposal since the property is properly zoned. However, DeLonais stated that he objected to the curb cut on Centerville Road, feeling that there is already a traffic problem in the area and there will be increased traffic when the industrial property to the north is developed as well as the park property to the north. Costa agreed that there was a traffic problem in the area. The Planner pointed out that two driveways are needed for the proposal, and there is no other way to plan these driveways. It is not possible to place both driveways on Little Canada Road. Herkenhoff suggested that the Mondor property be included in the proposal. Brevitz reported that he contacted the Mondor's, however, their price was too high. The Planner pointed out that a couple of years ago an office building was proposed on the site and the City was considering the use of Tax Increment Financing so that the Mondor property could be included as well. However, -TIF is not feasible in this situation since the project Page 3