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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION MARCH 10, 1994 disagreed with the statements that property values will not decrease because of the SuperAmerica proposal. Crary pointed out the aesthetic issues of having the SuperAmerica building at a higher elevation than the building to the west. Crary stated that it is already difficult to attract tenants, and the SuperAmerica proposal will not help the situation. Crary stated that it is very important for his delivery service to get in and out of the parking lot as quickly as possible, and Crary stated that the SuperAmerica proposal would ruin his business completely. Ken Voss, managing general partner for the Little Canada Associates buildings located immediately to the west of the site in question, reported that he has been in this location for the past 20 years. Traffic volumes have increased during that time. Voss reported that he is here this evening on behalf of the tenants and owners of the buildings to the west to ask that the Conditional Use Permit be denied. One of the reasons for this request is traffic safety concerns. Another is the difficulty in attracting tenants to the buildings due to traffic concerns and the difficulty of accessing the site via a left turn. Voss presented some pictures of the area which show vehicles backed up on Country Drive at Little Canada Road. Voss reported that this back up occurs during peak traffic hours at every red light. Voss stated that he did not think the developer appreciated the traffic problems for vehicles traveling from the west on Little Canada Road attempting to make left -hand turns. Voss pointed out that Grumpy's is not open after 3 P.M., therefore, there is no traffic to that site during P.M. peak hours. Voss was concerned that if a drive was shared by his buildings and SuperAmerica, traffic would begin using that drive to cut through between Little Canada Road and Country Drive. Voss agreed with Crary's comments that an unbiased firm should do a traffic study of the area. Voss also agreed that there have been problems with break -ins at his buildings, and was concerned that the height difference of the SuperAmerica structure would block the visibility of the front door of the building immediately to the west. Voss pointed out that people 8