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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 12, 2014 PUD PERMIT - 56 LITTLE CANADA ROAD EAST - THOMAS HOMES Fischer was concerned that the banners would be used for advertising. Johanson indicated that the banner design has not been determined, but the banners are not being proposed for advertising. Ledin asked how many of the dock doors will be eliminated. Johanson reviewed the exterior being proposed, noting that the vast majority of these doors will be gone. He also noted that they are not proposing to add on to the building, but will add a small dock area for the limited amount of customer pick-up that will occur at this site. Fischer complimented Johanson for the improvements proposed. He indicated that the addition of the green space coupled with the building improvements was a good trade-off for the signage and display requests made by Hom. There was no one from the general public present wishing to comment on this matter. Ledin asked how the issue of moving the once curb cut should be addressed. The Planner suggested that any recommendation that the Commission were to make should include the relocation of the curb cut on the curve. Ledin indicated that given the Country Drive traffic volumes, the curb cut warranted relocation. Johanson noted that the traffic will not increase substantially, but will spread out over a 7 day week versus the shorter period of time that Dock 86 is open. Schwalbach recommended approval of the Amendment to PUD for additional retail space, as well as sign and display changes at 3201 Country Drive requested by Hom Furniture subject to compliance with the recommendations of the City Planner as outlined in his June 6, 2014 report and subject to the relocation of the curb cut on the Country Drive curve further to the southeast. Motion seconded by Duray. Motion carried 6 — 0. The City Planner reported that Thomas Homes has applied for a Planned Unit Development Permit to allow a three -unit residential development at 56 Little Canada Road East. The Planner noted that the proposed development has the garage units oriented toward the road and the living units toward the lake. The Planner noted that the applicant has indicated that this "fiex-plex" concept is a residential, owner -occupied low density housing product which offers all the advantages of twin or townhome -8- 18