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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 Knudsen asked if the primary access would be County Road B-2. Brendelin replied that it would. There will be a total of three access points on County Road B-2, the primary access, the employee access, and the service access. He noted that the prime operation hours would be from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Knudsen stated that his concern was conflicts with traffic to the middle school in the morning. Brendelin reported that the access points are offsetting as well as the access hours. Knudsen asked how many additional employees would be added. Brendelin estimated 450 additional employees for Phase I and up to 400 for Phase II. Duray reported that he is on a task force studying potential upgrades to Rice Sri•eet. He noted that this task force is aware of the St. Jude expansion and is considering two left turn lanes on County Road B-2 onto Rice Street. Brendelin presented an illustration of the proposed Phase I building noting that it will appear as a two story building from County Road B-2, but as a three and four story building from the Cobblestone Village townhome development. Brendelin noted that the building design reflects progressive technology and would utilize brick and glass as well as wood at the entrance levels. The Phase II building will be slightly smaller and will have a similar appearance. Knudsen asked if the City's architectural guidelines are met. The City Planner indicated that the guidelines are met with the building as proposed. Knudsen noted that there is some concern relative to screening from Cobblestone Village. Brendelin reported that there are three townhomes closest to the adjacent property line. He indicated that both deciduous and conifer landscaping is proposed and would be planted with the Phase I project well in advance of the Phase II project. Duray asked how close the Phase II building would be from the closest townhomes. Brendelin estimated the distance at 80 to 90 feet. The St. Jude Phase II building would be 40 feet from the property line, and some consideration is being given to notching the building to hold it further from the townhomes. Brendelin noted that while the building will be 3 to 4 stories in height adjacent to the townhomes, the St. Jude property is at a 940 elevation in this area while the elevation of the townhome property is 948 to 950 feet. Knudsen asked about the timing for the approval of the Phase II building. The Planner replied that a Development Stage PUD review would be conducted at the time Phase II is proposed. He also noted that while St. Jude is proposing landscaping for Phase II as part of the Phase I review, the -3-