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Planning & Zoning Board November 14, 2012 Page 3 APPROVED MINUTES Staff confirmed that the proposed trail will be paved. Mr. Laden requ ested a sidewalk or striped crosswalk for bicycle s/pedestrian s from Main Street to the gas station, from Lake Drive to the liquor store, and between the gas station and the liquor store. Ms. Rothstein suggested that the city can work with the applicant fo r a solution. Applicant, Grant Rademacher, 14021 Round Lake Boulevard, stated that he is the Operation Manager for Bill’s Superette and G. Will Liquors. Mr . Rademacher explained that the proposed fen c e will be made of a composite/maintenance free materia l. He added that they are a s mall family owned company . His father started the business and he is moving forward with it. They plan to hire approximately 40 -50 e mployees from the neighboring area. He said that based on the approvals, they hope to be bu ilt in the spring with an opening in June or July 2013. Chair Tralle declared the Public Hearing open at 7 :05 p.m. Mr. Tralle stated that comments should be addressed to the Chair and once everyone has an opportunity to speak, the concerns will be addres sed. Quinn B e r gman , 990 Lois Lane, was present with his father -in -law Lyle Carpenter who lives across the street from the proposed site. Mr. Bergman asked where sewer and water will come from , if there will be any assessments, and if there are plans for any other bus inesses on the west side that might be able to tap into the sewer & water. Amy B ar r on, 8019 Elbe St., resident for 8 years, asked why the city needs another liquor store. She stated that there are already four liquor stores withi n about a mi le. She added that the MGM store opened and lasted about a year . She said that it does not make sense to put a gas station and liquor store across from a gas station and liquor store. She asked if this was the b est development proposal for that area . M ichelle Apman, 8015 D anube St ., adj acent property , asked if city sewer will be available to adjacent property owners in the next few years. She also noted that there are three liquor stores within blocks of each other. M s . Apman has been a resident for 1 7 years and u nderstands that the city is excited for a business to come in. Sh e requested a 10 ft. fence instead of the proposed 6 ft. fence to prevent foot traffic running through her yard. She stated that her property value will likely go down with a g as station in the back yard and that it could pos e a hazard to her property , such as a gas explosion, fights, etc. As for the fence, she asked for reassurance that the fence would be fixed if needed in a reasonable amount of time. She was concerned about runoff onto her property and asked how far from the property line the buffer will be located. She asked if they have a car wash . She wanted to verify that six trees are propose d on the back side of the lot and asked h ow tall they will be when they are pl anted . She asked for verification of where the fence and trees will be located. Ne a l Testin, 8016 D anube S t ., asked if there was a height code for the buildings and canopy and wondered if they will remain within t he limits. H e noted that the site is on a