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• • Bruggeman Properties Page 7 of 8 • Gas pump /underground tank accessibility • Architectural standards (color, scale, functional plan, building materials) • Canopies (location, height, illumination, color, materials, signage) • Gas pumps (installation, island design) • Drainage • Dust control • Landscaping • Lighting • Circulation • Loading • Off -street parking • Noise • Outside storage • Outside storage, sales and service • Refuse Prior to this development application moving forward with extensive site plan modifications, input is requested regarding specific objectionable features of motor fuel stations. The intent of such discussion is to determine if the concerns of neighboring residents and Planning and Zoning Board members can be mitigated through creative site design. While concerns regarding the proposed motor fuel station have been most evident, concern has also been voiced in regard to the proposed fast food restaurant. As in the case of the motor fuel station component, the applicant would like direction regarding the acceptability of the fast food restaurant prior to moving forward with substantial plan modifications. RECOMMENDATION Prior to moving forward with extensive plan revisions, the applicant and City Staff have requested input from the Planning and Zoning Board regarding the acceptability of the proposed land uses. Of specific question is whether concerns over the motor fuel station component are design related and could potentially be rectified through a creative design solution. A second and obviously related question involves the appropriate zoning the property. In review of the Comprehensive Plan, it is clear that it promotes commercial uses that are oriented to serve nearby neighborhoods. Whether or not specific uses fall within that directive is open to debate.