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Lake Main Motor Fuel CUP Page 4 being moved to the south to align with the bank driveway. This benefits public safety by reducing conflicts with traffic from Main Street turning right onto Lake Drive and the conflicts created by offset driveways. e. The proposed development shall be served with adequate and safe water supply. f. The proposed development shall be served with an adequate and safe sanitary sewer system. g. • The site is connected to municipal water and sanitary sewer. The proposed development shall not result in the premature expenditures of City funds on capital improvements necessary to accommodate the proposed development. • Improvements are planned for the Lake Drive /Main Street intersection following the November 2010 referendum to provide funding for the improvements. The proposed motor fuel use did not create the need for those improvements and will not interfere with those plans. h. Will not involve uses, activities, processes, materials, equipment and conditions of operation that will be detrimental to any persons, property, or the general welfare because of excessive production of traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare, or odors. • The site operated as a motor fuel station for several decades. Lighting and noise has been considered, including hours of operation. (See canopy discussions below.) i. Will not result in the destruction, loss, or damage of a natural, scenic or historic feature of major importance. • No such features exist on or near the site. Motor Fuel CUP Conditions: Section 7, Subd. 3.H. of the zoning ordinance lists the conditional uses in the General Business zone. Specific conditions for a motor fuel station follow, along with discussion of how the project application compares to them 7. Motor fuel stations provided that: a. Motor Fuel Facilities. Motor fuel facilities shall be installed in accordance with State and City standards. Additionally, adequate space shall be provided to access fuel pumps and allow maneuverability around the pumps. Underground fuel storage tanks are to be positioned to allow adequate access by motor fuel transports and unloading operations which do not conflict with circulation, access and other activities on the site. Fuel pumps shall be installed on pump islands. • Three underground fuel tanks will be installed as well as the pump islands. The shape and location of the site poses some circulation challenges. A previous plan was unworkable but the new plan is much better. Customer vehicles can circulate well. The truck turning radii submitted on August 30 shows adequate truck circulation for the Lake Drive access driveway • •