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Planning & Zoning Board April 12, 2000 • Page 11 • It was emphasized that sign permits are required for all signs and the consideration tonight would imply no approval with regard to the signage. With regard to the landscape plan, Staff advised that a revised landscaping plan was received on April 4, 2000 and Staff will work with the applicant to improve that plan. Staff next addressed plat issues and read the conditions of approval as declared for the preliminary plat in 1997. It was noted that sewer and water does exist on the site but the utilities have not yet been turned over to the City so that will be addressed at the time of final plat considerations. Staff reviewed the parking space requirements as well as road, access, and circulation around the site. It was noted there will be one driveway access from Northern Lights Boulevard. That roadway will need to be dedicated to the City and addressed as part of the final plat review. Staff recommended the conditional use permit findings, including the list of conditions, and indicated they believe the application meet those finding recommends approval of the site plan and conditional use permit subject ` ditions of approval and the project complying with these required findings. Chair Schaps asked why this did not go to final pla er stated his understanding that all the issues did not come together to the aeon ° all parties. Chair Schaps noted it could take several months to comp lat approval process, estimating it could take five months to get the 1-EM • olved. Mr. Rafferty noted the reading tha . • a final plat conforms with the preliminary plat, approval is a technicality. e. + i e difference is the split into two lots. Mr. Smyser identified the . + of the subject site of the preliminary plat and the location of the request _ + to� ate the Dairy Queen site. He explained the City would not be considen.rov. of anything that increases the use of the site. He stated it is not un development projects to include outlots in the final plat if they have not yet i users. Mr. Smyser stated if the final plat proposal included a larger number of lo an the preliminary plat, Staff would require a new preliminary plat. Mr. Rafferty stated his understanding that the rules for residential and commercial plats are the same. Mr. Smyser stated that is correct and explained the types of changes that can be made to the final plat while still remaining within substantial conformance of the preliminary plat. With regard to the road width, the past meeting minutes indicate that the Council discussed the width of the street and the City Engineer, at that time, indicated a width of 60 feet would be adequate and it was approved by the Council. Mr. Johnson inquired how the Amoco project was approved without final plat approval. Mr. Smyser concurred that should not have been possible.