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Planning & Zoning Board February 13, 2001 Page 2 VI. ACTION ITEMS A. PUBLIC HEARING, Molin Concrete 415 Lilac Amended Conditional Use Permit. Chair Schaps stated the applicant had withdrawn this item. Douglas Miller, 7780 Lois Lane, stated he had received a phone call this afternoon from Ms. Wyland informing him this issue was not on the agenda tonight due to the fact that the applicant had been out of town and had not had time to prepare for the meeting. He stated he believed this was an excuse by applicant and applicant had sufficient time to prepare for the meeting. He stated this was a very serious issue for the citizens and wanted the City address these concerns and not just the business issues. Ed Schenck ( ?sp), stated he was also very concerned about the same issues. He indicated he lived a block and a half away from the business and was getting woken up early each morning. He stated this had been a problem in the past and he believed this was a sneaky way for the applicant to play with the zoning Ordinance. Faith , stated she had been woken up early every morning because of the noise. She was concerned about the morning and nighttime voices that were very loud and could be heard inside her home. Sherry Schenck ( ?sp), 7859 Notingham Lane, stated her concern was that she had no control over this and the noise from applicant occurred very early in the morning. She stated the noise could be heard through her closed windows, and there was nothing they could do about it. She indicated they could not shut the noise off; it was there continuously. B. PUBLIC HEARING, Ryan Companies US, Inc. (Target) Lake Drive, PDO Rezone, Preliminary Plat, Conditional Use & Site Plan Review. Chair Schaps declared the public hearing opened at 6:44 p.m. Staff presented the application by explaining staff had been working with Ryan Companies, US Inc. on a proposed retail development located in the northeast quadrant of Lake Drive /I -35W Interchange. The main issue raised by staff and discussed by the City Council and Planning and Zoning Board related to the site layout and design and the departure from the Town Center vision. The direction provided through the concept process was to incorporate special pedestrian- oriented design features, as well as some special architectural elements into the proposal with the goal being an "above average shopping center ". Staff presented its analysis of the request, noting the site was currently zoned SC, Shopping Center District. This designation anticipated the development of a single center generally under one ownership. There was no provision in the SC Ordinance to allow zero lot line setbacks for buildings and parking as proposed. In order to accommodate the