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• • Planning & Zoning Board March 14, 2001 Page 8 Chair Schaps asked if there was any update regarding the road. Mr. Powell replied applicant still wanted two accesses to the site. They had prepared an impact study of that second access and how it would function and had submitted it to the County for initial review. He stated the plan would need to be reevaluated with the change of the site plan. Mr. Lyden asked looking at Plan A vs. Plan B economically, was there a more economic advantage to one plan over the other Plan. Mr. Wessel replied the plan with the three larger pads was a larger project and therefore, it would a more economically advantageous project for the City. Mr. Lyden asked if they could allow the Target to be built and wait for the remainder of the development for sometime in the future. Mr. Wessel replied this could be a possibility, but Ryan and Target were committed to having this as one development and completing the whole project. He stated Ryan and Target were not interested in purchasing the land and holding it for future development. John Obrestad, 7738 Carole Drive, stated he was concerned where the two roads were going to be and where it would put the traffic. Mr. Powell replied the access would be off of Lake Drive. There would be no access off of 77th Street with the recent concept plan submitted. Tim Graf, 7757 Carole Drive, asked if there would be streetlights going from the new Target onto Lake Drive. Mr. Powell replied in the Lake Drive corridor there would be lights added once it was developed as warranted. He stated they did not anticipate lights on 77th Street, but there would be gaps in the traffic to allow traffic on 77th Street to get out onto Lake Drive. Mr. Graf asked about a buffer around Target. Mr. Powell stated there would be some type of a buffer, possibly some type of landscaping. Mr. Wessel reminded there was no official plan submitted yet. Deb Graf, 7757 Carole Drive, stated they had three banks and convenience stores within a few blocks and she did not believe they needed more banks. She asked if this was staying with the old town village look. Mr. Wessel replied the question of another bank and convenience store was a decision ultimately to be made by the Council, but the market supported another bank and convenience store. He stated the developer was looking at the architectural aspects of the Target and the developer was aware they needed to give it a "village feel ". There had been an effort made to put together something with the appropriate architectural design. Mr. Lyden stated Ms. Grafs comment about the bank was well taken. He indicated even though the market may absorb the bank, it might not be an asset to the City. • Chair Schaps stated the architectural design they had seen did not look like the typical Target Store. Ms. Graf asked when they submit their final proposal, did Planning and Zoning have the final say. Chair Schaps replied the function of Planning and Zoning was to review the