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Page Two PLANNING & ZONING BOARD 111 September 10, 1986 • • - Drainage plan for parking area. - Elevation of loading dock and four parking spots to west resolved. - Applicant consult a landscape design artist and provide a plan for minimum maintenance landscaping for a 5' depth between the parking area and the buiding. (This will require moving the building back further on the lot.) - Applicant consult the electrical utility company to either move the existing power pole from the southern edge of the property or make arrangements for the utility to come under- ground because of the potential safety problem which could result from the power power as it is presently located (in the center of driveway to the south and the proposed driveway. - Legal description should appear on the site and building plan. - Elevations should be at sea level on all documents. - A swale between the property to the south and this property should be indicated on the site and building plan. - The level at which the building will be constructed should be indicated on the site and building plan. - Tentative arrangements should be made for an escrow to assure completion of the project per City policy. (Mr. Kluegel can assist applicant.) Mrs. Averbeck seconded the motion which carried unanimously. TEXT AMENDMENT - PROPOSED ORDINANCE 06 -86 ALLOWING CAR WASH AS A AS A CONDITIONAL USE IN A GENERAL BUSINESS ZONE Mr. Kluegel explained that the Council had their first reading on proposed Ordinance 06 -86 at their 8/25/86 meeting. The Council had concerns with regard to the environmental impact of car washes, the benefits to the tax base from car washes, and the potential traffic problem with the car wash which is proposed for Lilac and Lake Drive. Mr. McLean pointed out that the text amendment to allow a car wash is a separate issue from the proposal of Mr. Otte for a car wash in the Lilac /Lake Drive area. The P & Z Board has not yet even consid- ered site and building plan for that particular car wash. He felt that the Council should recognize the fact that the proposed text amendment would allow as a conditional use a car wash in all general business zones in Lino Lakes and that the proposal was not recommended simply to accommodate one applicant's wishes. Mr. Cody stated that the traffic question that the Council had was with regard to the upcoming Otte proposal and was not germane to "car washes in general business zones ". With regard to the Council's concern as to the taxes which a car wash would generate, he felt that the P & Z does not consider tax generation for any other type of busi- ness - why would they do so only for car washes? With regard to the environmental impact of a car wash, the Board felt that gas stations and the like are allowed in general business zones and no environmental impact statement is required in these