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Mounds View City Council June 22, 1987 Regular Meeting Page Three George May, an attorney representing Tom Thumb, stated he had not received the Staff report of June 9. Mayor Linke stated the items commented on are part of the City code, and the developer should have been aware of the requirements of the City. Michael Icker, of Pump and Meter Service, stated they are aware of what the City's requirements are and will address those later. Mr. May stated they have applied to have the zoning changed from B -1 to B -3, so that they can be granted a conditional use permit to sell gas as this location. He stated Tom Thumb presently sells coffee and inci- dental items and now wants to sell gas. He added it would not be their main business, and he presented two pictures to the Council of other Tom Thumb stores which sell gas, showing what a typical site would look like. Mr. May stated they are asking for this as a matter of economic life and death, as they will be facing an economic hardship if they are unable to sell gas. Mr. May referred to sections of the Comp Plan and land use map, stating it is his interpretation that this request could be allowed, and he feels the narrative 410 portion of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan should take precedence over the illustrations in the Plan. He also noted County Road I is undergoing changes right now, and will become an even busier road. He also pointed out 324 citizens of Mounds View had signet a petition, which had already been presented to the Council, stating they were in favor of the installa- tion of gas pumps at this location. Mayor Linke explained to Mr. May that the drawings are used as a matter of clarifying the written statements in the Comp Plan, and they go by the written statements only if there is a conflict, and he does not feel this is a conflict. He pointed out the City has already gone to court on a similar issue, and the Comp Plan has prevailed in District 1. Clerk /Administrator Pauley stated Staff did an evalua- tion of the petition received, and except for five single family home owners, all other signatures were from multiple family addresses with a 4 block radios or properties further from the site. Mr. Icker stated he agrees the underground tanks are planned too close to the property line and they can be moved. He also stated that if the ordinance was enforced to the fullest extend for parking and buffer zones, the 410 store could not be built today.