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Mounds View Planning Commission October 6, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 4 ________________________________________________________________________ Mr. Manke indicated that two years later they realized they were having problems with traffic at the pumps so they put in pay at the pump to move cars through faster. He then said that when they went from branded to unbranded, the business continued to grow as they are competitive with their prices and they feel the need to install two more pumps to the north to alleviate congestion at the pumps. Commissioner Zwirn asked why two pumps were eliminated during the remodeling. Mr. Manke indicated they thought two pumps would be enough and there were issues with the canopy they were trying to work out. He then said that was obviously a mistake as it seems they need the additional two pumps. Commissioner Zwirn asked whether the tank size would need to be increased. Mr. Manke indicated that they have two tanks, one is 12,000 gallons and one is 8,000 gallons and nothing would be changed with the tanks. Commissioner Hegland asked if there is a setback issue for the pump relative to Adams Street. Director Ericson indicated that Staff has not measured that out but that is something that would have to be considered. He then said that Staff would look into all the requirements should the City determine that the proposal should move forward. Director Ericson indicated the other concern that he has is that even though there potentially is no loss of parking, there are diagonal spots that back out into the pumps that poses a potential safety concern. He then said that the site plan provided is merely a concept and is not the final site plan. Chair Stevenson asked if this were allowed would this property be large enough to have the parking required. Director Ericson indicated there is no correlation with property size and number of pumps. He then said that the minimum is 22,500 square feet and they do not meet that. He further commented that the building attached to The Station extends to the east and, if it were lopped off, it would allow for more parking and better circulation on the site. Commissioner Hegland asked where the truck parks when filling the tanks. Mr. Manke indicated the truck backs in between the pumps and the building to the south and then pulls out again onto Adams Street. Chair Stevenson indicated that safety is a big concern for him and adding pumps will add more customers and he wonders whether more customers means more piling up or whether this will ease the congestion.