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August 23, 1978 ~ 7-11 FOOD STORE - VARIANCE REQUEST ANO CONDITIONAL USE FERSdIT, g Official Rose stated that he had received a ca11 from David Schaak at 4:10 PM, saying that he and his staff had noL been eble to get tngether and prepar? for the meeting and that they would not be attending the meeting, Official Rose stated that he explained to Mr, Schaak that if he did not appear before the Planning Comnission that evening that he would be waiving his right to appear before them and give them his input regarding the request and that 1t was the Plannin9 Commissions right to make a recommendation to the Council, even if 7-I1 did not appear, and that h1r, Schaak had stated that he understood and agreed to giving up his right to appear before the Planning Comnission. Officiai Rose reported that a hearing is scheduled at the September 25 City Council meeting on the issue. Ne added that Attorney Meyers had concurred wfth hlrn on 7-11 givir~y up their right to appear berore the P'lanning Commission. Officiat Rose explained that at the February 27, 1978 Council meeting 7-11 hiad been instructed to submit a report with tnformatian thr Cauncil wa, requesting, and that when Staff reviewed tt~e report, they did noC feel it was adequate and ordered an impact study, and that,MldwAst Planning's conclusion was that the request from 7-]1 6e denied for many reasons. Midwest P7anning also recommended that the City review the sa'le of convenience foods, which is not permittr,d, and dnwn zoning the land. Page 4 ' Commission Member Burmeister rep~rted that she had previausly asked Offtcial Rose ~ --~ for background information on the interser.tion of County Road H2 and S11ver Lake koad and lraffic problcros th:re, and that a ietter from Ramsey County cunfirmed that ~ ~~' they did feel there was a definite Craffic problem at that intersection. Cumnission I Member Burmeister stated that she d9d feel the pattern had been established already ~ and that tiiere were sti11 traffic problems, even with the four way stop signs. MSP (Fedor-elanchard) to recommend tn the Council that they +_tny the rnquest of 7-11 Food Stare, 7295 Silvep Lake Road, for a conditional use permit for gasoline sa7es, as Che proposed use is inconsistent with the spirit and intent of nzighbor- hood co~nercial centers, tlie proposed use represents an additional non-neighborhood oriented use on the existing 7-11 site, that with the proposed use, the 7-11 site cannot accomnodate sufficient parking to comply with the zoning ordinance, that the existinq 7-11 slte cannot comply with zoning ordtnance requirements pertairiing to site dimensions and access locations for gas stations, that the existing 7-11 site is not of suYficient size or dimensior. to accommodaCe necessary maneuvering areas and provide reasonable car stiacking spaces, and that the proposed use would add to an already unfavorabie traffic situation on Silver Lake Road and County Road H2. 5 ayes MSP (Glazer-Quan) to recommend to the Cauncil that the property be down za~ted from 8-3 to B-1 as suggested by the conctusions drawn by Midwest P1anM ng, that the prop- erty zoning is inconsistent with the spirit of neighborhood comnercial centers and the general use envisioned by the City's Comprehensive Plan. 5 ayes , i~iSf (Giazer-B~Y'meistey'j t~ recc~;ez2d th~t th? f.nuncil direct Staff to review the impacc of the current convenience food operation, which is an apparent violation of the existing ordinance, for the purpos~: of implementing corrective actton. 5 ayes , ~ Councilmember Baumgartner stated that there is a Tom Thumb store in the City which should also be Tooked at as it was aiso in violation of the ordinance,