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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes October 18, 1994 Page 4 1 Richard Hehr, Real Estate Representative for Payless Cashways, Inc.,(Knox), explained the 2 proposal for the Knox store at Apache Plaza. He explained that this is a completely different 3 concept and prototype store which they call the "Quantum Leap". It would consist of a 70,000 4 square foot masonry constructed building. It will include a "drive-through" lumber entry, which 5 leads to a fully enclosed product area. There will be 15 foot walls constructed around the 6 product area and the product area will only be visible through the entryway. Customers can 7 drive in, pick out material, load their vehicle, and pay as they go out the gate. The truck delivery 8 and unloading areas are completely enclosed. There will be approximately 1-2 scheduled 9 deliveries per day and they would occur in the evening. The parking lot and the product area will 10 be lit with mounted lights which shine downward. There will be no loudspeakers. All 11 communication will be done with walkie-talkies. The storage buildings will be covered with 12 roofs and the product buildings will have endcaps which will denote the products inside. 13 Mr. Hehr explained they would like to construct the building adjacent to the existing mall and are 14 requesting a 0' lot line. If they were required to abide with the 60' lot line setback,they would 15 need to reduce their product area by 60'. There will be approximately 57,000 square feet of retail 16 space and 70,000 warehouse. In response to Bergstrom, Hehr stated that there will be no direct 17 access to the mall from Knox at this time,but it is still a possibility. The store will be located 18 where the J.C.Penney building is. They plan to demolish J.C. Penney and the Health Spa 1.9 building. 20 Gondorchin inquired as to where the truck traffic will enter the mall and if deliveries would be 21 after customer hours. 22 Hehr stated that the truck traffic would come off 39th Street and go through the parking lot to the 23 loading area. Most deliveries would be made between 7 and 10 PM. 24 Franzese asked if there would be any security for the product area at night and if there has been 25 an arrangement made with Mr. Cavanaugh for purchase of the land needed. She also questioned 26 if there was an area allocated to store snow. 27 Hehr explained that there would be locked gates across the drive through entrance to the product 28 area. They have not had problems with theft in other similar buildings. He stated that they are 29 purchasing approximately 10.5 acres from Apache Plaza. He feels there is adequate space 30 allocated to store snow based on data of other stores in the area. In response to Bergstrom's 31 question regarding the anticipated timetable, Hehr responded that the plan is to start demolition 32 on project after the 1 st of the year. Construction would begin in the spring and the store will be 33 open late next year or the beginning of 1996. 34 Makowske noted that there was parking area inside the product area and also outside. He asked , 35 if the parking next to Silver Lake was shared parking. •