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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes • May 20, 1997 Page 6 1 Mr. Rosar acknowledged this traffic flow would be difficult. Traffic would have to exit the 2 shopping center, make a u-turn and come back. He stated this could not be changed due to 3 the design of Silver Lake Road. 4 Commissioner Franzese questioned the hours of operation and if the backlit sign would be on 5 24 hours per day. 6 Mr. Rosar stated they would probably be open Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 7 5:30 P.M., Saturday from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M., and Sunday from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 8 P.M. He noted this would depend on demand. There is a possibility that the oil change 9 could be open until 8:00 P.M:-on weekdays if there appears to be a demand for this service. 10 Mr. Rosar stated the light would not be on 24 hours per day. 11 Commissioner Franzese noted this business had a high visibility and stated she was 12 disappointed with the amount of landscaping which had occurred on the site since it had 13 originally opened. 14 Mr. Rosar stated when he had originally purchased the property, he was told that Knox and 15 CUB Foods would be locating in Apache Mall. After he purchased the property this was put on hold. At that point he did not feel it was worth it to put a lot of money into the site. With CUB Foods now being located in the shopping center, he feels more confident and is 18 willing to make a financial investment in the property. 19 Commissioner Franzese asked where examples of this design of an Exhaust Pro were located. 20 Mr. Rosar stated examples of this design were located in Bloomington on 90th and Lyndale 21 and 35W and Broadway. He stated he would supply Staff with "before and after" pictures of 22 these sites prior to the Public Hearing. 23 Commissioner Gondorchin noted concerns about extended hours that were expressed by the 24 townhome owners across the street from the site when it originally opened. 25 Mr. Goldy noted the other Express Texaco Lubes were open from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. on 26 weekdays, 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. on Saturdays, and were closed on Sundays. Although Mr. 27 Rosar was free to set his own hours, he did not see hours of operation as a problem. 28 3. Gas Station/Car Wash on Lot 4, Apache Plaza -- Conditional Use Permit and 29 Construction Proposal. 30 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported Mr. John Trautz, owner of Lot 4, Apache Plaza, Silver Lake Road, 31 is planning to build a gas station and car wash on this site. A diagram of the site plan was 32 displayed on the overhead. Ms. Moore-Sykes reported she had met with the applicant yesterday and went through the 34 concept and site plan. Mr. Trautz will need to obtain a conditional use permit for the 35 proposed gas station and car wash to comply with the City's Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 16,