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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes April 19, 2005 Page 9 1 2 Commissioner Young stated that she would be interested to see what they are planning 3 to do with the backside of building. She noted that three of the corners are landscaped 4 very nicely and acknowledged the issues around the right-of-way. She stated that this 5 area is very important to the gateway of the City and encouraged the applicants to be 6 creative. Mr. Tucci stated that the design has not been completed yet and assured the 7 Commission that they intend to work with the appearance of the building. 8 9 Commissioner Young asked where the utilities are located. Mr. Tucci reviewed utilities 10 location with the Commission noting that there are utility mains located in that area that 11 would prevent them from planting any good-sized trees. 12 13 Chair Stromgren clarified that the original site plan does not reflect several of the 14 requirements outlined in the conditional use permit. He explained that several of the 15 requirements address the appearance of the building because it is a primary gateway 16 location. Mr. Tucci added that the architects are still working on the design and the final 17 building rendering is not available yet. 18 19 Chair Stromgren asked if they have any concerns with the location of the drive-through. 20 Mr. Tucci acknowledged that they did have some struggles with the location of the 21 drive-through noting that very few of the coffee shops have more than one or two 22 vehicles stacking out into the flow of traffic. He explained that the majority of their traffic 23 would likely occur prior to 8:30 a.m. He acknowledged the Chair's concerns and 24 assured the Commission that they worked hard to design the drive-though in such a 25 way that it would cause the least amount of impact to the flow of traffic. 26 27 Vice Chair Hanson referenced the landscape plans and asked what they plan to do with 28 the trees that are to be removed. He asked if any of the removed trees were in the 29 right-of-way. Mr. Tucci stated that they cannot plant any trees along the right-of-way 30 and reviewed the replacement process with the Commission. He stated that he would 31 research what areas the trees were removed from and update the Commission. 32 33 Commissioner J. Jenson asked if they have had any dialogue with the City. Mr. Tucci 34 stated that they plan to begin discussions with the City and assured the Commission 35 that they would work with Staff throughout the process. 36 37 Commissioner D. Jensen stated that he would like to see everything that is located in 38 the right-of-way. He stated that there are walking locations and he would not want to 39 see them miss any potential connections to the trail system. 40 41 Commissioner D. Jensen expressed concerns regarding the angles for the drive- 42 through and asked that this be reviewed further. Mr. Tucci stated that they have tried to 43 open the turn adding that he would review further options and update the Commission. 44 45 Mr. Cavanaugh 2909 St. Anthony Boulevard stated that he lives directly across from 46 this project. He stated that when he bought the house it was because he always felt it