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Planning Commission Minutes — April 13, 2006 Page 2 held and the developers were working on revisions to the plan. Because a public hearing had been scheduled, Schumann opened the public hearing. There were no comments and Schumann recessed the public hearing until April 27, 2006. Rosenquist made motion, Weidt seconded, to table the application. Schumann asked the audience to contact City Hall prior to April 27t' to confirm the item was on the agenda. Victor Gardens North 3rd Addition PUD General Plan and Preliminary Plat The Commission held a public hearing to consider the application of CPDC & POA -Scherer, LLC, 3030 Center Pointe Drive, Roseville, for a Preliminary Plat and PUD General Plan for Victor Gardens North 3rd Addition to be located north of County Road 8 and east of Elmcrest Avenue. The project would include a Kwik Trip gas station with a car wash and one commercial outlot on the 7.84 -acre site. The Planner presented the plat to the Commission and audience. Schumann asked about their plan for ensuring the sidewalks were kept user-friendly. He said he was uncomfortable with less than the required number of trees be planted in the parking lot for shade and questioned whether they could require the trees planted elsewhere. Rosenquist had questions on the lighting. Hoffbeck asked if it was to be a manned 24-hour operation or if there would be credit card purchases after hours. Schumann opened the public hearing. There were no comments and Schumann closed the public hearing. Dave Hempel, CPDC introduced Scott Teigen, Chief Financial Officer from Kwik Trip, and Jason McCarty, Project Engineer from Westwood Professional Services. He said the HOA would require the shoveling of the sidewalks. He showed where the sidewalks and traffic signal would be located and said he would continue to work with staff on the pedestrian access to the site. The sign would be a replica of what Festival Foods had, and they would work with the landscape committee that was working on the landscape plan for the County road to obtain the required amount of trees for the 25% shade required. He said visibility from C.S.A.H. 8 was important to the business. Sam VanTassel, Real Estate Manager from Kwik Trip, provided background on Kwik Trip stores saying it was a family owned business from Lacrosse, WI. There were 320 convenience stores and they concentrated on food more than gasoline. He showed where the signs would be located, three on the roofline, one on the gas canopy and one on the carwash. The lights would be mounted recessed into the canopy by the pumps and the lighting would stay on their lot. It was his understanding they complied with the ordinance. Hempel said their store in Stillwater had homes located across the street from the Kwik Trip located in that development, and there were no complaints. The Planner explained that the sign was 122 feet in height, same as Festival Foods; however, the sign face would be 32 feet larger to accommodate gas prices.