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City Council Minutes Page 3 January 18, 2011 • Mayor Dietz opened the public hearing. Jim Heinitz, CEO for Furniture Outlets, Sioux Falls, South Dakota -Stated he enjoyed working with the Planning Commission, noted they listened to his company, and were very business-minded. He expressed concerns for visibility and accessibility to the site and that's why they proposed their signage option. He is not opposed to doing landscaping but would not want to see it forced to specific locations. He stated they also want the site to look good aesthetically for their customers. He stated they would like the site lines to be as open as possible. Mayor Dietz closed the public hearing. Councilmember Motin stated the Planning Coininission approved Landscape Plan A but noted they had a hard time requiring all the trees in the Plan. He stated they were okay with it but felt staff should work with the applicant on the visibility issues. Mr. Leeseberg stated the Commission provided a range of trees between 19 and 33. Mr. Heinitz stated they are not opposed to 19 trees. He noted the nearby bank was willing to remove a couple of their trees in order to help with visibility/accessibility. He noted his company needed to consider the long-term future of the lot in case the site ever had to revert back to a big box retailer and the full parking lot would be needed again. Mike Diem, Archnet, USA Architects, Stillwater -Discussed how he would lay out the 19 trees. Councilmember Gumphrey stated he would like to help the applicant maintain the cone of vision site line and to work with staff on a landscape plan. He questioned if the back side (from Jackson Avenue) of the sign had been reviewed for impact. Mr. Leeseberg noted it had not. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY TO APPROVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, CASE NO. CU 11-01 AS ILLUSTRATED ON DRAWINGS DATED 11/29/10 WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. AS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS NOT A BUILDING PERMIT, THE APPLICANT SHALL APPLY FOR ALL REQUIRED PERMITS. 2. SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE AS SHOWN ON PROPOSED SIGNAGE FOR ELK PARK CENTER EXHIBIT. 3. BETWEEN 19 AND 33 TREES SHALL BE PLANTED WITH THE LANDSCAPING PLAN TO BE WORKED OUT BETWEEN STAFF AND THE APPLICANT BUT THE CONE OF VISION TO THE SITE SHALL BE MAINTAINED FOR HIGHWAY 169 AND 191sT AVENUE. 4. CONSTRUCTION OF LANDSCAPED ISLANDS WITH TREES SHALL BE • COMPLETED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY FOR ANY BUSINESS RECEIVING SIGNAGE PER THIS AMENDMENT.