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Memo to the Planning Commission / CU 00-25 August 21, 2000 Page 3 the store as is required of all new projects in the City and the visibility is great. To maintain a healthy landscaping, the planting area with trees should be a minimum of 4 feet wide to accommodate a mature trunk and vehicle overhangs. For shrubs only, the planting area width should be no less than 2 feet wide to accommodate a pruned mature 3-4 foot tall shrub. The applicant has proposed a planting area of 18". Shrub plantings along the sidewalk should be maintained at a 3-4 foot height to provide a comfortable pedestrian separation. The Spirea proposed for the front planting area only grows to a mature height of 2 feet and are salt sensitive. All species chosen should be salt tolerant. Access Issue The City Engineer completed a radius study to determine that the curbing with a 4-fbot planting area would not restrict access into the westerly carwash. Planning Commission At the Public Hearing held on August 8, 2000, John Weicht, representing Beaudry Oil, and Charlie Brown, a possible buyer of the property, spoke regarding the issues. The Commission determined that the 18" planting area would be too small of a planting area and that a greater planting area with curbing would negatively restrict the access to the carwash bays. The Commission recommended approval of the landscape plan and conditional use permit with some changes and additional conditions as included in the following recommendation. Recommendation The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council approve the applicants request for a conditional use permit amendment as indicated on the attached site plan with the following condition: THAT STAFF WORK WITH MNDOT TO GET APPROVAL TO REMOVE THE BITUMINOUS FROM THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND THAT THE APPLICANT THEN REMOVE THE BITUMINOUS AND INSTALL TURF. \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewen\ccmmo\cu00-25.doc