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Planning Commission Minutes October 27. 1998 Page 7 . docks have been considered. Mr. Frank indicated both anchor tenants do not have recessed loading docks. Commissioner Cote expressed his concern for accesses to the various businesses along the internal roadways. He questioned if consideration could be given to constructing wider streets in order to provide turning lanes. Mr. Frank indicated this issue will be addressed in revisions to the plat detail. He felt most of the traffic coming into the site will be destination-oriented and there should not be a lot of through-traffic and this may justify a smaller street width. Commissioner Cote suggested continuing the bituminous trail on the west side of Crossing Street, around and over to Tyler Street in order to provide pedestrian access to future properties to the south. Chair Mesich expressed his agreement with Commissioner Cote and also suggested that a light be provided at the pedestrian crossing which could be activated to stop traffic. It was the consensus to discuss this item at the November 10, 1998, Planning Commission workshop and to contact the Park and Recreation Commissioners to provide their input. THE MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Scott Harlicker asked if the Planning Commissioners were comfortable with the density of the project. . Commissioner Thompson stated she agreed with Commissioner Kuester that Lots 1 and 2 be combined. Scott asked how the Commissioners felt about the square footage of the big box retail sites. He explained that reason the developers are having difficulty meeting the city's requirements is because of the size of the proposed buildings. If the buildings were scaled back, there would be more room on the site for flexibility to meet the slopes required by code. He also asked the Commission to consider the number of parking stalls on the site, stating the applicants are proposing 140 more spaces than the code requires. Mr. Frank indicated the city' parking requirements are much less than what the users feel they need. He felt it would be prohibitive for the two "big box" tenants to each take 70 stalls less. Commissioner Thompson commented that she has not seen the parking lot full at Menard's, which is also a home improvement retail center. Chair Mesich indicated he did not have a problems with the density. He felt the right-in-right-out access should be eliminated and suggested opening up that area as green space for a park area or meeting area. Commissioner Thompson stated she would support a reduction in the density of the project if it would help reduce the slopes. She also stated the right-in-right-out access should be eliminated. Commissioner Schuster indicated he felt the density was appropriate, but did not support the right-in-right-out access. .