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Planning Commission Minutes January 11. 2000 Page 2 . storage building and cantilevered storage rack to the north side of the building. as suggested by staff in their report. The Commission discussed at length the outdoor sales area south of the permanent garden center. The outdoor sales area has been reduced from 7,000 square feet to 6,000 square feet, however, The Home Depot is proposing 2,625 square feet of outdoor display area in front of the building, as well. The development standards allow a five percent maximum of outdoor display space which is approximately 6,000 square feet, however. there is language excepting garden centers. The Commission determined that the seasonal sales area functions as a garden center and would not be included in the maximum display space calculation. Mr. Mosher described how the seasonal sales area would function. The customer would obtain a sales ticket from the store, pay for the material and then drive to the sales area, either along the front or to the rear of the sales area to pick up the paid-for material. Ms. McPherson asked what the purpose of the 45' x 60' foot garden pad to be located east of the seasonal sales area was for. Mr. Mosher stated that the garden pad functions as a staging area which allows Home Depot personnel to off-load trucks and allow product to wait if the seasonal sales or the garden center is too busy and full of customers to safely put away product. Chair Mesich was concerned about long term storage on the concrete pad. A condition was proposed limiting the storage of product to daytime hours only and no overnight storage. . Commissioner Schuster expressed concern with the traffic congestion which could be created on the west side of the seasonal sales area, considering that it is near the 1 791h Avenue entrance to The Home Depot store. The Commission discussed this issue at length. Mr. Mosher stated that this area would be reviewed by the fire department and that they would comply with any of the fire department requirements. A condition was suggested to require no parking and no loading in front of the temporary fence enclosing the seasonal sales area and to require loading in the designed pickup lane in front of the store. The Commission also discussed additional screening of the sales area since it is proposed to be enclosed by a split rail fence which will not provide extensive screening. Mr. Mosher stated that Home Depot would be willing to increase the amount of landscaping adjacent to the seasonal sales area. This will need to be discussed with the city engineer. as a portion of the landscaping may encroach in the public right of way. Chair Mesich expressed concern with the lack of ornamentation on the rear elevation of the building. Mr. Mosher stated that they have provided additional landscaping including the adding of 49 evergreen trees, most of which will be in the rear of the facility and should provide ornamentation visually to the building without increasing the detail on the building itself. . Chair,Mesich asked about the wetland areas and if they would have water in then on an annual basis. Mr. Caswell stated that both wetland areas will have some water in them all year round. The wetlands are part of the mitigation required for filling wetlands elsewhere on the site, and the north-south pond is