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Special Planning Commission Meeting Minutes August 8, 2000 Page 2 . Commissioner Kuester indicated that she felt providing some form of separation between the sidewalk and the carwash parking area would be important for pedestrian safety. Commissioner Chambers stated that he agreed that the 18 inch planting area did not make sense and would suggest the shrubs proposed for this area be relocated along the west property line. COMMISSIONER PEDERSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE APPLICANT'S LANDSCAPE PLAN WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: THAT THE PLANTINGS BE COMPRISED OF SALT-TOLERANT PLANTS APPROVED BY STAFF. THE 18 INCH PLANTING AREA, APPROXIMATELY 25 - 30 FEET IN WIDTH, BE REMOVED AND SIX INCH HIGH CURB BE INSTALLED ALONG THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE PROPERTY. THE SHRUBS PROPOSED FOR THE 18 INCH PLANTING AREA BE RELOCATED ALONG THE WEST CURB LINE. STAFF TO COORDINATE WITH THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND THE APPLICANT TO CONVERT THE BLACKTOP AREA BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THE HIGHWAY 10 CURB TO SOD OR VEGETATION. COMMISSIONER KUESTER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. . 4. Building Design Standards The Commission reviewed information submitted by staff regarding building material and design standards. Commissioner Baker stated that buildings need to be evaluated as part of a larger whole and that they should have relationships with adjacent buildings. He stated that the Commission needs to think about what Elk River should look like in the future. The Commission agreed that different design standards for different districts may be appropriate, however, to attempt to identify those items in one meeting may be difficult. The Commission elected to review the business park design standards and suggested that staff utilize the St. Louis Park district standards with some additional modifications. The consensus of the Commission was that they would review the revised text amendment at their August 22nd Planning Commission meeting. 5. Review Northstar Corridor Deoot Site Land Use Standards This item was not discussed, as no information had been submitted by the Northstar Corridor land use consultants. .