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. . . Planning Commission Minutes ~over.nber25,2003 Page 3 COMMISSIONER LEMKE MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST BY R & D SALES FORA CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO AMEND THE ELK RIVER PLAZA PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO ALLOW A MULTI-TENANT BUILDING WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. ALL COMMENTS OF THE CITY ENGINEER BE ADDRESSED. 2. A CROSS-ACCESS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE APPLICANT AND THE STAR NEWS BE RECORDED AGAINST BOTH PROPERTIES. 3. A REVISED LANDSCAPE PLAN BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY STAFF. 4. THE PARKING SPACE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE WEST WING OF THE BUILDING BE ELIMINATED. 5. THE DUMPSTER LOCATION BE SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN AND BE CONSTRUCTED OF MATERIAL SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE BUILDING. COMMISSIONER ANDERSON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Commissioner Stevens rejoined the Commission at this time. 5.2. Request by Christopher and Vicki Szews for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a Montessori School. Public Hearing - Case No. CO 03-31 The staff report for this request was presented by Planner Chris Leeseberg. Christopher and Vicki Szews request a conditional use permit to operate a Montessori School at 19277 Vernon Street (Meadowvale Commercial Park). Mr. Leeseberg noted that the applicant is proposing to have 12 full-time employees and 125 students, with no more than 100 students in the building at one time. An outdoor play area will be located directly east of (behind) the building. Hours of operation will be 6:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The applicant is proposing that the south access will be for entering only and the north access will be for exiting only, in order to minimize vehicle congestion onto Vernon Street. The site plan shows 21 parking stalls which meets the ordinance requirements. Staff recommends approval of the request with the six conditions listed in the staff report. Chair Pederson opened the public hearing. Vicki Szews, applicant, stated that there are actually 40 parking stalls on site, noting that the parking lot was expanded last year. Commissioner Franz asked if there would be school buses coming to the site. MS. Szews noted that there will be one bus in the morning and one in the afternoon. She stated that the signs are up identifying the accesses as Enter Only and Exit Only. She noted that all building and fire code issues will be addressed as part of the State licensing requirements and that the State will determine how many students she will be allowed to have. Chair Pederson asked if there currently is a preschool on site. Ms. Szews stated yes and noted that there are approximately 6 - 7 cars at most, entering or leaving the site at one time. She stated that she plans to stagger her classes around Meadowvale School's operating schedule in order to reduce the traffic impacts. Commissioner Anderson suggested that a right-in right-out CONDmON AT county Road 1 would help alleviate traffic issues and asked if the City Engineer had any concerns. Ms.