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. . . Planning Commission March 23, 2004 5.4. 5.5. 5.6. 5.7. Page 6 FLOODING, AND DRAINAGE ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THE TYPE AND DENSITY OF DEVELOPMENT AND USES CONTEMPLATED. 2. BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF GRADING REQUIRED AND THE LARGE NUMBER OF MATURE TREES THAT WILL BE REMOVED, THE PROPOSED SUBDMSION WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-1. Commissioner Lemke opposed. Request by Menard. Inc. for a Land Use Map Amendment to Change the Land Use of Certain Property from MR (Medium Density Residential) to HB (Highway Business). Public Hearing - Case No. LU 04-01 Request by Menard. Inc. for a Zone Change to Rezone Certain Property from Rlc (Single Family Residential) to PUD (planned Unit Development). Public Hearing - Case No. ZC 04-02 Request by Menard. Inc. for Conditional Use Pennit for an Expansion of the Menards Facility. Public Hearing - Case No. CU 04-04 Request by Menard. Inc. for Preliminaty Plat Approval of Menards Addition. Public Hearing - Case No. P 04-03 Senior Planner Scott Harlicker explained that Menard, Inc. is requesting a land use amendment, rezoning, conditional use pennit and preliminaty plat in order to allow an expansion of their lumber yard, including a 67,700 square foot storage building and a covered garden center. Menards will be purchasing Outlot A of Hillside Estates 10th Addition, and adding a strip of Lot 1, Block 1 Northbound Crossing and replatting them with the existing lot as Menards Addition. Mr. Harlicker reviewed the existing land use and zoning and the impacts of the proposed land use and Zone change. He then reviewed the proposed 67,773 square foot warehouse/storage building, canopy for the new garden center, relocation of the emergency access, and construction of a new public access into the lumber yard. He noted that additional landscaping will be planted and the parking lot layout will be modified to accommodate the new flow of truck traffic through the lot. Mr. Harlicker noted that there are no significant issues associated with the plat and that park dedication requirements were previously satisfied with the Hillside 8th plat. Chair Ropp opened the public hearing. Marv Prochaska, representing Menards, stated that he was present to answer any questions from the Planning Commission. John Kuester, 19824 York Street, NW, stated that the Park and Recreation Commission requests that the Planning Commission recommend that an analysis is done of the trees located in the 50-foot buffer strip, to detennine what should be saved and what could be taken out and that an understory of white pines be planted to enhance the buffer. Melissa McColloch, 19416 Dodge Street, read a letter from Arthur Jackett, resident at 19435 Dodge Street, expressing his opposition to the addition to Menards. Mr. Jackett's