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Planning Commission Minutes March 26, 1991 Page 2 . WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. COMMISSIONER SPOTTS SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 6. Conditional Use Permtt Beaudry/P.H. (Gas Station/Convenience Store) By Ken Janelle Szklarski, Zoning Assistant, stated the the applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to construct a gas station/convenience store at the corner of Proctor Avenue and Highway 10. Ms. Szklarski reviewed the factors as outlined in her memo that need to be considered when approving a conditional use permit. She stated that staff is recommending that the access onto 6th street remain. However, staff is recommending that 6th Street be closed between Proctor and the site access because of vehicles existing onto 6th Street and then trying to turn left on Proctor Ave. Another consideration with this proposal is the need to extend a fire hydrant to the east side of the closure to provide adequate hydrant availabili ty in case of a fire. Ms. Szklarski stated that she is recommending approval as she felt the request was consistent with the seven standards. Chairperson Johnson opened the public hearing. . Ken Beaudry gave a brief summar~' of his request stating that the gas station/convenience store would be a close configuration to that of Super America. Joanne Adamski - 14334 NE 96th Street, stated that they own a business at 726 Quinn and that it was impossible to get onto Proctor because of the traffic. Ms. Adamski felt the traffic was a real problem and asked if anything was going to be done about it. Terry Maurer, City Engineer addressed her concern indicating that Proctor Avenue is scheduled to be upgraded to 4 lanes by Fall of 1991. He further indicated that it was a poorly designed intersection to have a frontage road that close to an intersection of a major arterial road and a collector. Thomas Brown - 1204 5th Street, stated that he was concerned with what would happen to Mr. Beaudry's current business when the new business is functional. Mr. Beaudry stated that he would guarantee Mr. Brown that his former business would not be vacated. Clarice Orsborn - 622 Proctor, stated that she would like to see some sort of buffer as to screen them from noise. Chairperson Johnson closed the public hearing. . The proposed hours of operation was discussed in great length. Commissioner Spotts suggested that the hours of operation be from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Commissioner VanValkenburg was opposed to restricting the hours of operation. Commissioner Bischoff was also opposed to restricting the hours of operation as he felt when the property was rezoned to commercial the public was made aware that a business operation would be located in the area. Mr. Beaudry stated