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Planning Commission Minutes Page 12 December 13, 2005 --------------------------- Commissioner Lemke suggested making the entrance to the east on Railroad Drive as an in only and the exit onto 4 Street. th Mr. Maurer stated the city could give the business a new address on 4 Street. He stated if th the city does not start limiting access points when it has a chance, it will prolong getting the access points closed in the future. He stated he doesn’t want to make the existing problem worse and this would be a chance to get rid of an access so that some day we could change the configuration and traffic pattern on Jackson at that point. He stated there have been discussions about Martys and the use of Railroad Drive. He stated there are many more problems with the Jackson and Railroad intersection but that eliminating this one will help the situation now and in the future. He stated the access should be closed to customers but he doesn’t see a problem with allowing truck deliveries. Commissioner Stevens stated he doesn’t support the restriction of closing the gates on Railroad Drive. He stated this is similar to the access issues at Highway 169 and Main Street where development and access was allowed. He further stated it has been more than a year since the lumber yard vacated this location and the city did not take the opportunity to close Railroad Drive. He stated it he does not want to hold up an applicant when the city has no solution to the congestion at this time. Commissioner Lemke stated this application is different than the Highway 169 and Main Street project. That was a platted development with one access versus a conditional use permit on an existing site with multiple accesses. He stated he does not want to see the city lose the opportunity to close any Railroad Drive access points. Commissioner Westgaard requested screening of the outdoor storage area. Chair Anderson stated he supports Mr. Maurer’s position regarding Railroad Drive. He stated concerns with traffic and visibility. He felt it would be advantageous for the applicant to have his customers learn the 4 Street entrance now rather than having to retrain them in th the future when Railroad Drive would be closed. He stated staff could work with the applicant regarding the landscaping. MOVED BY COMMISSIONER OFFERMAN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCOTT TO RECOMMEND CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF CASE NO. CU 05-28 WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1.INTERNAL PARKING AND DRIVE AISLES SHALL BE PAVED. THE CONCRETE APRON LOCATED ALONG 4 STREET THAT SHALL TH BE REMOVED. 2.THE TWO DRIVEWAYS FROM RAILROAD DRIVE SHALL BE CLOSED TO CUSTOMER TRAFFIC. THE MAIN ENTRANCE AND EXIT INTO THE SITE SHALL BE FROM 4 STREET. TH 3.THE EXTERIOR OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS SHALL BE PAINTED TO IMPROVE THEIR APPEARANCE. THE EXISTING FENCES SHALL BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED WERE NEEDED.