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V. Report from City Council Liaison Councilmember Abdulle provided the Commission with an update from the City Council. He wished everyone a happy Ramadan. VI. Public Hearing (A) Special Use Permit: Request from Susan Morrison and Clearscape Holdings LLC to amend a recently approved special use permit for a new landscaping company at 125 & 175 Old Highway 8 SW. Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola reported Clearscape Holdings LLC, a company operating On Time Landcare, is seeking to consolidate its various real estate locations throughout the metro into a central company headquarters located at 125/175 Old Highway 8. The new landscaping company would replace the existing landscaping company (D- Rock) on the subject site. This SUP amendment would make minor changes to the previous approval in February. Staff provided further comment on the request and recommended approval of the Special Use Permit, based on the findings of fact and subject to the following conditions: 1. All employee crews and 3rd party landscape contractor crews (wholesale customers) shall use the 1st Street SW to 8th Avenue SW entrance/exit route to separate business traffic from retail traffic. Retail customers with trailers shall be instructed to exit via 8th Avenue SW. Direct ingress & egress via the driveway on to Old Highway 8 shall be used by customers only 2. The applicant shall work with staff on ingress/egress requirements for staff and customers as part of and following any reconstruction/reconfiguration of the Old Highway 8 corridor 3. Lighting on the site and building shall be directed downward and be installed so as to prevent direct light from being detectable at all lot lines. Lighting is also not to shine directly into the public right-of-way. Any problems with existing lighting that are later identified shall be brought into compliance with code requirements. 4. The applicants shall provide a narrative of spill control practices for equipment stored near creek, and come to an agreement with DCAD staff on final mitigation measures to contain and prevent materials from leaving the site and entering the creek/ditch as may be needed both now and in the future. 5. The applicant shall obtain all needed permits from the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD), and agree to address storm water concerns if unforeseen issues arise (or become foreseeable) as a result of the on-site storage. 6. The applicants shall provide spot elevations and a grading/drainage plan for proposed employee parking lot for staff approval prior to the improvement being made. Drainage created by the proposed parking lot shall not adversely affect neighboring properties. 2