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I I I Council Meeting Minutes October 24, 1995 Page 4 Con.'lent A~enda continued 9. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE PACKAGED FOOD LICENSE FOR DONUTS PLUS, 2400 WEST COUNTY ROAD E. 5 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. Public HeariI~ - 8:00 p.m. - Kindercare Learning Centers City Planner Erny Mattila presented an application for site plan review and minor subdivision to construct a 10,500 sq. ft. day care facility. The proposal complies with B-1 standards and parking requirements. The building would face Silver Lake Road at Co. Rd. E and have off-street parking. The wetland area would be mitigated to occupy a portion of the front yard. The three outdoor play areas between the building and residential lots will be buffered with landscaping. The three 30 ft. high light standards will be equipped with blinders if a problem occurs. The County has given preliminary approval of the curb cut on Silver Lake Road for the access drive. The curb cut would not allow traffic traveling north on Silver Lake Road to cross over the south bound lane into the access road. The road access would be extended south across the remaining vacant lots to Co. Rd. E. This allows for north bound traftic on Silver Lake Road to access the site from Co. Rd. E. The minor subdivision would split the day care site off the remaining property. The applicant spoke to the owner of Outlot C, and found the owner is uncomfortable committing to the access drive location. Also, the owner is unaware the median break on Silver Lake Road was going to be as far north. Apparently, they thought the median break would be further south to line up with the Kindercare's curb cut on Silver Lake Road. The applicant requests to continue the item to November 28 to provide time for the applicant and owner to confer. Gunderman asked about the fencing to be used. Mattila noted chain link fencing with black vinyl coating will be placed behind the property line. Kindercare meets all state licensing requirements. Benke noted the Wexford Heights covenants prohibit chain link fencing for residential areas, and questioned the wetland reshaping. Mattila said the applicant's consultant is adhering to federal standards of a protected wetland which must be allowed to exist in its natural state. Benke questioned if this wetland is functionally valuable or will it become an eyesore and asked if landscaping may help. Williams said the area could be planted with wild prairie grasses to maintain a natural state, but he does not envision a manicured landscaped area. Larson asked if consideration was given to providing a right turn into the property so that people traveling south from Silver Lake Road would have safe access. Mattila will research this. Benke feels consideration should be given to the ultimate use of the southerly parcel. There were no comments from the audience. Motion by Gunderman, seconded by Larson, to CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON PL~222 AND CONSIDERATION OF PL-222 AND LP~306 UNTIL THE NOVEMBER 28, 1995, CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 5 Ayes ~ 0 Nayes, Motion Carried Consent Al:"enda, Donut~ Plus Report 95-193 Public Hearin~ Kindercare Report 95-194