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Minutes - January 17, 1995 Page 3 Eicher responded the City Forester has yet to review the landscape plan. The Forester said that Ramsey County and he had not decided on the final landscape requirements for Tom Thumb. Mattila said the Development and Review Committee (DRC), a review committee consisting of department heads that meets before every Planning Commission meeting, was attended by the City Forester. The Forester pointed out the misspelling of phlox, but thought the proposed landscaping would be an improvement over the pyramidal arborvitaes, which are now on the site. The Forester said that, at a future date using grant money available to the City, this would be a boulevard area planted with deciduous trees as part the Old Highway 8 Greenway Plan. The Greenway Plan should be underway sometime this year. Williams said he was still concerned about the proposed traffic circulation on the site. Mattila responded there is 24 feet between the gas pumps and the end of stall number seven, which is the City requirement for a two-way aisle for parking areas. Sande asked if enclosing the dumpster would help control litter and asked the cause of the litter problem. Tarr answered customers open goods purchased and litter. There are outside trash receptacles on each side of the door. Erkfitz commented vehicles should only make a right turn coming out of the Tom Thumb parking lot. This is violated all the time; there is a double line there. Increased traffic from Tom Thumb could create a problem on Old Highway 8. Sande asked if there is a no turn sign there now. Erkfitz said there is no sign there, but there is a double line. Jensen asked where the runoff from the site goes. Mattila responded that a condition of approval requires that, before a building permit would be issued for the canopy, a grading and drainage plan be approved by both the City Engineer and the Rice Creek Watershed District. Baker asked about the kind of complaints the City receives from convenience stores ~ith gas pumps. Mattila answered E-Z Stop had an underground gasoline spill and they were pumping but gasoline. The fumes from the pumping process triggered some calls to the City. The Fina store on Silver Lake Road had a problem because the site was higher and sloped toward Birch Pond property. It took Fina about six months to establish a good ground cover to eliminate the erosion problem. Otherwise, there may be an occasional complaint about an early delivery awakening nearby residents, but that is about it Jensen asked if the canopy lighting would be directed downward or to the side. Tarr stated the lighting would be directed down. Baker asked if PDQ on County Road D and Silver Lake Road had caused any complaints when they added gas pumps. Mattila answered none. Motion by Livingston, seconded by Baker to WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTIONS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF SP-185, VN-300, AND NC-98, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.