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Commissioner O'Connor stated that he also thinks it is an improvement. He noted that <br />Condition No. 19 addresses exterior lighting, down lighting, shielding, and glare. He <br />indicated that he is also concerned about the appearance, at least the exterior <br />appearance, stating that if the inside is not maintained, people can choose to go or not <br />to go there. He stated that he is a commercial real estate owner, and it is not unusual to <br />clean parking lots multiple times a week and have day porters there daily picking up <br />trash. He indicated that he does not want to overly manage for the applicant, but he <br />was hoping that because of problems the Commission has in the past, there was <br />something a little extra the Commission could do in the area of exterior cleaning and <br />maintenance. <br />With respect to the hours of operation, Commissioner O'Connor stated that he was <br />looking at the hours of those businesses in the area on page 10 of the staff report: <br />Cole's Market opens at 7:00 a.m.; and Bob's Giant Burger, which is a restaurant, does <br />not open until 10:30 a.m. He proposed that because of such close proximity to the <br />residents who already feel like they are overburdened with noise, the start time be <br />moved to 6:00 a.m. instead of 5:00 a.m. He noted that there are some commuters that <br />probably go down First Street earlier than that, but they can always stop for gas; but he <br />is more concerned with the other noise that goes along with the grocery store. He stated <br />that he does not know how many people would be stopping in, and he is just looking at <br />what the other businesses on that street are currently at, and he did not think 6:00 a.m. <br />would be that onerous. He stated that 5:00 a.m. just seems pretty early, especially for <br />people with children sleeping. <br />Commissioner Posson stated that he cannot speak to the previous proposal because he <br />was not there, but he thinks the conditions the Commission discussed this evening are <br />a marked improvement over the existing conditions. <br />Commissioner O'Connor stated that he missed Condition No. 37 regarding the <br />one -sided gas pump which the applicant is asking that it go back to two- sided. He <br />indicated that he would not support that because the angle of that person pumping at <br />that station over - extends in the front, and it could backup all of the traffic flow that is <br />supposed to be one -way around that corner. <br />Chair Blank asked staff what its view is of the single -sided versus the dual- sided. <br />Ms. Stern replied that basically, a double -sided could potentially cause a block on that <br />one -way section if that parking space remained on the west side. <br />Chair Blank stated that he knows the applicant is bearing some of the burden of the <br />property history and the maintenance of the current property and added that if he were <br />the applicant and business owner, he would be thinking why he would want to spend <br />money fixing up this old thing when he is really trying to spend money to put in a new <br />thing. He indicated that he understands both sides of that and wants to be sensitive to <br />that. He stated that the Commission could maybe craft some kind of condition, as <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 27, 2013 Page 20 of 48 <br />