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Commissioner Narum referred to Condition No. 22 regarding the removal of the phone booth. She stated that this is one of the few regular phone booths in town and inquired what the reason was for removing it. Ms. Fraser replied that it is just a phone booth with no phone in it. Commissioner Pearce noted that Condition No. 36 talks about the possibility of remediation resulting in the loss of a parking space or a further compromise of the onsite circulation. She inquired if staff anticipates that happening or if the condition is simply precautionary. Ms. Fraser replied that this is a safety patch to let the applicant know that this site is constrained; there is adequate parking for the store and staff does not really want to make any changes that would significantly alter the site. She continued that because there is still no final remediation plan, staff does not know what the actual proposal for the remediation plan is. She indicated that this condition is letting the applicant know that if he will come back with a plan that changes the site in a significant way, staff might need to take the project back to the Commission. She added that, for example, if a parking space needs to be removed to have some equipment, the size of the store might need to be reduced. Commissioner Narum stated that she keeps hearing that this traffic circulation is less than ideal and she would like to know what would make it more ideal or what Mike Tassano, City Traffic Engineer, sees as the issues that cause that statement to be made. Mr. Tassano stated that, as Mr. Dolan had pointed out earlier, there is a one -way circulation around the site, and vehicles fueling for gas do not park completely under the canopy; they extend a little bit farther out, which then reduces the aisle width to eight or nine feet. He noted that it is less than ideal because if there is a car parked and another car fueling, there is not enough room to get through, and the most aggressive person wins. Mr. Tassano continued that the truck circulation is sufficient for the gas truck to get in and out. With respect to parking, he indicated that a lot of times at locations like this, people will park at the fuel station and then go into the store, so potentially not all the parking spaces will be used. He added that the circulation becomes much more impacted depending on which parallel parking spaces are used, making it less than ideal. Commissioner O'Connor inquired if there is a condition that the employee will not use one of the main parking spaces right in front of the building. Ms. Stern said no. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 27, 2013 Page 5 of 48