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Commissioner Piper inquired how long it would take for those trees to mature so the roll -up doors would not be visible. Ms. Bonn replied that 24 -inch box trees are proposed. She stated that she does not remember the tree species but that the landscape architect who is present tonight may be able to give a more precise answer. Mr. Dolan stated that a new dealership or some other use will ultimately come in in front of the proposed building and will block it, but in the interim, at least some of the trees will have to be selected for their fast - growing capability. The Commission then proceeded to discuss the Work Session topics. A. Are the on -site circulation Parkinq layout and positioning of the building acceptable? Commissioner Balch inquired if the on -site circulation will include the entire 16 acres and not just the applicants' Lot 1. Mr. Dolan said yes. He explained that the first one will be built exactly as proposed, but staff wants to make sure that the City is approving a site plan for Lot 1 that would work with the development of the rest of the site. He noted that the applicants designed the entire area with the anticipation of future users, and they have come up with a plan that staff agrees works for all three users. He added that when some individual user comes forward and has its own sort of corporate idea of which way it wants to face and things like that, the City might end up having to amend the more conceptual portion to accommodate a specific user. Commissioner Balch stated that in terms of specifically Lot 1 and the building being proposed, his primary comment about the circulation is he thinks it is generally good; the one comment he has is in looking at one of the plans of the path of travel where a vehicle would go on a 90- degree right turn and then an immediate 90- degree left turn to get into the dealership. He expressed concern that it would mean rotating the steering wheel both ways quite far right at the entry. He indicated that he understood it is probably designed to slow vehicles down and give them direction as to where to go, but he considers that a pretty significant direction change. He added that the applicants might find that they do not like it after they build it, and it could be addressed by lopping off that corner. Commissioner Balch stated that in terms of the building placement and the rest of the circulation, the design looks like a car dealership so it makes sense and he has no problems with it. He noted that it has pretty good ingress and egress and that he is comfortable with that. With respect to Lot 2 and Lot 3, he indicated that he is a little concerned that the parking lot at the corner of Stoneridge Drive and El Charro Road is given to Lot 3, as people will be parking at Lot 3 and then walking to see cars across the PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 23, 2014 Page 10 of 14