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Commissioner Allen stated that she is just not comfortable with that because that puts <br />the burden on the neighbors to live with any issues that could arise. She noted that the <br />applicant agreed with the hours of operation, but she would rather the Commission went <br />cautiously on the alcohol sale and come back in six months. <br />Commissioner Balch stated for clarification purposes, he would like to take a straw poll <br />on the three items the Commissioner Allen brought up: the alcohol sale, the hours of <br />operation, and the car wash hours, which the Commissioners agreed would be up to <br />9:00 p.m. during standard time and up to 10:00 p.m. during daylight saving time. <br />Chair O'Connor said yes and added that the applicant is willing to do that. <br />Commissioner Balch asked Commissioner Allen if the Commission has addressed her <br />concern regarding the hours of operation from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight versus from <br />5:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. <br />Commissioner Allen replied that she is willing to bend on that one if the Commission <br />can support her proposal on the alcohol sale. She stated that the alcohol sale is a show <br />stopper for her. <br />Chair O'Connor asked Commissioner Allen to clarify that she is willing to have the <br />standard operation go from 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. if the alcohol sale is reduced to <br />9:00 P.M. <br />Commissioner Allen said yes. <br />Commissioner Balch stated that the focus now is on the alcohol issue, and he is not <br />sure he agrees that this, compared to the Ray and First Streets case, is a valid <br />comparison mostly because of the surrounding commercial uses here. <br />Chair O'Connor added that it is also not a six -lane boulevard. <br />Commissioner Balch agreed that it is a smaller street. He asked if the Commission <br />could leave it in the purview of the Director of Community Development to evaluate this <br />matter. <br />Mr. Dolan stated that he has a number of comments on the current band of discussion. <br />He indicated that he believes giving the applicant something and then pulling it back is <br />harder than going the other way. He continued that that being said, he understands <br />why the Commission wants to do it; however, the whole idea of review is not a <br />subsequent review down the road, and it is not something he is a big fan of. He added <br />that he can see that becoming what will be done with every application from now on and <br />administratively, that just does not work. He stated that the Commission cannot be <br />revisiting items that it has already labored over. He indicated that he appreciates the <br />Commission's interaction in trying to get something everyone can support; there is <br />some value to it, but if the Commission cannot get there, but it would be cleaner to just <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 27, 2014 Page 31 of 44 <br />