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7-Eleven Building Configuration The proposed 7-Eleven store would be located approximately 37 feet from the Hopyard Road property line and would have a loading area adjacent to Hopyard Road. The applicant indicated that the triangular building shape maximizes the building's visibility/exposure to motorists and/or pedestrians along Hopyard Road and prefers it to a rectangular-shaped building oriented perpendicular to Hopyard Road. Staff recommended the applicant make the following changes to the site plan, with the goal of improving the quality and attractiveness of the street frontage: ■ Revise the triangular-shaped building to a rectangular-shaped building oriented perpendicular to Hopyard Road, and bring the east face of the building closer to Hopyard Road; and ■ Eliminate the loading area between the 7-Eleven building and Hopyard Road and replace it with landscaping. The applicant stated that based on their experience, they believe the proposed site layout is superior to what is recommended by staff. The applicant also stated that a designated on-site loading area is needed to accommodate multiple weekly deliveries. Staff does not support the proposed location of the loading area and recommends that the applicant redesign the project to incorporate the loading area away from the street frontage or eliminate it altogether, in order to allow for additional landscaping in this area and improve the street frontage. Staff notes that the existing 7-Eleven stores at the Valero station on Santa Rita Road and in the Valley Plaza Shopping Center do not have designated loading areas and instead utilize the existing parking spaces and/or drive aisles for deliveries. A dedicated loading space would not typically be required by the City for a use such as the proposed convenience store. For illustration purposes, Figure 12 is staff recommended rectangular-shaped building. PUD-134/P18-0334/P18-0332, 3760 and 3790 Hopyard Road Planning Commission Page 15 of 20 C-N District as reference. PUD-134/P18-0334/P18-0332, 3760 and 3790 Hopyard Road Planning Commission Page 13 of 20 Page 8 of 20 shown in Exhibit B), and Figures 3 and 4 are street view images of the existing Shell fuel station and 7-Eleven store. PUD-134/P18-0334/P18-0332, 3760 and 3790 Hopyard Road Planning Commission Page 3 of 20 e public by submitting a speaker card for that item. 1. Approve the meeting minutes of February 27, 2019 MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 2. Public Comment from the audience regarding items not listed on the agenda — Speakers are encouraged to limit comments to 3 minutes.