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the building and Chick-fil-A. Mr. Tassano stated the City would not normally construct a court so close to a major arterial intersection. He expressed agreement with Commissioner Allen and stated he wanted to make sure the same thing that happened at Chick-fil-A did not happen at the former Denny's site. He stated his goal was to resolve Chick-fil-A and then have the former Denny's site address their issues, should they come up. Chair Ritter asked about the traffic that may occur once Costco was constructed. Mr. Tassano stated staff did not normally expect or account for on-street congestion from a private development; he stated staff would work to resolve continued traffic issues with Chick-fil-A. Hopyard Road at Owens Drive Commissioner O'Connor asked how far back the turn lane would start and if the protected shoulder would be removed. Mr. Tassano confirmed the protected shoulder would be eliminated and indicated how far back the turn lane would start and that the median would be modified. Commissioner O'Connor then inquired about how much of the cycle path was elevated and Mr. Tassano responded six inches. Commissioner O'Connor further inquired about the shoulder and Mr. Tassano stated there was no shoulder. Commissioner O'Connor expressed concern there was no vehicular shoulder. Mr. Tassano discussed the difficulty in balancing the number of vehicle breakdowns versus bicyclists. Chair Ritter asked if the roadway construction would occur during the construction of Costco. Mr. Tassano stated he was not sure of Costco's schedule. Commissioner Allen asked the City's process for going back to a developer to look for additional traffic impact fees if the project was more impactful than expected. Mr. Tassano explained collection of retail fees per number of trips. He discussed the anomaly with retail trips and stated there was no way to post-collect fees. Ms. Denis asked if the driveway for Burger King and the former Specialty's Restaurant would remain open. Mr. Tassano confirmed. Ms. Denis then asked if staff had studied closing off the driveway. Mr. Tassano stated it would be difficult eliminating access points that have already been established. Commissioner Brown brought up the traffic at the intersection of Hopyard Road at Owens Drive and asked if the replacement of the Specialty's restaurant would cause more congestion at the intersection. Mr. Tassano agreed the area could be precarious to navigate, and stated the solution would be to post 'Do Not Enter' signs so as not to allow vehicles to enter in that direction, which was not normally done unless there was a problem on the street. Commissioner Brown stated it could be addressed when a new business entered the former Specialty's Restaurant site. Mr. Tassano stated the only way the City could change it was if something new was going in that space. Ms. Denis clarified the driveway was owned by the Burger King property and it could be reviewed if Burger King redeveloped. Mr. Tassano discussed the issue with people driving straight off the curb. Planning Commission Minutes Page 4 of 5 September 23, 2020 d a use requiring a Conditional Use Permit. Commissioner Allen expressed concern about compounded problems with traffic with Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 of 5 September 23, 2020