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6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS a. PRD-338. WalMart Stores Application for a design review approval to construct an approximately 5,264-squaze-foot stockroom addition and an approximately 5,761-square-foot garden center expansion to the existing Wa1Mart store in the Metro 580 shopping center located at 4501 Rosewood Drive. Zoning for the property is PUD-I/C-O (Planned Unit Development -Industrial/Commercial-Office) District. Mr. Iserson summazized the staff report and described the history and scope of the project. The applicant had identified the need for additional room for storage and to expand the garden center. He noted that the Wa1Mart sign would be relocated for visibility. Staff believes that the design would be in accordance with the Hacienda development standards, and Mr. Iserson noted that Hacienda has written a letter in support of this project. Even with the loss of 20 parking spaces that would result from this addition, there would still be 107 spaces more than required for the use. Staff believed that the proposed addition would match the existing building from a design point of view. Staff believed that the addition would blend in well and serve the needs of Wa1Mart. He noted that there had been previous discussion of the issue of potential development of this building into a Supercenter with grocery store. He stated that this application did not include that discussion and that Wa1Mart had not indicated any intent to take that step. Staff believed that the design was appropriate and recommended approval. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Maas, Mr. Iserson confirmed that the Building Department would address the interior drainage issue in the garden center. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox, Mr. Iserson confirmed that the garden center roof would be metal with shade cloth to match the existing roof. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Jennifer Renk, Steefel, Levitt & Weiss, attorney representing the applicant, complimented staff on its excellent presentation and noted that the scope of the application was strictly design review. She noted that the materials to be used would match the existing building, which would create a seamless appearance. She noted that there was a vested right for Wa1Mart to expand up to 30,000 extra square feet and that this expansion would use 5,700 squaze feet of that allowance. She noted that this expansion was in substantial conformance with all requirements. She noted that WalMart had no plans to use this expansion to create a Supercenter. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox, Mr. Iserson confirmed that the expansion of the garden center would accommodate the garden items within that area so that they would not be displayed outside the store as much. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES May 26, 2004 Page 3 of 15