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Commissioner Roberts inquired "V'Vhether tvvo car vvashes are necessary" a..nd belie-ved that the combination of uses "V'Vas too in.tense for the site. l'V1r. .Aminia..n noted t.hat customers could pay for their gas at. t.he pump by credit card" and cou-ld also purchase a car "V'Vash at the pump. The customer "V'Vould enter the code into the keypad at th.e erl.traTl.Ce to tl""1e car vvash. He noted that procedure "V'Vou-ld ca-use minimal traffic congest.ion. Chairperson Arkin inquired "V'Vhether the full ser-vice and convenience car "V'Vashes co-uld be combined into one facility. l\Ar. .Aminia..n not.ed that both facilities perf:ormed dif:Terent services. Andre"V'V Davies" .Auto"V'Vash De-velopment & Associates" not.ed t.hat configuration vv-as not uncommon because each facility served di-t-"tercnt customers. He noted that it vvas similar t.o 1'V'1cDonald"s not "V'Vanting a..nother .fast. food restaurant nearby" but vvould accept a higher qu.ality sit-doV'Vrl restaurant. He noted that V\1hile it might be possible to combine the uses" he "V'Vas -unsure ""hether it "V'Vould suit I\Ilr. .AminiaIl."'s goals for the site. He noted that there vvere approximately 15 du.al car vvashes on t.he "VVest Coast" as Chairperson .Arkin suggested", but did not belie-ve there ""ere a..ny in the Bay Area. He had built six. in Las Vegas" three in. Portla..nd" and se-veral in Sout.hem Califomia. Commissioner Roberts noted that the full service use vv-as problematic for her" and expressed concem about the additional traffic on BernaL She belie-ved that ten. pumps "V'Vere excessive. She suggested that the architect design the stat.ion to look sin"1ilar to the fire station. In response to Commissioner :M:aas'" inquiry" :M:r. Aminia..n noted that they vvould prefer not to have feVV"er tha..n eight pu.mps. Commissioner Fox vvould like to see a convenience store that "VVas artfully disguised on the comer of Utah and "VVyoming. She believed this design "V'Vas corporate-looking", a..nd looked like a gas station that vv-ould be located off the interstate. Chairperson Arkin vv-ould like the applicant to return before the Cornmission. in a similar f:ormat. Commissioner Sullivan thought that there isn"t support for a gas stat.ion unless it is extremely vv-ell designed", "V'Vhich may be too expensive for the applicant. Commissioner l.V1:aas noted that she did not VV"a..nt the applicant to go to unnecessary expense in their presentations. She vv-ould like to have architectural peer revievv- by Larry Cannon. PLANNING COl'Vll'VlISSION l'VlINUTES October 22, 2003 Page 14