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In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Roberts regarding the tanks for the new fire station, Ms. Stefani replied that they were installing above-ground tanks which were also LEED-certified. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Arkin regarding the capacity of the tanks, Ms. Stefaai believed they were approximately 1,000 gallons. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Arkin regarding the original noticing of this application, Mr. Pavan replied that applications of this nature that require only staff-level approval do not typically go through a notiticatio» process; therefore, no noticing was done for the original application. However, for the appeal, notices were sent out to all property owners and residents within a 1000-foot radius of the project site_ THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED_ Commissioner Fox noted that she would recuse herself from the vote because she was not present for the entire hearing. Commissioner Roberts believed this use was as safe as an underground tank and added that the possibility of leakage into Sycamore Creek would be lessened with an above-ground tank. Commissioner Roberts moved to deny PAP-74, and to uphold the Zoning Administrator's approval of Case PDR-427, subject to the conditions of approval as shown on Exhibit B of the staff report_ Chairperson Maas secouded the motion_ Commissioner Blank noted that he could not support this motion, primarily because insufficient notice had been given to the neighbors. He noted that there were issues with the County Recorder and the list of homeowners. He believed the public had a right to fully express their opinions. He would like to see more data on the differences in safety records over the past five years. He would like the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB~ records checked on these uses because of its relation to interstate transit. He also would like more assurance on the emergency spill plans and contair~nient and believed that an alternate location should. be considered. Commissioner Arkin agreed with Coii~tiiissioner Blank's statements and added that he could not support this motion. He would like further information about the safety aspects of this use_ In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Roberts about the safety of the above-ground tanks for the fire station, Commissioner Arkin did not believe that aspect was fully explored_ PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January ] 2, 2005 Page 9 of 21