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would affect traffic. k1r_ Swift thought that was difficult to access, tut did feel it should help somewhat. Comma ssi over Tar ver- e:,: pressed concern shout the l eve3 of traf -~ i c and felt staff should full'r investigate that issue. Comma ssa over r~iaherr: as~~ed 1"'Ir . Swift to address the restaurant issue. He responded that the overall site plan inci~des a site pad for the restaurant but no building elevations were dome for the restaurant with no indication of what iii nd i t might be. T!-:e candi ti ons of apps oval for that restaurant come tac€:: bef ore the z)esa gas nevi ew Fiilat`-d or the F'l arias a ng Gommi ssi on . Car-l Co , ~.:~ ;-=} Saddl et~ack. ~r-a ve, L7anvi l I e, represented the applicatir~n. !-ie stated that many changes had teen made to the proposed project since he had last appeared before ti'ie Commission. He rioted that the two major concerns of the sale of weer and tt-~e ~4 hour service had teen eliminated. i-de felt that would change t?~~e traffic i rr~pact substanti al Z y. i-le also noted that t€~e food mart had beers removed from the pla:-t, and has simply- been changed to a small snag=_ shop. Ne stated that he f vas met a~i th the Homeowners r~ssoci ati ore i n that area and -f ei t there were compromises made. !-ie demonstrated a rendering of the plan witt-: the changes that were implemented. He addressed the issue=_- regarding the raecessit}~ of a gas station in that areaq whether the location was right; the noise level for the neighborhood; the possibiiitt~ of truce traffic; wt-Yether a gas station is appropriate for- the entrance to the City; and whether there tloul d be an odor from t~-:e gasoline. i-ie stated he concurrs with staff conditions and asF;ed far appro•ral of the project. Ct-~airmar~ Lindsey as€-:ed t~lr. Co;, to describe tt-~e snacE~ shop. i'''ir. Cox said it would sell primarily impulse items, such as cand~;, co~r._e~, etc. , riot items like tread and mi ~. ~. Co:'n:-ni ssa over verger da sct_rssed N.rx th 4'°ir . Cor- the traf f i c configuration on nimlico and Santa Rita Road. The public hearing was opened. i=tic&~ I~citbs, :616 ~'or tsmouth Court , stated that he lives i n the area of the proposed service station. He felt the gas station was inappropriate for t!-tat location, citing safetf issues and increased traffic from the freeway. He felt ~tt-ie !-iacaenda Esusiness Park was a Letter location. He had no problems regarding i t possibly becoming a tr-uck stop or the fumes. t-(e questioned the attr-acti s•eness of having a service stati C:ri as an entrance to the City. Tom E~ear-, '611 Camelot Court, e.:pressed concern regarding increased traffic. He stated that he had been to a rr~eeting at a~hich time a representative from Cal-Trans had indicated that during rush hours the area in question was a gridlock. Corr~mi ssa oner Tarver asked ~r . sear i f tfi=e CaI -Trans F'age 8