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City Council Meeting Minutes December 6, 2005 Page 9 of 16 Traffic: The change to a retail land use has the potential to increase traffic generation into and out of the site. At the City's request, the applicant provided traffic analyses relative to the proposed change in land use, which shows the change in use will not likely have a significant impact on overall traffic volumes on adjacent streets; however, it could have an increase in traffic volumes at the private entries and exits into the site. Staff believes modification to the median landscaping and other design modifications are necessary to mitigate this safety concern, and the applicant concurs. Staff recommends the issue be resolved throughthe Public Works Department prior to City Council's action on this GDP amendment. The resolution includes a condition requiring additional review on traffic safety concerns at the time of a change in use, with the potential of design modifications as determined necessary by the City. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the application on November 10, 2005, and by a vote of 2 - 3, failed to pass a recommendation of approval to Council. The Commission discussion focused on potential automobile fueling station. Their concern was for both the aesthetics of having that type of commercial use at a very visible site, and the potential traffic safety issues associated with traffic volumes with that type of a change in use. On previous occasions, the Amended and Restated Development Agreement has been used as a mechanism for controlling specific land uses. Previous amendments have required Special Review Use authorization be obtained for specific land uses. Parcel H, which includes various hotels on Dillon Road as well as Kinkos, Outback, Ink Coffee, etc. allows restaurant and retail uses only with SRU approval. The City Council may feel it appropriate to further regulate or restrict permissible specific land uses on this parcel. Planning Director Wood stated the Applicant is represented by Mr. Walter Koelbel and Jeffrey G. Sheets. Mayor Sisk requested an Applicant presentation. Walter A. Koelbel, Jr., President of Koelbel and Company, 5291 E. Yale Avenue, Denver, CO, stated their request is for the reallocation of the densities and land uses. He explained the Planning Commission's negative 3-2 vote was based on the fueling station. He supported the conditions outlined by the City Staff. He reviewed their proposal through photographs and conceptual aerial photographs of the site. Mayor Sisk requested public comment. There were no comments. COUNCIL COMMENT Mayor Pro Tem Brown ask if the entire site is potentially retail redevelopment