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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes October 13, 2022 Page 10 of 13 make traffic safe, we opened up that access point and created a reason for a loss of that tree. Krantz asks how many gas stations Louisville can support since the city already has five of them. Oliver says they do an economic analysis and we do not project or ever look at other competitors. Krantz asks if they have a statistic of how many gas stations can be supported within a single community. Oliver says no because the business model is different from others. In a community of 20,000, there should be between 6-8. You also have US36, which gives significant traffic within Louisville. Krantz asks if they comment on the climate change comments and their strategy for the future. Oliver says their strategy for the future is that they believe climate change is real but it is more of a personal belief then science. He believes it to be real. He personally has an electronic vehicle on order. The longer people hold onto their gasoline vehicles, the longer gasoline will be in demand. In regards to additional charging stations, he says the infrastructure will happen and he is a firm believer that the free market will take care of it. He does not think it is something that needs to be regulated. He is unsure if they will put solar on the roof. Closinq Statement by Staff." None is heard. Discussion by Commissioners: Hoefner says this is a permitted use in this zoning and there is not much we can do to change that. This application does not comply with our EV requirements though. His preference is that the application comes back to the commission with the EV requirements instead of having a resolution with this being a condition. Krantz says she thinks that is a great idea because she has concerns about the compliance issues. We do have a vision in our comprehensive plan for a healthy, sustainable economy. It would be great if the applicant could flesh out ideas of how they could achieve that. Osterman says she would be in support of the applicant coming back and having the minimum EV requirements being met in their revised proposal. Looking at the criteria in chapter 17, it does seem like the applicant is meeting that criteria. My question is related to criteria 17.28.120a about the appropriate relationship to the surrounding area. Directly across the street from McCaslin there is another gas station. Moline says this development seems to comply with our municipal code. He would be willing to go along with Commissioner Hoefner's comments. He does not think adding the EV would be complicated to the proposal and is in favor of just adding that as a condition since it does not affect the proposal too drastically. Brauneis says whether we have one or two gas stations on one side of the street, it is not going to affect CO2 emissions. People will buy gas. The fact that there is a gas station on the other side of the street amplifies that this fits the