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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes October 13, 2022 Page 11 of 13 appropriate setting. On an economic level, the only thing he sees is having more competition for an existing gas station, especially the one closer to this proposal. He thinks pushing this to next month is a waste of tax dollars and staff time. Having the condition on the resolution is as far as we will be able to get this pushed. Krantz mentions that gas stations and convenience stores are difficult properties to be re -used for new uses down the road. She is concerned about having a use like this and how it affects the community as well as the sustainability efforts from the public. Hoefner says our time and attention are better sent on big picture items. Recommending approval that does not pass the bar for EV does not sit well with him. Brauneis says in front of us, we have the hard copy of the resolution that includes the condition. He then reads what the condition says. He thinks it is locked tight and it is what they have to do. Hoefner says we have to follow the code and he does not think this meets the mark. That is why he wants them to come back with the revised proposal mentioning the EV. Brauneis says in regards to where people charge their EVs, it is greatly more cost efficient to do it from our own homes. The demand for publicly accessible EV charging stations is going to be different then the uptake of EV vehicles. Hoefner points out that we did spend time working on that EV section of the code. Brauneis says it does and that is why it is a condition. If we pushed this off to next month's meeting, we would see a site plan that have five spots. One would show active charging, two would be EV capable, and two would be EV ready spots. Why would we need to see that ourselves? Hoefner says that could be said for any application though. As a commission, we are meant to do investigation. Moline says if it is worth asking staff what the enactment of this condition would look like before going to City Council. Zuccaro says that he thinks there was an issue with the number of spaces. Typically, on a PUD, we want to see where they are located. That is what we would want on an amendment. Brauneis says that is what they would have to do to meet the condition. Zuccaro says this is not in addition to the minimum parking requirements. This is not five additional spaces. Osterman says with the amendment of the EV requirement, she is feeling comfortable approving this proposal. Krantz says at this time, she would consider adding a condition on the hours of operation as well as conditions regarding sustainability. Zuccaro mentions that if they restrict the hours, they need to site where in the PUD code they can do that. Brauneis asks staff if we have code that allows us to restrict hours of operation.