Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2023 03 09

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes February 09, 2023 Page 6 of 15 Staff is proposing a limit of six facilities. There are currently five developed facilities and then there is the Murphy Express. If a facility has an approved PUD/SRU and they do not get a building permit within three years of approval, that PUD/SRU will expire. If an existing gasoline or automobile service station discontinues use for 12 months, they will lose their PUD/SRU approval. This ordinance will also require a 1,000 ft spacing between facilities. Staff is proposing an exception to the number and spacing for a new large retail center (at least 80,000 s.f.) that would include a gasoline or automobile service station that would be an integral part of the center. Staff Recommendation: Staff is recommending approval of Resolution 6, Series 2023. Commissioner Questions of Staff. Choi says in the proposed language, it talks about gasoline, oil, or other fuel for motor vehicles. There is some ambiguity in motor vehicles. Does the proposed language prevent the development of a hydrogen fueling station? Zuccaro says we did not consider alternative fuel types and allowing those outside of gasoline. This would have a cap on any type of fuel station for an automobile. Brauneis asks if electricity is considered a fuel. Zuccaro says a charging station is not considered a fuel. Choi asks what the reasoning is for the 1,000 ft separation. Zuccaro says the petitioners' proposal was 2.5 miles of separation. Their proposal is strictly a ban versus staff's which is not. Staff proposes 1,000 ft because if there is not an existing gas station in a part of town, staff would not be opposed to having one there where it can serve the resident's needs. Many times gas stations tend to cluster in proximity so we think having a standard separation would be best. Osterman asks about placing the cap at six and if there was any analysis done in order to figure that six was the appropriate amount. Zuccaro says the main reasoning was to accommodate what we have now. We could not come up with a per capita demand. Many gas stations serve more than just the residents of our city. Staff anticipates an eventual phasing out of gas stations but staff just doesn't know how long that will take. Krantz asks if he can explain the exception for the retail center. Is there any development like this coming up in the near future? Zuccaro says we cannot talk about pending applications but we do not have a pending application that affected the creation of this exception. The City has been interested in recruiting that type of business in the past. At this time, we do not want to completely ban gasoline stations that could prohibit a large retail center. Brauneis says on that issue, staff used the word "integral." What is staff's definition for that?