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City Council Meeting Minutes November 15, 2022 Page 5 of 13 more would be available for with wiring or conduit to turn them on. It would be up to the applicant when those would be turned on. Mayor Pro Tem Maloney asked if there is enough area for deliveries and access on the lot. Planner Hassan reviewed the site plan and lot; she stated staff feels there is enough room. Councilmember Most asked if the City has the ability to regulate the release of emissions. Planning Director Zuccaro stated the City does not have any authority for emission; those regulations are handled at the State and Federal level. Mayor Stolzmann stated she feels it needs more muted colors to meet the CDDSG requirements. She questioned if the painted metal color meets the CDDSG section 4.5.1. She questioned if the stucco -like texture is allowed. Planning Director Zuccaro stated staff feels the amounts in use are not large enough to not comply with the code. Mayor Stolzmann stated it does not feel it complies with the standards. Councilmember Most stated she does not feel the application meets the intent of the Comprehensive Plan and the McCaslin Small Area Plan. She said that given the climate crisis she does not think a gas station that emits carcinogens meets the Comp Plan. She has concerns that approving this will limit redevelopment opportunities in this location and it does not have an appropriate relationship with the surrounding area. She feels the impact of this business is not in line with values of the comprehensive plan. Councilmember Dickinson stated he does not have excitement for this application but it does seem to fit in this spot. He noted it is difficult to align his personal desires related to climate change and his role as a quasi-judicial judge. While he may not see the need for another gas station this application needs to weighed on its merits and the criteria. Councilmember Brown stated he does not think the applicant has met the criteria of the Comprehensive Plan or the Small Area Plan. He noted one of the visions of the Comprehensive Plan is to have sustainable practices for the economy, community, and the environment, and expanding fossil fuel infrastructure is not going to help further those practices. This opens up the City to more environmental impact from gas spills. He stated this application is not consistent with community values or the Comprehensive Plan and he will not support it. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney stated he does not want to implement rules we have not codified. If the Council wants to have a discussion about how to address greenhouse gases, but that would need to be codified so people know what is allowable before they apply. He doesn't want to apply new rules midway through a process. This is an allowable use under the current rules. This Council does clearly support sustainability efforts, but we have to have the rules in place before people apply. For other uses such a marijuana sales, the Council has set a specific number of locations. If we want to do