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City Council Meeting Minutes March 16, 2021 Page 9 of 13 Jay Keany, 1488 Wilson Place, stated this site has been slated for development for many years; he supports the project. He thinks this proposal is a good one that will bring new jobs to the City. He added he thinks this is a good location for a gas station as there is no other options for gas on that side of town for people headed to Denver. Mayor Stolzmann asked if the new traffic signal on 96t" street is required to be installed prior to the gas station being built. Ritchie stated that as a part of the public improvements the traffic signal will be required to be installed prior to the gas station getting its certificate of occupancy so it could be constructed concurrently and be in place prior the gas station opening. Mayor Stolzmann stated she feels the industrial building meets the CDDSG requirements. Mayor Stolzmann asked if a fast charging station would be included as a part of the application for the gas station so the application is more consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Rhymer stated the plan does call for a charging station on the industrial building site. They are not planning for one at the convenience station as the fastest ones take at least 30 minutes and they don't feel that works for a convenience store. Mayor Stolzmann stated her interest in pursuing this as electric cars are the future. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney noted this application meets the expectations of what was previously set out in the preliminary PUD. Councilmember Brown stated he did not think this application meets the special review use criteria for the gas station. Specifically criteria one, as he does not feel the proposal is consistent with the spirit of the Comprehensive Plan and its sustainability goals. Councilmember Lipton asked City Attorney Kelly what kind of latitude the Council has to impose additional requirements. City Attorney Kelly stated any conditions the Council imposes must relate back to the criteria in the code. Mayor Stolzmann stated she feels the application does not meet SRU criteria number one and adding a fast charging station would make it more consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and not contrary to the general welfare of the City and immediate neighborhood. Also adding a fast charging station would lend to the economic stability of the City. Councilmember Lipton stated the Council is required to apply our rules and laws; he would feel more comfortable adding requirements if they were explicitly in the code or design guidelines. As presented this is a good design and meets our requirements. Councilmember Fahey agreed the application meets the code; she added that a charging station would be a benefit to the long-term owner.