The City of Apple Valley Planning Commission meeting was called to order by Chair Karen Edgeton at 7:00 p.m.

Members Present: Karen Edgeton, Jeannine Churchill, John Bergman, Tom Melander, Frank Blundetto, Jim Hadley, Tim Burke

Members Absent: None

Staff Present: Consulting Engineer Pat Wrase, City Attorney Sharon Hills, Assistant Planner Kathy Bodmer, Community Development Director Rick Kelley

MOTION: Churchill moved, seconded by Blundetto, to approve the agenda. The motion carried 7-0.

MOTION: Churchill moved, seconded by Blundetto, to approve the minutes as submitted. The motion carried 6-0 (1 abstention - Burke).

Assistant Planner Kathy Bodmer introduced the item. She reviewed the public hearing comments and the revised plan.

Edgeton asked about parking spaces, stating her preference to see the spaces on the north designated as employee parking. Bodmer stated that the angle parking had been removed, and the site is still overparked. Community Development Director Rick Kelley said signage for employee parking only could be a condition of approval.

MOTION: Burke moved, seconded by Melander, to recommend approval of a conditional use permit to construct a drive-thru window onto the existing Schlotzsky's Deli at 7805 150^th Street West with the following conditions: (1) trash hauling shall only be conducted when the restaurant is closed for business; (2) deliveries to the restaurant shall not be made between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; (3) the radius of the drive-thru lane on the southeast corner of the restaurant shall be widened as recommended by the traffic engineer; (4) a minimum of four additional Snowmound Spirea shrubs shall be planted between the outdoor eating area and the drive-thru lane; (5) a second pedestrian link shall be provided from the exterior of the site to the building; (6) the north eight spaces shall each be signed for employee parking. Motion carried 6-0.

Bodmer briefly described the proposal.

Jim Tucker, representing Target Greatland, explained that the original plan was to use basement space. Soil tests indicated a high water table, so Target has come back with a taller, two-story addition without basement. He went on to say there would be no opening onto 151^st Street; the revised entrance is from Garrett Drive to the loading dock.

Blundetto verified that Target has no intent to store trailers. Edgeton indicated the revisions to the plan seemed in order.

Bodmer said that signage is still an issue. Tucker stated the proposed signage is slightly taller than what is allowed as awning signs by the Code. Bodmer explained that the City might look at the signs above the doors as awning signs.

There was discussion about the appropriateness of signage on such a large building, signage for separate entities, and what constitutes a separate entity. Although the proposed signage does not comply with the strict interpretation of the sign code, the Planning Commission felt it was within the intent of the Code. Kelley said that because the site is zoned a planned development, some language could be tailored to incorporate signage such as what is proposed that is deemed appropriate to the scale of the building.

Hadley asked if taking spaces out for the coffee shop was part of the parking space calculation. There was general consensus that adequate parking is provided for the site, regardless of the calculations.

Burke asked if a screening wall would be placed on the side of the loading dock. Mike Buettner, Project Architect with Target, said they plan to replicate the dock existing on the other side of the building, which includes a retaining wall.

Churchill moved, seconded by Blundetto, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 7-0. The meeting was adjourned at 7:48 p.m.