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believed this would be a good retail use if the synagogue could be buffered. She did not understand why there was a sidewalk from Bernal Avenue to the store and did not anticipate a lot of pedestrian traffic from Bernal Avenue to Home Depot. She was strongly opposed to the loop road. She believed the "big box" appearance should be changed architecturally and did not want the gas station to be an entrance to the City. Commissioner Pearce believed the Saturday morning deliveries would interfere with the synagogue's services. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Arkin regarding whether the Commission could limit the type of use so a fast-food drive tln-ough restaurant could not be located in the center, Mr. Roush confirmed that the Commission could condition the use so only hot dri~rks (such as a latte retailer) could be sold at the drive-through. Commissioner Pearce noted that she did not support the gas station. Commissioner Fox did not support the gas station and suggested moving the structure 100 feet over, creating a greenbelt buffer between the center and the synagogue, similar to the separation between Trinity Lutheran Church and the surrounding neighborhood. Commissioner Maas inquired whether the gas station could be included without it being so prominent. Chairperson Arkin would support modifying the corner of the tower element. Commissioner Fox expressed concern about the noise resulting fi•om moving seasonal items in and out of the store, such as barbeque grills. Commissioner Maas noted that the representative from Home Depot stated that they would try to do that. Chairperson Arkin believed the major issue of this project was traffic, and it was up to the applicant to convince the conmlunity that it would not be severely impacted by this project. Convnissioner Maas suggested looking into a crosswalk at the temple for overflow parking on the weekends. It was the consensus of the Commission to delete the loop road. No action was taken. EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, January 11, 2006 Page 7 of 7