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( - have a comparable facility in the area. Mr. Brown replied they have one under. construction in Olmsted Falls. Mr. Koeth asked if the underground tanks will be replaced. Mr. Browri' indicated they will be replaced. Mr. Allan asked what material the current tanks are made of and inquired about the material to be used for the replacements. He wondered if that is controlled by the city, the EPA, or a government regulation. Mr. Brown indicated if they have underground storage tanks that will take care of the tank requirements. They have something called either a Phase I or Phase II Environmental Assessment to determine if they would need double-walled tanks. Mr. Koeth asked Mr. Deichmann if the city has to do anything if the EPA controls it. Mr. Deichmann said it is the state that governs the underground tanks. Mr. Brown indicated they are putting in double-walled fiberglass tanks. Mr. Koeth commented on the guardrail- around the property and asked if it would be replaced. Mr. Brown said he believes it will be removed. Mr. Koeth said he would recommend that. it be removed. IV1r. Brown indicated the existing landscaping will also be removed and be replaced. Mrs. O'Rourke commented that the new building will be a nice improvement. Mr. Brown said it will be twice the sales square footage that they currently have. Mr. Allan inquired about hours of operation. Mr. Brown indicated he is not certain but.for the most part they run businesses 24 hours a day. Mr. Spalding asked if there will be parking adjacent to the side of the building. Mr. Brown indicated the parking is up front and he referred to the drawing. Mr. Koeth indicated he wanted to review signage. Mr. Brown confirmed there would be signage on the canopy and on the building. He said the fourth sign is a reader board with changeable letters for advertising. Mrs. O'Rourke asked if the flagpole will be staying. Mr. Brown said it is not staying but if the board would like to request that, he will make a note of it. He mentioned maintenance has been an issue with the flag. Mr. Koeth said the board would like to have the flagpole stay, and if the flag gets torn, it should be replaced. Mr. Koeth said if they plan to light up the site as they have indicated, he does not see a need for the Speedway signs on the building except for the " S " over the door. He pointed out the canopy will have Speedway on both sides. He said everyone knows it is a Speedway. Mr. Koeth mentioned they will have a ground sign. He suggested keeping the reader board and taking the two Speedway signs off the building. They would still have the "S" over door. Mr. O'Malley commented that there is often some give and take in these matters where an applicant is going to be presenting and requesting a number of substantial variances from the Board of Zoning Appeals. He said the Planning Commission, in working in conjunction with the Board of Zoning Appeals, should consider what proposals the applicant would have. For example, they are eliminating a substantially large front yard now and proposing to push the building into the rear yard set back. This is displacing green area in the front and rear. He is not certain , they are proposing to make up that landscaped area. He said it is for the Planning Commission to consider suggestions or elicit proposals on how to remedy those things so that the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Planning Commission are working together toward the same end. Mr. Spalding asked what landscaping they are proposing for the property. Mr. Brown indicated there will be flowering crab trees along the back, where there are currently few trees. There will be viburnum along the side yards and Andorra junipers along the front. Mrs. O'Rourke asked if the distance between the pumps and the front is the required distance. Mr. Brown said the last drawing in the plans should show the tnick turns. Mrs. O'Rourke commented she is trying to find out if they can get rid of some of the asphalt and have more green space. Mr. Brown indicated they need room for the truck turns made by the tanker trucks. He also referred to an island setback. Mrs. O'Rourke suggested having the traffic engineer take a look at the plan. She asked if a left turn is possible out of the property. It was confirmed it is possible to turn left (east) out of the station. Mr. Allan mentioned they will have an underground tank for diesel fuel. He asked if they will be able to accommodate, or intend to accommodate, heavy-duty tractor-trailer diesel fuel sales. Mr. Brown indicated they will not be doing that. They will service vehicles like Ford F250 diesel trucks and similar vehicles. There is no intent to service large trucks. Mr. O'Malley said in response to the comment by Mrs. O'Rourke, there is a shared driveway that goes between Babies R Us and the Boston Market. The way the roads are laid out, he suspects that a substantial amount of traffic - comes through the intersection of Sparky and Brookpark Extension, and through that parking lot to go out behind Boston Market and then make a left at the light. The commission could consider prohibiting left turns or perhaps the east driveway being an entrance and the west being an exit only. They could