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Planner Boling summarized that the issue is the 100' separa- tion from residential districts as required with gasoline stations. This change would specifically break out "Quick -Change" facilities, and staff feels the 100' separation should be retained. Commissioner Eggert commented that a lot of time had been spent in establishing the various separation distances required by code, and she agreed with staff 100% that there should be the 100' separation. Commissioner Bird believed the Planning & Zoning Commission's reason for their recommendation is that they felt it was demonstrated that there are many other uses in the CL zone that are potentially far more disruptive to the neighborhood; for instance, you can have a convenience store without that separation and it generates a great deal more traffic and disturbance. He believed that Mr. Hedin's "quick -lube" will generate very little traffic, and it probably will be the only such establishment that ever will come to us that is within 100' of a residential district. Commissioner Eggert felt the opposite. If the P&Z feels there are things that are worse than these facilities, then we should be looking to make the separation greater rather than less, and if convenience stores are that much more of a problem, they should be required to have more buffering. Planner Boling pointed out that wherever a commercial district abuts residential, they do require some setbacks and buffer yards. Commissioner Scurlock noted that he has looked at this par- ticular type use, and he believed that actually the traffic involved with it is minimal. Chairman Wheeler would question Commissioner Eggert's point that because we may be too lax with some of the uses that we should increase the separation distance. He felt perhaps we should go back and address tightening up the uses instead. He 37 BOOK 77 3 7