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Conditional Use Permit No. 2005-08 Variance No. 2005-04 April 25, 2005 Page 4 provided additional landscaping at the northeast corner of the project site. Further, the applicant will be installing additional landscaping within the parking areas and around the building perimeter where feasible. Finally, the applicant will install landscaping that exceeds the minimum sizes required by code. Three Canary Island Pine trees, two within the MacArthur Boulevard setback and one within the parking area, will be increased in size to 36-inch box trees. These proposed enhancements will assist in bringing the site into closer code compliance and are supported by staff. At the April 11, 2005 Planning Commission public hearing, several items related to the applicant's request were raised. These issues, which included noise, 24-hour operations and architectural enhancements, resulted in a two week continuance to allow time for the applicant and the Nexus Companies to meet to discuss additional modifications to the project. Based on this meeting, the applicant has agreed to make several changes to the proj ect . These include incorporating a smooth trowel finish on the building (formerly standard stucco), add a soffit element on the east elevation to match the north elevation soffit and enhance the appearance of the building, provide a roof over the "open to sky" section of the car wash to increase the noise attenuation and the planting of six pine trees along the south property line. In addition, the gas station and car wash hours of operations were clarified to allow gas sales 24 hours a day, convenience store sales from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and car wash operations from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Finally, staff has requested the installation of a column and trellis along the east (exit) side of the car wash. The column and trellis will terminate where the 12-foot sound wall ends to the south and will assist in integrating the sound wall into the car wash design. The applicant discussed this modification with staff and has agreed to the concept. To ensure these items are addressed, staff has incorporated these elements as conditions of approval for the project. On April 25, 2005, the Planning Commission held another hearing on the proj ect. At the conclusion of this meeting, the Planning Commission determined that the car wash would create noise impacts that would adversely affect the adjacent land uses. Further, the Commission determined that the car wash was not a compatible land use with the residential uses to the south. 31A-6