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Brad said he will remain at City Hall in the new capacity and will continue to be available to the commission for questions while staff transitions planning duties to Rifa (incoming staff for planning reports). He thanked commissioners and volunteers and noted recruitment for a new planner was underway.

Chair members thanked Brad for his service. The meeting also included three informational address reports (information-only items, no commission action): a change from single-tenant to dual-tenant at 1002 North Wayne Street to house Gilo Salon/Salon 818; a split allowing 643/645 North Wayne Street to house Edward Jones and Believe Wellness LLC; and a new Papa John's at the strip near Meijer/Walmart (22100 North Wayne Street, Suite H).

The commission received a boxed token of appreciation from the mayor for board and commission volunteers and the staff circulated the upcoming year's meeting calendar.

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Staff (Brad) recommended conditional approval, citing conformity with the city's comprehensive plan and Title 18 of the UDO. The proposed one-story retail building would sit on a 1.825-acre lot with three-sided parking (81 spaces total), loading and trash facilities on the north facade, and landscaping intended to screen service areas and integrate the site with the surrounding retail corridor.

Shelby Gearhart, civil engineer for TE Incorporated representing the project, told the commission the team had not yet answered all plan-commission comments and was working with Meyer on agreements to tie into existing utilities and finalize ground-sign placement. Gearhart explained ADA parking requirements and said the site plan includes four accessible stalls; \"for every six handicap spaces, you have to have at least one van accessible,\" she said, noting specific measurements and ramp details would be finalized in plan review.

Commissioners questioned landscaping and sight-line issues near entrances and exits. Brad said staff had reviewed vision-triangle concerns and that proposed landscaping locations were designed to avoid interfering with sight lines. Commissioners also asked about timing; Gearhart said coordination with utilities and item submittals would likely push ground work into spring, with a potential start after IDEM/site reviews and permit approvals.

A motion to approve the development plan with the condition that all plan-review and routing comments be adequately addressed passed. The transcript records the motion, second and an affirmative vote but does not include a roll-call tally.

Pending plan-review responses, final utility agreements with Meyer, and sign-location resolution, the applicant will proceed to apply for permits and coordinate construction timing.

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Brad (city planner) presented the proposal, saying the 6.99-acre industrial parcel currently contains several structures including a roughly 78,000-square-foot manufacturing building and smaller primary structures. The proposed west-side addition would provide approximately 4,000 square feet of manufacturing area and 74,000 square feet of warehouse area (transcript described overall expansion of roughly 114,000 square feet), additional parking for 24 vehicles, restroom and break-room facilities, and a reinforced concrete loading-dock area with five large overhead doors.

Logan Kossman, the general-contractor representative for Wagner and Associates, said the team hopes to start construction \"hopefully tomorrow\" if approvals and submittals were complete, and estimated construction would be about 12 months depending on conditions. Kossman said they had submitted erosion and sediment control plans and were coordinating utility and site details with staff.

Brad noted staff's recommendation for conditional approval, citing consistency with the city comprehensive plan (encouraging redevelopment of underutilized lots and infill commercial/industrial growth) and that the plan meets Division 2 and Division 6 development standards once routing and plan-review comments are addressed.

A motion to approve the development plan with the condition that all plan-review and routing comments be adequately addressed passed; the transcript records an affirmative vote but does not give a roll-call tally.

Next steps include the applicant resolving outstanding routing and plan-review comments, coordination on erosion and sediment control with IDEM (as noted in the staff report), and applying for building permits to begin construction.

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Staff recommended conditional approval, saying the proposed work is consistent with the city comprehensive plan and the city's Unified Development Ordinance (Title 18). The plan approval is contingent on resolving remaining plan-review and routing comments, including final placement and height verification of proposed fencing and tree plantings.

Brad (city planner) summarized the proposal during the meeting, describing a 7.53-acre parcel that now includes a 6,108-square-foot sales and detail center and a 4,000-square-foot repair garage. The proposed western-side addition would add six service bays, maintain 16-foot exterior wall height, and raise the roofline about 25 feet due to roof pitch and building width. Brad said the addition would be constructed over existing impervious parking area, so lot coverage would remain unchanged.

Jeff Comfort, of SRKM Architecture, representing the project design team, told the commission he believed \"all of the conditions have been met,\" and that he would help ensure any outstanding items were satisfied. Travis Baldwin, representing Best Deal Auto, was present alongside the design team and confirmed the company expects to add employees as a future goal but that staffing was not part of the planning review.

Commissioners asked clarifying questions about outstanding conditions; Brad said those were largely plan-review details (fence height and tree placements) that staff and the applicant would finalize. One commissioner moved to approve the development plan \"pending all everything, all the details are satisfied,\" and the commission voted in favor. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally.

The commission's finding-of-fact statements, as read on the record, concluded the development plan is consistent with the comprehensive plan, meets applicable zoning and development standards in Division 2 and Division 6 of Title 18, and satisfies the City of Angola construction standards once plan-review and routing comments are addressed.

Looking ahead, the applicant will need to resolve the outstanding plan-review comments with staff and obtain the required building and site permits before construction.

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