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. ' . . September 22,1993 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes Page 3 Ms. Peniston asked if there would be more landscaping than is shown on the site plan. Mr. Lyons stated that they felt it was not needed because they would maintain the existing vegetation along the road. Ms. Peniston replied that more trees are needed. Mr. Safe stated that he felt the submitted plans were a modest response to the comments made by citizens and the Commission at the last meeting. He feels that since Schnucks is attempting to make a "back door" to the store to enter into University City, it should be a nice back door. He stated the pedestrian walkway should be concrete and perhaps some should benches be installed. The road should be widened and lighting should be clarified. Ms. Kreishman stated that she agreed with Mr. Safe's comments and emphasized that the roadway should definitely be widened because she has been forced off the side of the road by oncoming traffic. She further stated that the walkway should be continuous on the east side. Mr. Kahn stated that the road should be widened. He questioned whether speed bumps might hinder emergency vehicle egress. He stated that although he is not an expert in traffic studies, his observation of the road showed much more volume than that stated in the traffic study submitted by Schnucks. Mr. Marsh asked if it would be possible to limit trucks to non-peak hours. Mr. Lyons replied that it would be possible to do so during the evening rush hour but would be much more difficult during the morning rush hour. After discussing several options concerning procedural issues, the members decided that they did not feel comfortable denying or approving the application without more information. Since the deadline to submit the written recommendation on the application expires on October 4, 1993 it was suggested that Plan Commission hold a special meeting on that date to allow time for more information to be submitted by the City and/or the applicant. Mr. Safe moved that the Plan Commission table the application until a special meeting scheduled for October 4, 1993 at 7:30 p.m. The motion was seconded by Mr. Kahn and passed by a vote of 6 - O. Continuation of Proposed Text Amendments to fi34-90, Definition of "Family". The Commission discussed a proposal initiated by Robert Lawless, as a member of Oxford House-Amherst, represented by Ann B. Lever of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, that proposes to add the following to the definition of "Family" under ~34-90 of the University City Zoning Code: m-9-22.plc