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Planning & Zoning Commission/ Local Planning Agency Minutes March 13, 2019 Page 7 said they could do some unique things with the service station itself to comply with the design standards. Mr. Terry said after hearing staffs presentation, he said that he could redesign the project to incorporate many of the components outlined in the overlay district. He said this use is a community serving use. He said there would be an outside seating area and it would provide a pedestrian friendly environment. Mr. Terry said the site could be redesigned to have the entire vehicular component towards State Road 436. He said after listening to the presentation and understanding the purpose and intent of promoting the main street concept, he felt they could work with staff to come up with some creative design solutions to accommodate the RaceTrac's use and allow for additional development on the south side of the site. He said the additional development could provide retail and office uses with all the parking in the rear. He said this could be the catalyst for development to occur along Oxford Road. Mr. Terry said the property is for sale at an extremely high price, which provides limited opportunities unless there are national tenants and people that can bring forward that opportunity. He said RaceTrac could be a good fit and has the ability to bring other development partners to develop the remainder of the property. Mr. Terry said bringing this development to this site is a unique opportunity that they would like to have the ability to move forward with this project. He said if a service station is considered a prohibited use, it eliminates the opportunity to develop the site. Mr. Jeffrey Baird, RaceTrac, 200 Galleria Parkway SE, Atlanta, Georgia came forward. Mr. Baird said there is a new RaceTrac in Winter Springs and a new site that is being developed and is under plan review with Seminole County at Red Bug Lake Road and Slavia Road. He said the site would have an outdoor seating area with a covered patio and fans, coffee shop, yogurt, charging stations and free Wi-Fi. He said the convenience market is changing. He said RaceTrac is not your typical service station. Mr. Baird requested changing the prohibited use for service stations to a conditional use to provide them an opportunity to present their project.