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PlanningBoard | 2020-08-17 | 8 | in the tens of thousands annually. These significant donations will allow Meals on Wheels to continue to support the local community. Kevin Leong, a resident and a part of the Board of Directors for Alameda Meals on Wheels, wanted to voice his support for the Alameda Nug Shop. Audra Wright, a resident, is excited to see the Alameda Nug beautify the neighborhood. She believed the changes to the building will be a tasteful improvement. Peter Kahl, the owner of Speisekammer, expressed how supportive he is of Alameda Nug Shop and is happy to see this building in use. Ron Mooney was in full support of this project and urged to let the operational hours go until 10 pm. Enrico Myer took issue with the choice of the location for the dispensary and thought it was too close to the Public Library. He was also concerned with having a cannabis store in his neighborhood. Cloe Slyvia wanted to know how the Good Neighbor Policy would be enforced and what the penalties would be if they did not enforce them. Via text - the residents at 2426 Lincoln Ave are against the project. They believed the operational hours from 9 am to 9 pm 7 days a week was very concerning. Mary Grace Bosco said that the quality of life for the 10 families that live at 2426 would be impacted if this cannabis dispensary is allowed to go to 10 pm. She then suggested the Alameda Nug Shop be relocated to the soon to be vacant Walgreens on Park St. President Teague closed the public comments. Board Members Rothenberg suggested that the project be approved subject to a few revisions. On the design review, a tree needs to be added and crosswalk signage needs to be added. For the condition of approval, they need to be enumerated in regards to the Good Neighbor Policy and the resolution and include a restriction that parking is for customers only. She also agreed that the hours should be extended to 9 am to 10 pm. Board Member Curtis agreed with what Board Member Rothenberg stated. He felt very strongly about letting the business stay open until 10 pm. Board Member Ruiz echoed Board Member Rothenberg's comments. She wanted to add a condition to extend the fence from the western property to the southern property. Vice President Saheba wanted to echo the comments that had already been stated. He wanted to add two conditions: that the staff review the lighting plan and to maximize the landscaping to reduce the amount of asphalt. President Teague thanked everyone for their time. He was absolutely in favor of this use permit and of letting the operational hours be extended to 10 pm. He was very disappointed in the plans for the design review. They were incomplete due to no lighting Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 8 of 13 August 17, 2020 | PlanningBoard/2020-08-17.pdf |