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Wayne Wakefield, 1708 Lindig (immediately north of 1871 Larpenteur) said he had some of the same concerns as the two previous speakers. He also has concerns about garbage pickup and supply delivery at early hours of the morning. He asked that no expansion of hours be permitted beyond those stated. If a beer and wine license is granted, he requested that dram shop laws be enforced. Bill Cunningham, 1764 Lindig, spoke in favor of the project. He feels an attractive modern restaurant would be a benefit to the neighborhood. The property is already a restaurant, so that is not an issue. He feels it would be better to have a modern, attractive, successful restaurant rather than a dilapidated one. Roxanne Johnson, 1718 Lindig, stated that she also opposes the restaurant for the same reasons given by her husband (Charles Johnson, who spoke earlier). She pointed out that the substandard lot at the north end of Lindig, at the cul-de-sac, was turned into City open space, and she suggested that the City do the same with 1871 Larpenteur. Marilyn Gates, 1865 Larpenteur, the first house east of Mr. Quam's property. She wanted to know if there will be take-out. (Yes.) She wanted to speak in favor of the proposal. In over 20 years of residence she has seen many businesses come and go and thinks the present proposal is one of the best she has seen and offers the best chance of success. She feels that the odors from the restaurant will not be any worse than what comes from the barns at the University. She bought her property in full awareness that the corner was zoned for business and was prepared to accept that. She cited problems over the years with the apartment building to the east of her property, problems that have also come and gone. "Nothing is • 100%," she said; there is always some gamble when you own a home next to differently zoned property. She also pointed out that there is impact of noise and light from the State Fair and other activities, over which the residents have no control. Mr. Wakefield came to the podium again to add that he agrees that the proposal is a good one; he just wishes the lot was not so small. As there were no other individuals wishing to speak to the Commission, the public hearing was closed at 7:40 p.m.. DISCUSSION Commissioner Lukermann raised a question of procedure, whether the variances would be considered separately in turn or all together. Mr. Ryan said he thought it would be easier to go down the list for the discussion, then entertain a motion at the end. Commissioner Ryan asked about the public space request of Mrs. Johnson. City Administrator Worthington replied that the piece of land at the north end of Lindig, the mini- park, was acquired by the City in order to build a storm sewer underneath the surface. The sewer is too close to the surface to allow any building on the lot, so it is used by the City as utility space. • In response to a question from Commissioner Lageson, Ms. Worthington confirmed that all of Lindig is a permit parking zone, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. City of Falcon Heights -Planning Commission Meeting of June 27, 2005 -Page 2 of 5