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Meeting Date: 3/8/95 <br /> Agenda Item: C 5 <br /> CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION <br /> ITEM DESCRIPTION: Request for a variance from Chapter 9 §8.01 subd. 2(k) of <br /> the zoning code for 1579B Hamline Avenue <br /> SUBMITTED BY: Dirk Bordsen, Property Owner <br /> REVIEWED BY: Planning Commission <br /> Carla Asleson, Administrative Assistant /Planner <br /> Susan Hoyt, City Administrator <br /> EXPLANATION /SUMMARY: <br /> Note: This request was reviewed by the Planning Commission at its February 27, <br /> 1995 meeting. The commission unanimously recommended approval of the variance, <br /> with certain restrictions on parking (see Planning Commission resolution 95 -01, <br /> attached). <br /> Background <br /> Currently, the Coffee Grounds coffee shop has a seating capacity of <br /> approximately 40 persons and a floor area of approximately 900 square feet. <br /> A cafe or restaurant is a permitted use in a B 1 district, provided that it has <br /> a maximum floor area of 1,000 square feet (Chapter 9, §8.01 subd. 2 (k). <br /> A variance to the zoning code's maximum of 1,000 square feet of floor area is <br /> being requested because the applicant proposes to expand the floor area of the <br /> Coffee Grounds by remodeling interior area currently used as storage space. <br /> This request is not an addition to the building. The expansion would add <br /> approximately 550 square feet of floor space and includes a stage and seating <br /> area. To accommodate the additional seating, the zoning code requires that <br /> additional off street parking spaces be added either on site or through <br /> arrangements with neighboring property owners. <br />