10-13-2016 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION OCTOBER 13, 2016 Schletty-Flores asked if CVS drive-thru customers would see any signs about traffic as they are sitting in line. Mr. Christensen stated there will be a blind corner sign for their drive-thru customers, along with a mirror and stop sign for traffic coming in from Rice Street, and speed bumps. Duray asked about any other signage proposed for the business. Mr. Christensen stated they will only have the allowed signage. Duray asked about the Planner's recommendation to add landscaping along the north property line. The City Planner stated the original concern was for screening the order board, but now less of a concern since the order board is gone, so there should be adequate screening after the fence repairs. Davison stated that since the restaurant will not be open too late, noise should not be much of an issue for the residential area. Duray stated his big concern was screening for the neighbors to the east and north, but feels the screening has been addressed. He noted that it appears the applicant has tried to plan something that works for everyone as much as possible. There were no comments from the public. Schwalbach recommended approval of the conditional use permit for a drive-thru at 2680-2688 Rice Street, subject to the conditions in the staff report and the fence on the north and east sides must be fixed to provide adequate screening for lights and sound. Motion seconded by Schletty-Flores. Motion carried 5 — 0. VARIANCE TO The Associate Planner reported that Lynn and Troy Natus are the owners ALLOW of Mama T's Castle Tap at 2490 and 2500 Rice Street, and they purchased INCREASED the former Brady's property in October 2015. She explained that as new SIGNAGE AT owners they assumed the existing signage could be replaced, but staff 2490 & 2500 RICE discovered that some of it was illegal non -conforming and had been STREET, MAMA installed without permits. She explained that allowed signage amounts are T'S CASTLE TAP; calculated based on the amount of building frontage, but since this LYNN & TROY building is very narrow and deep, it does not end up allowing more than NATUS two square feet of wall signage after using the existing ground sign cabinet. She stated the applicant's proposal shows a new ground sign cabinet that will comply with the architectural guidelines and have a dynamic sign. She noted they will be removing the sign on the ground sign pole. The Associate Planner stated the applicant is asking for 18 additional square feet of signage in order to be able to also have a wall sign. She reported that staff finds that the orientation of the building is