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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JUNE 24, 1998 COFFEE SHOP Jan McMillan appeared before the Council and reported that they would like to build a coffee shop on the property at 89 West Little Canada Road which would have living quarters in the upper level. They are requesting a variance to the City's setback standards so that the coffee shop can be placed on the lot and accommodate both the handicapped ramp they are proposing on the west side of the structure as well as a drive - through window. McMillan pointed out that the property is presented zoned B -3, which requires no side yard setbacks. However, RB zoning would require a 15 -foot setback on the east side of the property. Fahey asked if the McMillan's were in agreement with either of the two options recommended by the Planning Commission. Doug McMillan replied that they were. McMillan commented that they need to get the building as far to the west as possible in order to accommodate the drive through on the east and handicapped ramp on the west. Their preference is to set the building 10 feet from the east property line. McMillan indicated that they could make the site work with a 15- foot setback on the east, however. Jan McMillan again pointed out that the present zoning of the property would allow a building to be constructed right up to the property line. McMillan referred to the diagram of the building they are proposing, and indicated that the portion of the structure on the east that looks like a garage would actually be a community or conference room. Morelan pointed out that the width of the property is 74 feet, which would seem to make this property unbuildable. Scalze pointed out that this is a lot of record. The City Planner pointed out that several of the lots along County Road C have widths that are less than the City's minimum standards. However, these are existing lots of record, and the Code allows for the development of existing lots of record. The Planner also pointed out that this particular lot existed prior to Rosewood Drive. The development of Rosewood Drive made this lot a corner lot that results in greater setback standards. The Planner indicated that the B -3 zoning would require a 40 -foot setback from County Road C and Rosewood and no setback from the east property line. Morelan asked if under B -3 zoning two buildings could be constructed so as to butt up to one another. The Planner replied that was correct. Fahey asked how wide the coffeehouse structure would be. Page 8