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PLANNING REPORT northwest associated consultants, inc. TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Ann Liebenstein /Stephen Grittman DATE: 11 June 1985 RE: McDonald's CUP and Variance Requests BACKGROUND Ms. Kay Kassinger of the McDonald's Corporationhas applied for a condi- tional use permit allowing an additional egress onto Minnesota Avenue. The engress serves the drive - through lane and eliminates the driveway entirely encircling the restaurant. In addition a variance to the Sign Ordinance is sought to allow an additional freestanding sign on the southern McDonald's property line. The requested changes are illustrated on the site development plan. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ANALYSIS The McDonald's property is located in an area zoned B -3, General Business District. The drive - through facility was granted a conditional use permit by the City on June 11, 1980. At this time concern was expressed about circulation and the City Council added provisions to the plan to discourage patrons from exiting onto the already congested Rice Street. One of the requests was the restriping of the parking lot south of the restaurant creating angled parking which would head traffic conveniently toward the east exit on Minnesota Avenue. Another provision was the erection of a sign "No Right to Rice Street" at the corner where the drive - through lane re- entered the parking lot near the Rice Street entrance. Traffic is not to exit onto Rice Street from McDonald's. Concerning the pending condi- tional use permit request, Section 903.050 specifies: • For commercial uses a curb cut cannot be located less than sixty feet from the property line of a street intersection. • Curb openings cannot be less than forty feet apart. • One curb cut access is allowed per 125 feet of street frontage. 7 4820 minnetonka blvd. minneapolis, mn, ste. 200 55416 (6121 925-9420