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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS INC. MEMORANDUM T0: Little Canada Planning Commission, Mayor and City Council FROM: Anne Bronken /Brad Nielsen DATE: August 7, 1980 RE: Taco John's - Request for Building Expansion Permit FILE NO.: 758.09 (80.16) BACKGROUND The applicant is requesting a building permit for the expansion of the existing Taco John's structure and the addition of a drive through order station. The site is located at the intersection of Rice Street and Country Drive (see Site Location Map, attached) and is zoned B -3 (General Business District). The properties to the south and east are vacant, to the north is commercial occupied by a bar, and to the west is the Little Canada /Roseville boundary. ISSUES AND ANALYSIS 1. Building addition. The building expansion proposed will be an addition of 573.75 square feet to the south side of the existing structure (see Site Plan, attached). The addition will be used for sit down dining. It should be noted that Rice Street is scheduled by Minnesota Department of Transportation to be widened. Although the building in question (including the addition) currently conforms to the 40 foot setback re- quirement, this setback will be reduced, and therefore nonconforming, when Rice Street is widened. However, since this is not a result of action by the applicant, it is considered impractical to require the addition to be setback from the existing structure, and unreasonable to require re- location of the entire building. Since the front of the addition is pro- posed as to be flush with the front of the existing structure, it will not create an excess nonconformance after Rice Street is widened. The expansion plans need to be approved by the City Building Official. 2. Parking. Taco John's is required by the ordinance to provide the following offstreet parking spaces: 30 4820 minnetonka boulevard, suite 420 minneapolis, mn 55416 612/925 -9420