08-14-2014 Planning Comm. Agenda

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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC.. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.231 .2555 Facsimile: 763.231 .2561 planners@nacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: Little Canada Planning Commission Stephen Grittman August 6, 2014 RE: Little Canada - VooDoo Live Restaurant and Bar Architectural Review & PUD Permit FILE NO: 758.09 - 14.14 BACKGROUND Chris Gnetz, on behalf of the VooDoo Live Restaurant and Bar, has applied for architectural review of restaurant / bar proposed to occupy a retail center building located at 27 East Little Canada Road. The subject site is occupied by two retail center buildings (the Thunder Bay and Round Lake Plazas). The restaurant / bar is proposed to occupy most of the easterly building which measures approximately 15,000 square feet in size. Previous retail center occupants of the easterly building include small cafe, service, and retail businesses. In conjunction with the proposed interior conversion of the retail center to a restaurant/bar use, the applicants have proposed a second story addition over approximately half the building. The second story addition is to be "open to below" and is intended to mimic the character of a French New Orleans restaurant/bar. In this regard, no floor area is proposed to be added to the building. The subject site is zoned PUD, Planned Unit Development and lies within the City's Rice Street / Little Canada Road Architectural Review District. As a result, the applicant's proposal is subject to both PUD Permit and architectural review. ANALYSIS Land Use Compatibility. As a PUD, the City has the ability to determine the appropriateness of land uses proposed upon the subject site. The subject site is bordered by multiple family residential uses to the north, single family residential uses to 1