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• APPENDIX A CONDITIONAL USES The uses identified in Table 1, Section 3.1 that require a Condition Use Permit shall be evaluated based on the following applicable criteria: A. Eating Places /Outdoor Restaurants, Clubs and Lodges: 1. Accessory outdoor seating areas: a. The applicant shall submit a site plan and other pertinent information demonstrating the location and type of all tables, refuse receptacles, and wait stations. b. Access to the dining area shall be provided only via the principal building if the dining area is full service restaurant, including table waiting service. c. The size of the dining area is restricted to thirty (30) percent of the total customer floor area within the principal structure. d. All lighting shall be hooded and directed away from adjacent residential uses in accordance with Section 3, Subd. 4. F of the Lino Lakes Zoning Ordinance. e. The applicant shall demonstrate that pedestrian circulation is not disrupted as a result of the outdoor dining area by providing the following: 1) Outdoor dining area shall be segregated from through pedestrian circulation by means of fencing, bollards, ropes, plantings, or other methods, and shall be subject to review and approval by the City Council. 2) Minimum clear passage zone for pedestrians at the perimeter of the restaurant shall be at least six (6) feet without interference from parked motor vehicles, bollards, trees, tree gates, curbs, stairways, trash receptacles, street lights, parking meters, or the like. 3) Overstory canopy of trees, umbrellas or other structures extending into the pedestrian clear passage zone or pedestrian aisle shall have a minimum clearance of seven (7) feet above sidewalk. f. The dining area shall be surfaced with concrete, bituminous or decorative pavers or may consist of a deck with wood or other flooring material that provides a clean, attractive, and functional surface. A minimum width of thirty -six (36) inches shall be provided within aisles of the outdoor dining area. h. Storage of furniture shall not be permitted outdoors between November 1 and March 31. Outdoor furniture that is immovable or permanently fixed or attached to the sidewalk shall not be subject to the storage prohibition of this section. However, any immovable or permanently fixed or attached furniture must be approved as part of the administrative permit application.