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• • Millers Crossroads Shopping Center page 5 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR DRIVE THROUGH AND OUTDOOR SEATING Drive Through: The original approval of this site included one driveway from Lakota Trail to the parking lot to the front (north) of the building. The proposal includes a second driveway to create a drive through route to a drive up window for the coffee shop. This requires some alterations of the site. The stormwater system originally was designed for the upper pond to discharge into the next one to the south, then to the next one, and so on. The main driveway runs between the first and second ponds. There is a strip of land separating the second and third ponds. The newly proposed drive through lane is to be built over this strip of land. This will require the construction of a retaining wall. The drive through will cross the stormwater pond outlot, so an access easement is needed. The easement will grant access to the commercial site across the pond outlot. (This outlot was platted as Outlot C of Millers Crossroads, but revised to be Outlot G, Millers Crossroads 3rd Addition.) Though the outlot is not yet owned by the City, it will be deeded to the City, as is often the case with ponding areas. It is important that the City's stormwater management activities and responsibilities are not negatively affected by the access drive. It also is important that the commercial property owner is responsible for maintaining the roadway. The maintenance of the road will be addressed through an agreement with the commercial property owner. The owner will be responsible for maintaining the road and retaining wall. Outdoor Seating: The coffee shop is to have an outdoor seating area on the south side of the building. It is approximately 580 sf . The area is screened with landscaping. A decorative iron fence around the seating area ensures it is accessible only from within the building. • Standards and Requirements for All Conditional Use Permits The zoning ordinance includes overall standards that apply to all CUPs. There also are specific requirements for each CUP for a specific use. General Standards: The Planning and Zoning Board shall recommend a conditional use permit and the Council shall order the issuance of such permit only if it finds the following criteria have been met: a. The proposed development application has been found to be consistent with the policies and recommendations of the Lino Lakes Comprehensive Plan including: 1) Land Use Plan. 2) Transportation Plan. 3) Utility (Sewer and Water) Plans. 4) Local Water Management Plan.