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• • • Outdoor Seating and Golf Course Uses page 3 area would be included in the larger review. Only in the rare case when no other review is required, the addition of an outdoor dining /seating area would be reviewed as its own administrative permit application. Since the outdoor dining /seating is not a stand alone use, the intent is to eliminate the need for an additional, separate review process or approval whenever possible. • The proposed amendments relocate the performance requirements from the lists of conditional use permits in the zoning districts to a new Subdivision 16 within Section 3 of the zoning ordinance. Each zoning district then refers to this subdivision. Some revisions have been made for clarification. • When discussing outdoor seating the question of alcoholic beverage service typically arises. The current requirements mandate that whenever alcohol is served in the outdoor area, the outdoor area can only be accessed through the building. That is, customers cannot enter or leave the outdoor area from the sidewalk. The proposed amendments retain that requirement but add that this access restriction applies if alcohol is to be consumed in the outdoor area, not only when it is served. This anticipates the possibility of something like a pizza or sandwich shop that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption on site, including in an outdoor seating area, but does not have wait service outdoors. The amendment also acknowledges the somewhat obvious need for a liquor license. In summary, the main points of the proposed outdoor dining /seating amendments are: • They eliminate the semantic ambiguity of dining versus seating. Both are addressed. • Outdoor dining /seating must be accessory to a principal use. • Outdoor dining /seating is changed from a conditional use permit to an administrative permit, but the zoning districts in which it is allowed do not change. • Review of the seating area would occur with the review of the project of which the seating is part. If the seating is being added to an existing business, the review would occur with a building permit or, if no building permit, as an individual administrative permit review. • The existing requirements are relocated from the individual zoning district sections to a new subdivision of the general requirements section of the zoning ordinance. Some additions and clarifications have been made. • If liquor is to be consumed in the outdoor area, the area must have access only through the building. Golf Course Uses, Including Liquor Sales The Chomonix golf course is owned and operated by Anoka County Parks. The golf course currently holds a 3.2 on -sale beer license. The manager of the golf course contacted the city last year inquiring about the possibility of upgrading the license. The discussions highlighted the fact that the zoning ordinance does not include on- or off -sale alcohol sales in the zoning district where the golf course is located. In fact, the zoning ordinance allows alcohol sales only in the