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As another example, the table above notes that country clubs are conditional uses in several residential zoning districts. Country clubs typically have a bar and serve liquor with meals. If a country club is a desired use, it will be necessary to consider if a liquor license should be reserved for a country club. RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommendations are listed for issues derived from past liquor licensing discussions and the research conducted for this report. Others require additional policy discussion and direction. The Zoning Ordinance and the Liquor Licensing ordinance are the tools for addressing these issues. 1. Reserve some licenses for Town Center and I- 35E/Main St. Staff recommends reserving two on -sale licenses for the Town Center and one for the I -35E interchange. Chapter 700 (the City's liquor license ordinance) could be amended to reserve the licenses and describe the geographic area for which the licenses are reserved. This is an instance where the City can go beyond the state statute, which doesn't address reserving licenses for specified uses or areas. The only problem is that the Village site is zoned Limited Business. This zone does not allow on -sale or off -sale. The entire Town Center site should be rezoned to Planned Development Overlay to allow for the flexibility needed there. Liquor sales could be included specifically in this overlay when the rezoning is approved. 2. Reserve licenses for specified uses. We recommend that the reserved licenses be restricted not only to certain locations but also to specific uses. We recommend the licenses be reserved for restaurants and lodging facilities with restaurants. 3. Establish minimum requirements for the reserved licenses to ensure desirable development. In addition, we recommend establishing minimum requirements for the restaurants for which licenses are reserved. Options include size (square footage, number of customers that can be served simultaneously, number of tables), and percentage of sales from food versus liquor. The purpose for such a requirement is to ensure the reserved license is issued to a restaurant that serves liquor rather than a bar that serves Liquor Licenses and Land Use Issues May 3, 1999 page 4