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7. Delete existing requirement that a business must be in operation for six months before it can get a license. We recommend this requirement in the Lino Lakes code be eliminated. New restaurants and inns must be allowed to get a liquor license. This is especially important in the Town Center and the I -35E interchange area. 8. Do not establish maximum number of off -sale licenses. We recommend that the City should not establish a maximum number of off -sale licenses. There doesn't seem to be a need for this. If a problem with too many licenses or applications arises in the future, the code can be amended. 9. Do not establish maximum distance between licenses. We recommend that the City should not establish a minimum distance between licenses. There doesn't seem to be a need for this. If a problem arises relative to distances in the future, the code can be amended. 10. Rezone the Village area in the Town Center to allow liquor sales. The current Limited Business zoning does not allow on -sale or off -sale liquor uses. The plans for the area include restaurants, which will require liquor licenses. 11. Amend Zoning Ordinance to allow shared parking for liquor establishments in the Town Center, and possibly other areas. Shared parking would be desirable in the Town Center and maybe other areas. For example, retail, office, or public uses that are open only during the day would not need parking at night. Restaurants often have greater need for parking at night. These two uses could utilize the same parking areas. Benefits include saving space, reducing the amount of impervious surface, and reducing costs. This would be addressed by amending the parking standards in the Zoning Ordinance. Another option is to decrease the parking requirements only in the Town Center. Again, this would be addressed by amending the parking standards in the Zoning Ordinance. Liquor Licenses and Land Use Issues May 3, 1999 page 7