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Mounds View Planning Commission May 2, 2007 <br />Regular Meeting Page 8 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />Director Ericson stated Mounds View follows MNDot’s guidelines and restrictions regarding <br />road restrictions. He mentioned the Housing Replacement Program would be on the agenda for <br />the next Council Worksession. <br /> <br /> <br />B. Discuss Expanding the Allowed Food/Restaurant Uses in a B-2 Zoning <br />District <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller reported Kraus Anderson, Management Company of Silver View <br />Plaza, came before the Planning Commission in November 2005 to request a rezoning of the <br />property from a B-2, Limited Business, to a B-3, Highway Business. She explained the same <br />request was also made in 1988 not long after the center opened. She reported that due to the lack <br />of parking on the site and the layout of the building, and traffic flow, they were denied both <br />times. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller reported several business have asked about opening a business in <br />Silver View Plaza and were told they could not because of the zoning. She stated that in <br />comparison, the zoning across the street is B-4 and it is almost fully occupied. She indicated <br />Staff thought the Planning Commission might consider expanding allowed restaurant uses in a <br />B-2 zoning district. She stated other communities allow more in the B-2 than did Mounds View. <br />She pointed out the B-2 zoning areas on the zoning map. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller reported Silver View Plaza is over 50 percent vacant with more <br />tenants planning to leave. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson stated that as much as restaurants were wanted in Mounds View, they require <br />adequate parking. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller replied parking has always been the issue at Silver View Plaza. She <br />listed the square footage of miscellaneous businesses, restaurants, and fast food establishments in <br />Mounds View. <br /> <br />Discussion on Silver View Plaza and parking issues ensued. <br /> <br />Director Ericson commented there is no way the site would support a restaurant over 2000 <br />square feet. He cautioned that once the door is open to expanding the allowable food/restaurant <br />uses in a B-2 Zoning District, other problems could arise. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson stated every business in Silver View Plaza would have to be a conditional use in <br />order to not cause parking problems. <br /> <br />Commissioner Walsh-Kaczmarek recommended making suggestions as to what type of food <br />businesses could fit into Silver View Plaza. <br />