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Mounds View Planning Commission November 17, 2010 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />5. Planning Cases <br /> <br />None. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />6. Other Planning Activity <br /> <br /> A. B-2, Limited Business Zoning District Discussion <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller stated the City recently received a sign permit for a new restaurant at <br />Silver View Plaza. In reviewing the details of the new restaurant, staff determined that the City <br />could not allow it in the mall because of the existing B-2 zoning. This restaurant would be a full <br />operation restaurant and current B-2 zoning only allows delicatessens. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller stated in 1988, the owner, Kraus Anderson, applied to rezone the <br />property to B-3, but the City denied the request due to concerns about inadequate parking on- <br />site. In 2005, Kraus Anderson again applied to rezone the property to B-3, and they were again <br />denied for the same reasons as 1988. She added the main parking problem is that about thirty <br />percent of the parking spaces at Silver View Plaza are in the back of the mall where employees <br />would typically park, not customers. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller stated by amending the B-2 zoning code by adding a few more <br />allowed uses and/or conditional uses would be beneficial to this particular mall. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson stated that the current definition of delicatessen states there is a maximum <br />seating capacity of 24. He added that by leaving the seating capacity at 24, and removing the <br />specific type of cooking allowed could solve this issue. He proposed amending the B-2 Zoning <br />Code to allow for delicatessens and small restaurants as permitted uses. <br /> <br />Commissioner Meehlhause agreed with Chair Stevenson’s amendment, and added that with this <br />addition of more allowed uses, it may be beneficial to the mall. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Roberts asked if the Commission was receptive to Chair <br />Stevenson’s recommendation for amending the permitted uses at Silver View. He also clarified <br />the maximum restaurant seating amount of 24 chairs. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson stated it would be his preference to keep the maximum seating at 24 due to the <br />parking constraints. <br /> <br />Commissioner Smith asked if there would also be a square footage limitation to correspond with <br />the maximum seating limit. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson recommended that 2,000 square feet be the maximum restaurant size allowed as <br />a permitted use.