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<br />B-2 Restaurant Uses discussion <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Another topic to consider with allowing more types of restaurants, is liquor sales. Currently <br />the code allows off-sale liquor sales in a B-2 district, and on-sale liquor sales only in a B-3 <br />district. A liquor license must be approved by the City Council for any establishment to sell <br />liquor, either off-sale or on-sale, but there is also an “on-sale wine license” in which the <br />business is limited to only wine sales. With on-sale liquor licenses, if the business does not <br />have at least 60% of their sales from food, there is a minimum setback of 500 feet from a <br />school or church. There are no schools or churches currently within 500 feet, but that would <br />have to be taken into consideration by the property managers for new tenants, as there was <br />a school leasing space in the mall at one time. <br /> <br />Comparisons: <br /> <br />Staff reviewed five other cities zoning codes to determine how others regulate restaurants. <br />The five cities were Fridley, Arden Hills, Maplewood, Roseville and New Brighton. New <br />Brighton’s code pertaining to restaurants is similar to Mounds View, and the rest all allow <br />restaurants in a B-2 or lower zoning district. All the cities do require restaurants with a drive <br />up/drive thru to be in a higher zoning district and/or have a conditional or special use permit. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Review staff report and discuss increasing the allowable restaurant uses in business <br />zoning districts. <br /> <br /> <br /> ________________________ <br />Heidi Heller <br />Planning Associate <br /> <br />