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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 10, 2015 Page 2 A. Resolution 15-015; a Resolution Approving a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to Allow a Restaurant to be Located less than 250 feet from a Residentially Zoned District and a Variance from the Minimum Required Parking Stalls on the property located at 2510 Kenzie Terrace. Kelsey Johnson, City Planner (WSB & Associates), presenting. 6 City Planner Johnson provided historical background regarding the CUP request and variance 7 request and stated the City Council sent this item back to the Planning Commission for ftxrther 8 review and requested feedback related to the hours of operation as well as additional screening to 9 mitigate glare. She stated that the proposed hours of operation are 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. Sunday 10 through Thursday and 11:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday with the dine -in portion of the 11 restaurant closed at 10:00 p.m. every night. She stated that all delivery vehicles must park on the 12 north side of the building after 10:00 p.m. in order to minimize headlight glare onto the 13 residential area to the south. She advised the Planning Commission recommended extended 14 hours of operation until 1:00 a.m. for delivery or takeout orders on holidays or the eve of 15 holidays that occur Sunday through Thursday, however, the applicant did not have an interest in 16 extended hours on holidays and did not seek approval for the extended hours. She presented 17 several photographs of the site and explained that the Planning Commission recommended 18 requiring the applicant to add additional screening to mitigate any glare from headlights. She 19 pointed out that any additional screening would need to be reviewed to ensure compliance with 20 the City's vision triangle standards for pedestrian and traffic safety, adding that the screening 21 would be reviewed as part of any landscaping plan submitted by the applicant. She advised that 22 the Planning Commission recommended that the screening consist of coniferous shrubs at least 23 3' in height in order to screen as much as possible. 24 25 Mr. Joel Janssen stated his agreement with everything that the Planning Commission has brought 26 forth. 27 28 Councilmember Gray requested confirmation from Mr. Janssen that it was not his intent to ask 29 for a liquor license. 30 31 Mr. Janssen replied it was not his intent to ask for a liquor license at this time. 32 33 Councilmember Gray requested confirmation from Mr. Janssen that he does not have a plan in 34 the future to ask for a liquor license. 35 36 Mr. Janssen replied he was not going to close the avenue for a liquor license in the future. 37 38 Councilmember Gray wished to remind Mr. Janssen that the likelihood of getting a liquor license 39 at this location was not great. 40 41 Mr. Janssen stated he was not interested in getting a liquor license and was well aware it would 42 be difficult to get a liquor license. 43 44 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve Resolution 15- 45 015; a Resolution Approving a Conditional Use Permit to Allow a Restaurant to be Located less 46 than 250 feet from a Residentially Zoned District and a Variance from the Minimum Required 47 Parking Stalls on the Property located at 2510 Kenzie Terrace. 48