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-12- <br /> 1 John Bedard, 3090 Rice Street , owner of the Video Update franchise-, <br /> 2 said his operation has a system set up by which customers can get in <br /> 3 and out within eight or ten minutes . He said he also owns other stores <br /> 4 which range in size from 800 to 4 ,000 square feet and they all have <br /> 5 less parking space than this store . He also pointed out that the <br /> . 6 Kentucky- Fried Chicken caters to customers who move in and out fast <br /> 7 and don' t park for any length of time at all . <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Jim Shelton, 2908 West 100th Street, identified himself as the land- <br /> 10 lord of that store , which was formerly a Penny Pincher Discount <br /> 11 store, and he said parking had never been a problem in that center. <br /> 1.2 ..... <br /> 13 Hobie Swan , who owns the Lowry Motor Court across Kenzie Terrace , <br /> 14 indicated he was not opposing -the store but thought the City should <br /> 15 address a long standing problem with traffic coming out of the center <br /> • 16 onto Kenzie Terrace since there have been three accidents and many <br /> 17 near misses because drivers use the wrong side of the entrance island <br /> 18 and ,make an illegal left hand turn down Kenzie jeopardizing motor <br /> 19 court residents in many instances. He suggested Kenzie 'terrace be <br /> 20 designated as only an entrance and Lowry Avenue as the exit to avoid <br /> 21 the potential for more accidents . Mr. Swan indicated he was cer- <br /> 22 tain there would be ample parking on the east end of the building . <br /> 23 Mr. Childs indicated the City would post the driveway in such a <br /> 24 manner as to prevent further illegal left turns . <br /> 25 <br /> 26 The hearing was closed at 10 : 35 P .M. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Motion by Commissioner Bjorklund and seconded by Commissioner Franzese <br /> 29 to :recommend the City Council grant the request from Mary J. and Craig <br /> 30 M. Belisle for a conditional use permit to operate a Video Update <br /> 31 movie and VCR rental and sales operation at 2510 Kenzie Terrace N.E. <br /> 32 under the conditions that: <br /> 33 <br /> 34 1. There would be no viewing of tapes in the store , except for bona <br /> 35 fide demonstrations of -tapes and no viewing would be visible <br /> 36 from outside the store . <br /> 37 <br /> 38 2 . The proprietors must comply with all state laws relating to <br /> 39 obscenity and to any ordinance of the : City of St. Anthony there- <br /> 40 after relating to obscenity. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 3. Confiction of the owner or -any of the employees of the owner for <br /> 43 violation of obscenity laws in the operation of the store would <br /> 44 be grounds for revocation of this permit by the City Council . <br /> 45 - . <br /> 46 4. That there be a drop ' box installed in front -of- the store to avoid <br /> 47 traffic congestion. <br /> 48. <br /> 49 5. ' The traffic flow information signage be- installed at the direction <br /> .50 of- the City Manager. <br /> 52 In' recommending this permit be granted;--the. Planning Commission, finds <br /> 53 that: <br /> •54 <br /> 55- A. The: proposed. fuse .is one of the . conditional.:-.uses.. specifically per- <br /> .. - 56 mitted yin the district in which' i-t is ..located:-, <br />