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Page 2—Amcon Construction/Stonehouse Redevelopment The other conditional use permit is for the on-sale liquor store, which is also a permitted conditional use in a commercial zoning district. Again, conditions can be placed on the store, depending on what is appropriate. Two front yard setback variances are being requested. The variance request consists of two front yard setback variances of 30 feet each for a proposed setback of 5 feet at the building corners. Due to the triangular shape of the parcel, the natural tendency is to develop the site similar to its current layout with the building to the south side and a sea of parking out to the corner. One of the strengths of the design concept, according to the developer, is to reduce the impact of the parking lot and to reinforce the street edge by using the restaurant to wrap around and create a.corner. This keeps the parking central within the site to allow shared use of the parking due to the shifting peak times of the businesses. Amcon has stated they will make an attractive gateway at the "front yard" entrance to the development. One rear yard setback variance of 10 feet is being requested for a proposed setback of 10 feet at the southeast corner property line jog. According to the developer, due to a job in the property line at the southeast corner of the site, the rear yard setback is greatly reduced (by approximately 35 feet). The triangular shape of the site creates a natural siting of the retail, building to the south property line. This property line jog reduces a comfortable building to property line dimension from 45' to 10'. The final variance request from Amcon is related to parking. The developer is requesting a parking variance of 40 stalls for a proposed 40 parking stalls for a sit-down restaurant. The developer says the proposed parking assumes a lower total requirement than the City code requires. City code states the amount of parking needed must be no less than the total seating capacity of the structure divided by 2.5, plus one parking space for each employee on the largest shift. The proposed restaurant will have 170 seats. Based on the City's required parking formula, the required number of stalls would total 80. The developer is proposing 40 stalls for the restaurant with the balance to be shared with the retail building. Regarding the retail component, there must be at least one parking space for every 300 square feet of gross floor area, which is 20,000 square feet in this case. The developer shows 67 parking stalls for the retail area, which meets city code. Due to staggered peak business times for retail/liquor store and the restaurant, the centralized parking will maximize the efficiency of the development, according to the developer. There is a commercial shopping center to the south of the site. The owner of the St. Anthony Shopping Center has stated to staff that he does not want to be the spillover parking spot, which is a concern. In the past, staff has conducted research on parking requirements in neighboring cities. Attached please find the memo summarizing area parking requirements. In terms of signage, the developer has told staff they will keep within the limits of the City's sign ordinance. It will all be building/wall signage. The developer has mentioned that the wall signage will consist of backlit logo signs. There will not be a glow to affect the residential area. The developer has mentioned the same goes for the lighting on the