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6 - 765 square feet to 2 , 700 square feet of the Good Luck Cafe at 2700 i Coolidge Street N.E. Chair- Makowske read the notice of the hearing which had gone out . to all property owners within 350 feet of the subject property and had been published in the Bulletin July 7. No-one present reported failure to receive the notice or objected to its content. Mr. Childs explained that because the existing restaurant is currently a non-conforming use because it is sited on two lots , one commercially and the other R-1 (single family dwelling) zoned, it -would be -necessary for the City to 1) rezone the single family lot to commercial to permit the expansion; 2) grant a conditional use .permit : to allow the expansion in a location which is - less than 250 feet from a residentially zoned district; and 3) to grant a variance which would permit 22 parking spaces where 85 are required by Ordinance. He noted the original application had been in error because the 34 parking spaces proposed had included part of the City right-of-way. The Manager reiterated his recommendation in his July . 12 cover Memorandum in the agenda packet that he perceives only a minor expansion might .be. acceptable on that- particular .lot - and thatonly if the applicant is able to provide adequate parking. and buffering of his property from the adjoining residential neighborhood. It is staff' s recommendation that if - the -applicant • is not willing to adjust his plans in this manner, the Commission should recommend Council denial of the request. There was a general concurrence that the drawings which- had been submitted with the application were inadequate and Commissioner Bjorklund..attempted to draw with chalk a rough sketch of what he perceived the proposal would be. Commissioner Bowerman protested this effort saying he believed the Commission could not make an educated decision on the proposal unless they had acceptable site plans including parking and landscaping drawn to scale. However, since -there- were about a dozen persons present to discuss the proposal, the Commissioner conceded the hearing should proceed so they could provide input to the consideration. The points of opposition to the proposal expressed in the July 13 letter from.-Dr. Preston and Sharon Williams were echoed by residents who live near the restaurant, including Jerry Kelly, John J. Jadinak; 2805 27th-' Avenue N.E. , who lives across the .alley; Donald Drusch and Bernadette Loahr who live at 3804 and -2800 Pahl Avenue N.E. , who agreed. the expansion would have an adverse effect on their neighborhood.. Commissioner Jones summarized their opposi.tion .by telling the applicants Kin Lun Kwong, 5001 Clearview, Avenue 'N.E: in Fridley and his interpreter, Simon. Kwong, :that he perceived that. Mr. Kwon' s. • neighbors •-believe.,-that in the two or three years he- has been in business his- method- of :handling--garbage and weeds have resulted in difficulties- for them as well as the general appearance of his property since he took over the . cafe - after- the Three Circles rest- aurant.- closed. He said the -neighbors- agree with Dr. Williams that