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7. - • his present level of .business would not seem to justify such a large expansion and are concerned thatif he were ever to have 88 persons seated in his cafe the 22 parking spaces he proposes to provide would be grossly inadequate and his customers would end up parking on the adjacent residential streets which are- over- utilized now. Simon Kwong who had written the letter of application which accompanied the requests served as translator for Kin tun Kwong' s responses in chinese to these objections. He siad the retaurant proprietor would erect a six foot wood fence to buffer his property from the neighbors on one- side and a brick wall around - the -garbage area. He had no solution for the on street parking potential, but indicated all truck deliveries would be made from the front of the restaurant to avoid damage to Mr. Jadinak's cyclone fence along the alley. Mr. Kwon was- unable to give an explanation of why he had not maintained his property in- a better fashion in the past, but promised to "do better" in the future. Although his- present clientelle could not justify the expansion' he proposes, Mr. Kwon indicated through his interpreter that many potential Chinese customers had told him they would patronize his place of business if it weren't so small. Mr. Jadinak indicated he would hate to see the traffic problems the neighbors had experienced in the past with the previous drive-in repeated with this business and said it cost. him $275 to keep his dandelions cut which -he attributed to the lack of weed control on the restaurant property. Mr. Drusch indicated he believes the quality of life in that neighborhood would be devalued if the expansion were permitted and traffic and parking on adjacent street increased to the point it had been with the Three Circles . He suggested there was adequate space for a cafe of this size in the adjoining St. Anthony Shopping Center- and suggested the City work with Mr. Kwon to make such a move feasible so the lot which is now zoned commercial could be rezoned to R-1 to match the surrounding district zoning. Mrs. Loahr indicated she would rather see a "growing fence" like a growing hedge provided as a buf.fer,- saying "The last thing we need ' in this neighborhood is another large wooden fence. " The hearing was closed at 10:25 p.m. Mr. Childs indicated he perceives the owners insistance that he would need only thw two employees to run the expanded business was not realistic and there should be some provision in the plan for employee parking. He emphasized to the Commission memebers that there had been no- evidence submitted which proved the City Ordinance or unique topography of this particular parcel of land caused a hardship which would justify granting either a conditional use permit or the requested variance for parking. He perceives the only hardship the restaurant proprietor would experience was not being able to -squeeze larger cafe on an inadequately sized lot. • Motion- by Commissioner Bjorkl-und and seconded by Commissioner Jones to recommend Council denial of requests from Kin Lun Kwong for a conditional use permit, a parking space variance and rezoning of Lot• 2 . Block 6 , Murray Heights Addition (2700 Coolidge Street N.E. ) which would permit the expansion of, the Good Luck Cafe from a 765