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-8- 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 a larger cafe on.-an inadequately sized lot. Motion by Commissioner Bjorklund 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 - square foot structure to -2700 -square feet as proposed, finding that the. three conditions which must be satisfied for -the- conditional use .permit -and the. variance had not been met in the- proposal , and for . the .following additional reasons: (1) . The City Comprehensive Plan indicated. .there is a conflict of- land use in this particular area of the City and recommended that future land use should not be commercial. (2) Existing businesses in -the same neighborhood are overutilizing on-street parking now. (3) The Metropolitan Transit Commission also overutilizes all available street parking in the immediate vicinity of .the cafe . (4), Adequate snow storage was not addressed in the. proposal. (5) Adequate screening or adequacy of existing screening was not • addressed in the proposal . (6) There is a strong possibility that the property -values of homes to the southwest, northwest and north side of the subject property might be adversely affected by the proposal. (7.) There was a . strong indication that the .traffic in the adjoining alley would be dangerously increased. ,(8) Onsite loading, employee parking, and storage of- garbage had not ..been adequately addressedin the proposal. (9) The applicant had not provided adequate site plans .including landscaping plans.. (10) There was .a significant departure from the standards which have .. .been established in the community for commercial usage with the proposed pvosision of 22 parking spaces where 85 are required by City Ordinance. (11) Almost all available parking spaces provided on the site are required for.-the .existing building. (.12). ... ..Testimony .from ,the neighbors indicated-.a poor history .of building . ; .. .and land maintenance and weed .and odor .control with the existing • business. .