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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes April 20, 2010 Page 4 1 public hearing. He suggested the possibility of an addition into the end column of the existing 2 monument sign on Silver Lake Road(depicted as photo #4 in proposed sign modifications). 3 4 Commissioners stressed that scale should be taken into consideration and that the signage should 5 not be obtrusive. It was suggested that the applicant consider moving Cub Foods further up on 6 the existing sign with additional tenants added to the sign. The City's focus on walkability 7 should be taken into consideration with a pedestrian friendly aspect to the signage. 8 9 Chair Jensen requested commissioners to forward any further comments on the proposed sign 10 modifications to Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes. 11 12 VIII.2. CUP AND VARIANCE FOR RESTAURANT DRIVE-THRU—2714 HWY 88 13 14 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes stated staff met with Ms. Lisa Anderson who is interested 15 in opening a coffee shop/cafe in the former Snyder Drug Store site at the Marketplace Center. 16 The site already has an approved Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the existing drive-thru. The 17 City Attorney has advised that an additional CUP would be needed for the drive-thru because the 18 proposed use of the site is a restaurant. In addition, a variance would be needed for the proposed 19 cafe/restaurant as it is located 150 feet from the residential district across the street. The distance 20 required for this use in the City Ordinance is 250 feet. 21 22 Ms. Lisa Anderson, applicant, addressed the Planning Commission and provided information on 23 the proposed coffee shop/cafe. She stated it would be very family friendly with organic, fair 24 trade coffee, and a healthy menu. The concept is popular on the east and west coast. There 25 would be a designated area for kids to play. Ms. Anderson stated they would like to use the 26 drive-thru,but it will not be the main portion of their business. They do not believe that this 27 would be a detriment to the residents, and the drive-thru is already located on the site. They have 28 done market research and talked to the people and businesses. The coffee shop will be walker 29 friendly, and the concept for the coffee shop and the family friendly,neighborhood focus fits 30 well with the St. Anthony concept. 31 32 Mr. Terry Bartlett addressed the Planning Commission and stated they believe the proposed 33 coffee shop would bring a great community atmosphere to an area missing a coffee shop. The 34 Subway restaurant in this area has people coming in for coffee because there is no coffee shop in 35 the area. Also, they will draw people in from other neighborhoods, and they believe the child 36 friendly atmosphere will be a draw. 37 38 Ms. Anderson and Mr. Bartlett answered questions of the Planning Commission on the proposed 39 coffee shop/cafd, including a discussion on the speaker system, a review of the anticipated traffic 40 pattern on the site, and the proposed children's play area. They indicated that there will likely be 41 a speaker located a short distance from the window for ordering. The speaker will have a 42 volume control that is automatically adjusted according to the ambient noise. It was also noted 43 that the residential area on the Lowry Avenue side of the property has a six foot high concrete 44 wall. 45