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MEMORANDUM To:Mayor Stille and St. Anthony Village City Council From:Stephen Grittman, City Planner Date:City Council Meeting – March 14, 2023 NAC Project No.323.01 – 23.01 Request:Request for a Conditional Use Permit for Catering Facility in the Light Industrial District Property Address:3601 29th Avenue NE Property PID:06-029-23-44-0036 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Applicants are seeking approval of a Conditional Use Permit to remodel and occupy an existing building at the above address. The site is zoned Light Industrial, and is surrounded by other Industrial parcels. The proposed use would be as a commercial catering and food preparation business, listed as a Conditional Use in the L-I District. The applicants note that the business supports its existing restaurant (The Tea House) at 2425 University Avenue SE in Minneapolis. The application notes that the activity at the site may eventually expand to include fresh and frozen food preparation for sale in groceries and restaurants. The building is a 14,447 square foot structure that occupies the extent of the site, with its attendant parking and circulation spaces. The building exterior would be modified only slightly through the refitting of an existing doorway with a frost stoop to meet building code exiting requirements. The applicant further notes that no exterior signage would be provided, with the exception of directional/identification signage over existing entrances. The plans show parking along the east wall of the main building, and along the north wall of the “warehouse” portion of the building. A single at-grade dock door serves the warehouse portion of the building along that north wall as well. No additional docks are proposed. The applicants indicate the potential for 2 semi- or box-trucks serving the site, with no overnight parking, along with 2 vans for deliveries, which would be parked in existing parking spaces. PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION The Planning Commission considered the item at a public hearing on February 21, 2023. Representatives of the project were in attendance, but no other members of the public offered comment. The Commission’s discussion primarily focused on the compatibility of the use with