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MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING JANUARY 9, 1989 Chairman Black called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.M. Black, Nestingen, Duncan, Grittner, Barry, Daykin, Boche and Finegan. Also present was Counci]_ Liaison Wa]_lin and Planner Malloy. Carroll. Nestingen moved, seconded by Finegan, approva]_ of the December 5, 1988 Minutes as presented. Motion carried unanimously. Black opened the public hearing at 7:45 P.M. and advised that notice had been published in the Falcon Heights Focus on Wednesday, December 21, 1988. Black explained that a request had been received to open a business in the Northome Shopping Center as a game arcade but before such request could be acted upon, the City Code would have to be amended to add such use. City Staff suggested amendment of Section 9-10.01, Subd. 2. There being no one present wishing to be heard, the hearing was closed at 7:55 P.M. Discussion ensued on whether game arcades should be allowed in the • City of Falcon Heights as there was neighborhood opposition to such an operation previously due to continual problems encountered by residents. Since game arcades are not covered by statute, to merely deny a property owner the right to use his property as he wishes by mere refusal to amend City Code is arbitrary. If the game arcade were included in the conditional use section of the City Code, certain conditions could be placed on such use to limit neighborhood concerns. After further discussion, Boche moved to include game arcades as a category in the conditional use section of the City Code. The motion was seconded by Daykin and upon a voice vote, the following voted in favor thereof: Daykin, Boche, Black, Grittner, Nestingen and the following voted against the same: Barry, Finegan and Duncan. Motion carried. Dennis Hunt requested a variance for parking to open a take-out de]_i in the Bullseye Plaza Shopping Center. The deli will be 1,020 square feet in size. Henry Kristal, representing Embers Restaurants, requested that the Planning Commission consider: (1) there is not enough on-site parking for another eating/take-out establishment, and (2) the shared parking agreement cannot continue if another eating establishment were to go into the west end of the Bullseye building as there is not enough parking. Shopping Center employees are using the east end of the Embers lot for parking instead of using the liquor store lot which has been no problem until this time, but this practice could not be continued if another restaurant were established on the west end of the Bullseye building. The larger picture needs to be examined for parking for the entire center and its tenants.