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Agenda Number <br /> CITY OF HUGO COMMUNITY <br /> DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: City Council/EDA <br /> FROM: Rachel Simone, Associate Planner <br /> SUBJECT: Kidz Place Child Care Center Office Rental <br /> DATE: February 15, 2007 for the EDA meeting of February 20, 2007 <br /> 1. OVERVIEW: <br /> On September 14, 2006 the City Council approved a site plan for Kidz Place Child Care Center <br /> located at 5448 Forest Boulevard North. The building includes a daycare and two spaces for <br /> office rentals. The owners of Kidz Place have been approached by the owners of Tasty Asia in <br /> Wyoming, MN to possibly acquire both of the spaces for their restaurant. Tasty Asia is a take-out <br /> and dine-in restaurant with bakery. <br /> The property is zoned Residential Service and restaurants are prohibited by the ordinance. The <br /> owners of Kidz Place feel this use will be compatible with the daycare, the surrounding <br /> residential services and the residential areas. Staff agrees with the owners and has been <br /> researching this issue for the past week. <br /> 2. ANALYSIS: <br /> Staff has researched other cities that allow restaurants in residential service areas. Most of them <br /> allow restaurants and some of them allow restaurants that serve alcohol. Staff does not think that <br /> a restaurant that serves alcohol will be a good fit in the area because it may disturb the residential <br /> neighborhoods. Also a drive thru restaurant may not fit in the area either because of the stacking <br /> of cars and the noise from the speakers. The Tasty Asia restaurant is not a drive thru and will not <br /> serve alcohol. <br /> The other issue besides the zoning with the restaurant use occupying the space next to Kidz Place <br /> is the parking. When the Kidz Place site plan was approved the rental space was proposed to be <br /> office. The parking was calculated by the requirements for an office use. Restaurant parking is <br /> calculated by the square footage of dining area and requires more parking than an office use. <br /> With the daycare and the proposed restaurant in the building, the requirement for parking would <br /> total 83 spaces including an area for outdoor dining. The site currently has 45 parking spaces. <br /> The issue of parking needs to be addressed before the restaurant could be allowed. The property <br />