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Page 3 of 11 <br />Ramsey County Aerial Map <br />Plan Evaluation <br />Chapter 13, Zoning Regulations Review <br />1. Land Use Chart (NB Neighborhood Business District) – Section 1320.05 <br />The Subject Property is located in the NB, Neighborhood Business District. A Restaurant and <br />Restaurant-Fast Food is a conditional use in this district. Lindey’s Prime Steakhouse is a legal <br />nonconforming use in this district that is allowed to continue to operate and be maintained until <br />such time that there is a change in use or intensification/expansion that triggers an additional <br />zoning/land use review. The proposed parking lot modifications fall under the categories of repair, <br />replacement, restoration, and maintenance as allowed as a continuation of a nonconforming use. <br />2. Special Requirements for the Neighborhood Business District - Section 1320.08, Subd. 5 <br />- Building Exteriors, Site Features, and Site Development <br />A. Buffer Yards – Legal Nonconforming and Flexibility Requested <br />In the NB District, the City requires a 30 foot buffer strip adjacent to all residential uses outside <br />of the neighborhood business district. The buffer yard is to be landscaped with a combination of <br />evergreen trees and deciduous trees such that the use is substantially screened from the adjacent <br />residences. The buffer yard landscaping may be in excess of the minimum landscaping <br />requirements. <br />The abutting parcels to the north and east are both residentially zoned. The Applicants will be <br />removing existing bituminous curbing along the north property line and reinstalling curb and <br />gutter as part of the project in the same location. No changes are proposed to the location of the <br />parking lot along the west, north and south property lines. This existing portion of the parking