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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – April 5, 2023 2 <br /> <br />existing outdoor patio area. The patio expansion will include additional dining tables, pergolas, a <br />lounge area with fireplace, and a commercial recreation area for cornhole leagues. In order to <br />construct the patio expansion, the Applicant would need to remove five parking spaces in front of <br />the building. Two of those spaces are accessible parking spaces that will be relocated near the <br />patio within the existing parking lot. A Site Plan Review is required in any Business, Industrial, <br />or Multiple Family Zoning District when there is the reorganization of parking, drives, and <br />entrances. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Jagoe explained as part of the application, the Applicant is <br />also requesting a zoning code amendment to allow for commercial recreational use to be <br />conducted outdoors in the B-2 Zoning District. Currently, the city code limits any commercial <br />recreational activity to be conducted within an enclosed building (i.e. indoors). The Applicant is <br />proposing that the allowance for a commercial recreation – outdoor would be limited to being an <br />accessory use only when conducted in conjunction with a commercial recreation – indoor land <br />use. Additionally, their narrative notes that restrictions could be included in the amended <br />ordinance language such as capping the evening hours for which the outdoor recreational activity <br />would be allowed (i.e. 10 PM) or no high voltage lighting (i.e. flood lights). <br /> <br />Community Development Director Jagoe reported the Subject Property is approximately 1.5 <br />acres. The bowling alley also features a full service restaurant/party room and an arcade. In <br />addition to the Subject Property, the Applicant owns two other parcels in the immediate area (i.e. <br />east and north) along Connelly Avenue that are utilized for overflow off-street parking for the <br />bowling alley. Neither of these parcels have a structure, parking lot only. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Jagoe reviewed the surrounding area, the Plan Evaluation <br />and provided the Findings of Fact for review: <br /> <br />General Findings: <br />1. The Applicant has submitted an application for Site Plan Review at 1273 West County <br />Road E to expand the existing outdoor patio that will include an accessory outdoor <br />commercial recreation area. <br />2. The Subject Property is located within the B2 General Business District and is guided as <br />Community Mixed Use on the 2040 Land Use Plan. <br />3. Through the Site Plan Review, the Applicant is seeking approval to remove five off-street <br />parking spaces and reconfigure the location of accessible parking spaces in order to <br />expand the outdoor patio space. <br />4. The Applicant is proposing to add approximately 1,350 square feet of new impervious <br />surface for the expanded outdoor patio area and is converting approximately the same <br />square footage of existing impervious surface to a permeable surface with the addition of <br />artificial turf on the Subject Property. <br />5. The proposed plan does not conflict with the general purpose and intent of the Zoning <br />Code or the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City. <br />6. The application is not anticipated to create a negative impact on the immediate area or the <br />community as a whole. <br />7. The proposed plan will not produce any permanent noise, odors, vibration, smoke, dust, <br />air pollution, heat, liquid, or solid waste, and other nuisance characteristics. <br />8. The proposed plan is not anticipated to have any impact on traffic or parking conditions.