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ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 10, 2003 4 . Councilmember Grant asked if the proposed addition was within the structure of the building, would the applicant need a variance. Mr. Hellegers replied they would not need a variance if no additional square footage beyond the footprint was being proposed. Mayor Aplikowski stated she wanted to grant this variance because the business had been in the City almost since the beginning of Arden Hills and it was the City that had changed the Ordinances affecting this business. She stated, however, she would like to see more landscaping separating the restaurant and the mobile home community. She stated she believed Mr. Welsch should not be short changed because the City had amended its Ordinances. Mr. Welsch replied he would add additional landscaping along the backside of the building. He stated he could eliminate some of the parking in that area because it was not necessary. He suggested the possibility of adding a berm. Councilmember Larson asked if this was a nonconforming use prior to be being . zoned a neighborhood business. Mr. Hellegers replied he believed it was conforming at that time. Mr. Parrish stated prior to the re-zoning, the use as a restaurant was a conforming use. With the re-zoning, the neighborhood business district requirements limit the square footage of restaurants to no more than 3,000 square feet; the property does not currently meet this requirement. In addition, the building is also non- conforming because it does not meet the landscape lot area requirement. Councilmember Larson asked if the remodeling they were proposing was limited to the addition to the existing kitchen. Mr. Welsch replied it would be adding this addition onto the kitchen, as well as remodeling the existing kitchen. Councilmember Larson asked if there was any other way they could reallocate space or activities, such as using the basement. Mr. Welsch replied it would violate health codes to move the kitchen or dishwashing facilities to the basement. Councilmember Holden asked for further information regarding the fence the . applicant installed. Mr. Welsch replied he put in barriers with a chain and presented photographs of the fence.