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January 23, 197b '�'0: City Council and City I�'[anager FROM: Haward Dahlgren, City Pl.anner SUBJE(.T: John Bureau's appl.icatzon fox ].at sp1�t and special use perrnit for site plar� approval for "Poppin Fresh Pies" restaurant. As you are all ati,�are, for the past fe�J �+reeks we have 3�een negotiating w�th John Bureau regarding the development of the "Poppin Fxesh.�'ies" (Pillsbury) Iocation on Froxztage Drive, wes� of the Mid.west Federal Savings and Loan office. Our previous concerr�, as ihe basis �or o� da.sapprova�. from the Planning Car►�mission, was based on the potential of the development of a "fast foods strip" in this area of the City. Since that time tJe have re- ceived �hree doctrrnents from John Bureau, as a result of our negotiations, for the Council's consideration. The �irs� doctAnen� is a lette�^ (a copy of which is attaChed) whexein John Btireau {the owner of the land) agrees nat to utilztz� any of the re- maining land for "fast food - carry out" operatians. The xemainder has potential fax develapment of a more traditional sit-dawn restaurant such as a pancake. house, steak house, and Eddie ��ebsterts, etc. AZr. Bureau indicates.that he is in fact talking to the "Steak and AIe'" operation as a patentxal use for the area. Roger 3ensen o£ yoixr City Attorney`s office is aware o£ the contents of the 1e�ter a�.d ca.n be ca�l.ed on ta co�nent as to its validity. l�ir. Bureau has also pxepared a 51�E plan (avai�able at mee�ing) for the pxaperty in question as it xelates to the rema�ning praperty tha� he o�vns. You h ilI no'te an indica�ion for the possibilzty of a restaurant contiguous to the Red IAbster and an indication for a potential o�fice bteildi.ng for the re�aining property. We are all aware, of couxse, tha� �he actual potent�:al for an office building at this point is extremely limited in v�ew of the "soft market" for competitive office building space in the �rtetropolztan area. i�de are also aware tha� the B-� distr�ct to which this area is zoned, is qiu�e restricted, disallowin.g a large nLUnber of commerc�.ax uses tivhich t�rould be deliteriaus to this area. A revxsed site plar� to the curx�nt restaurant proposal has been submitted. '1'he principa�. change fram the p�evious p�an zs �hat the building is now set back 102 fee� co�r?pared to the previous 30 feet, and is naw zn ��ne with the set back establishe� by the Red Lobster restaurant ta the west. The grass area in the front of the site required to be a minimurr� of 15 feet is 30 �eet. '1'he restaurant seats 140 peaple and would recEuire 47 pa�lczng spaces. 78 spac�s ar� proudea in the p�an. The ordinance requires tha� 3% of �he parkin.g area be �andscaped which in this case wot�ld be 1029 square feet. There is 160D squa�e feet plus the additionai 15 feet o£ grassed area provided in the 30 foot setback. The building ha,s been raised in area to 500� square feet which is the pxescribed miniltzum in the oxdinance. I have had our Iandscape axchitect examine the landsCape plan whzCh was designed to be sirailar in detail and extent �a that o� the Red Lobster restaurant. W� find the species and. iocation of the planis proposed to be apprapriate and cons�s�ent with the qua�x�ty of �he Red Lobstex whn actually did an ex-- cellent job (once ihey got rid of �he F�orida species oxig�.nally prapased for the szte},