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aG City Engineer Debra Bloom advised that she would not recommend such a provision, as there would be no 5C way to enforce it, with no median and full access now allowed for other businesses. 51 Applicants, Michael Schueller and Catherine Hussain 52 Mr. Schueller advised that a pick up window had been initiated by him, to allow faster customer flow to avoid 53 any parking lot congestion. Mr. Schueller further advised that he had no problem in eliminating it if the 54 Planning Commission recommended doing so. Mr. Schueller clarified that he had no intention of installing a 55 menu screen on the outside of the building. 56 As Chair Bakeman clarified those items discussed earlier by Commissioners and staff, Mr. Schueller 57 responded accordingly: indicating his willingness to work with staff to provide coniferous screening along the 58 west property border rather than a fence, and to work with staff on an appropriate location and screening for 59 the trash enclosure on the north side of the building; and clarified that, with addition of equipment and 60 counters, he anticipated that only 12-15 seats would be available for service in the facility along the eastern 61 wall. 62 Public Comment 63 Patrick Schmidt, 1140 Autumn Street 6a Mr. Schmidt, speaking in opposition and on behalf of the residents of Autumn Street, provided a bench 65 handout entitled, "FAST — Foes of Autumn Street Traffic," dated December 5, 2007; including an Appendix 1 66 with signatures of residents joining in our expression of concem; and Appendix 2 providing four photos of s7 Autumn Street and 1901 Lexington Avenue; attached hereto and made a part thereof. Mr. Schmidt 68 expanded on those written comments. Comments included safety concerns for children in the residential 69 area; need to restrict any tra�c flow to Autumn Street; and notably concerns with any potentiai rezoning of the 7o subject property, with potential future implications beyond this use. �� Chair Bakeman closed the Public Hearing. 72 Discussion led by City Planner Thomas Paschke included current uses allowed in B-1 Zoning areas, and 73 comparisons in B-18 Zoning Districts, with existing permitted uses having as great of an impact as the 7a proposed zoning and permitted uses. Mr. Paschke recognized that this use would change the complexion of 75 the site and area; however, opined that the limited parking area would self-regulate uses. 76 Further discussion included the size of the site (.34 acres; 15,000 square feet); long-term impacts of uses on 77 the residential neighborhood; intensity of permitted uses on area traffic; and zoning of adjoining properties 78 and potential uses. �9 Commissioner poherty opined that he was not supportive of the proposal, noting that there was a significant 8o difference in an office building and a restaurant; and expressed his concern with zoning differences in 8� perpetuity. Commissioner poherty spoke in support of the applicanYs proposal and their proposed use if not 82 for the rezoning requirement; however, noted that he was considering long-term permitted uses; and opined 83 that there was enough uncertainty that he couldn't support the rezoning. 8a Commissioner Boerigter recognized Commissioner poherty's concerns; however, opined that when he 85 reviewed permitted uses in a B-1 Zoning, compared to the B-1 B Zone, restaurant uses were allowed in either S6 zone. Commissioner Boerigter further opined that the Planning Commission and/or City Council did have 87 some control as to whether a drive-thru could be permitted in the future; and further recognized issues of b8 those B-3 properties on the north, while not being convinced that there was a negative impact to permit the 89 use and rezone the property to allow coffee shops/delis in this area, with minimal traffic impacts to Lexington 90 and restricted access to Autumn Street. 9i Commissioner Gasongo opined that he believes that Lexington Avenue from County Road B-2 to Larpenteur 92 will eventually become commercially zoned in the future, with only four (4) homes left between this site and 93 the mall; and end results would be similar. 9a Commissioner Wozniak concurred with staff and Commissioner Boerigter's comments; opining that the site 95 would most likely become self-regulating; and recognized that there may be some additional traffic on Autumn 96 Street as a result of this businesses, but questioned whether it would be noticeable or not. Commissioner 97 Wozniak expressed interest in this use on this corner, and offered his support of the application. ^ Page 2 of 3 �