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<br /> <br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION <br />DATE: 03/10/98 <br />ITEM NO: 1-2 <br />Agenda Section: <br />LAND USE <br />McDonald's Corporation request for a conditional use permit to allow <br />the construction of a new McDonald's Restaurant at 2075 Snelling <br />Avenue North (PF#2982). <br /> <br /> <br />1.0 REQUESTED ACTION <br /> <br />1.1 McDonald's Corporation is requesting a conditional use permit to allow the <br />construction and operation of a new take-ouUself-service restaurant (McDonald's) <br />at 2075 Snelling Avenue North. <br /> <br />1.2 On February 23, 1998, the City Council continued action on this request until <br />March 10, 1998. The building elevations and the landscape plan have been <br />modified to reflect the concerns of the City Council. <br /> <br />1.3 The conditional use permit process for this request allows the City to consider <br />compatibility with adjoining properties; impacts on traffic, public facilities, and <br />property values; impact on the general health, safety, and public welfare; and <br />. compatibility with the City's comprehensive plan. The process also allows the City <br />.to impose those conditions it considers necessary to protect the public health, <br />safety, and welfare. <br /> <br />2.0 BACKGROUND <br /> <br />2.1 McDonald's Corporation holds a lease agreement for property at 2075 Snelling <br />Avenue North, which is owned by NIPS, Inc. The 1.2 acre parcel is located in a B3, <br />General Business District, and the Comprehensive Plan designates the property as <br />Business. Adjacent land uses include commercial to the north and south, high <br />density residential to the west, and commercial to the east across Snelling Avenue. <br /> <br />2.2 The property is currently occupied by a 3,000 square foot McDonald's Restaurant. <br />The existing restaurant has 108 seats, 87 off-street parking spaces, an exterior play <br />area, and a drive-through with stacking capacity. The original McDonald's on this <br />site, the first McDonald's to open in Minnesota, was built in 1957. This building was <br />replaced in 1971 with the existing restaurant. <br /> <br />2.3 In conjunction with the application for a conditional use, the following documents <br />have been submitted and reviewed by staff In preparation of this report: <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />boundary, location, topographic, and utility survey <br />site plan (dated 1/12/98) <br />grading and drainage (dated 1/12/98) <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />PF#2982 - RCA (03/10/98) - Page 1 of 6 <br />