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1 Extract of Minutes from Plannin!! Commission meetin!! of Januarv 10. 2001: 2 3 a. Plannin!! File 3282: A request by the Capital City Investments LLP for 4 consideration of a conditional use permit to allow the operation and 5 establishment of a bingo hall at 2525 Snelling Avenue. 6 7 Chairman Craig Klausing opened the public hearing and requested City Planner Thomas 8 Paschke to provide a verbal summary of the staffreport dated January 10,2001. 9 10 Thomas Paschke described the request to establish a Bingo Hall, identifying the location 11 and adjacent uses. The applicant would be the only licensed bingo hall operator in the 12 City for which a conditional use permit is necessary in a "B-1" zone. He explained the 13 requirements for a conditional use permit. 14 15 The structure is 14,750 s.f., built in 1969 on 1.2 acres, and would require 92 to 100 16 parking spaces for 120 customers. There are 123 off-street parking spaces provided. No 17 new ponding is required. The exterior site will remain as is. 18 19 The use is a compatible use and has been in the neighborhood for ten years. Traffic surge 20 and safety may be the only concerns. Staff estimates no impact on property value, safety, 21 public welfare, or health. Staff recommended approval. 22 23 Chair Klausing asked for details regarding parking surveys done on previous locations 24 (Knights of Columbus) in which customers exceeded vehicles on the site by 1.2 to 1 or 25 more. 26 27 Member Wilke asked for details on parking, based on improvements to the site from 28 Lyndale Garden Center (previous tenant). He asked for details on one-way entry and the 29 three accesses and handicapped parking. There are two entries to the building. 30 31 Chair Klausing asked for staff comment on traffic impact and flow. Deb Bloom 32 explained two roads, which allow access to the site. She explained that lower traffic 33 volumes from senior housing and bingo are expected in comparison to other uses. Chair 34 Klausing asked for details on the OakcrestlFairview intersection. Deb Bloom explained 35 the alternatives at Oakcrest/Snelling and OakcrestIFairview. 36 37 Chair Klausing asked if the hours of operation should be stipulated in the CUP. The staff 38 had not included this requirement, but conditions could be added. The City annually 39 reviews the license for changes or impacts in Bingo operations. 40 41 Patrick Fisher, Manager for Capital City Investors, which owns the building, noted that 42 the traffic and parking has good circulation. The use fits the size of the building. 43 44 Chair Klausing asked for details of the bingo operation traffic control with security 45 guards directing vehicles to Snelling. 46 47 Member Olson asked for details of the hours of operation. (Very similar to those at the K 48 ofC during the day). 49 50 Karen Olson, representing the four non-profit Gambling Managers, noted the following 51 starting times for Bingo sessions: Sunday: 1:00-3:00pm and 7:00-9:00pm; Monday 7:00- 52 9:00pm; Tuesday 10:30am-9:00pm; Wednesday 7:00-9:00pm; Thursday 10:45am- 53 9:00pm; Friday 1 :00-11 :OOpm; Saturday 1 :00-11 :OOpm. All late sessions are over at 54 12:30am. A security person follows the proceeds to the banle 55 56 There was no public comment. Chair Klausing closed the hearing. 57