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~5- Mr. Novak indicated that the proposed parking lot would be a 5% grade but the main question related to the future deve10prrent of the easerrent on the south which has a present grade of 14%. Mr. SirrDn suggested that the Corrmission nay wish to consider continuing this matter and also requesting that the Council establish a public hearing for Noverrber 13. He suggested by doing so the applicant would not experience any tine delay and the Conmission could have a chance to review the application again. Mrs. Cushing expressed her concern of requiring the neighbors to attend two rreetings and stated she felt comfortable with recanrending approval of the application with appropriate conditions. Mr. Rukavina stated he would be opposed to approving the application with conditions and questioned why the applicant did not provide the necessary information requested fran the staff. Mr. M:x1er, 162 Minnesota Avenue, stated that he had submitted a letter expressing his ooncerns regarding the lighting, landscaping and other problems at the Country Kitchen site. He requested that the landscaping be prepared in greater detail before the CoIrmission approve the request. Mr. G. Johnson noted that the Conroission had received Mr. MJder's letter and copies of the letter had been distributed to the Corrrnission. Mr. Ien Richter, prcperty CMl1.er directly to the south of Country Kitchen, expressed his concerns with the lights fran the parking lot, the lack of screening on the southern site of the property, the feasibility of actually constructing the roadway as proposed. He noted that he has had difficulties previously with drainage going onto his property from the Country Kitchen site. He asked, because of these difficulties, the Conmission con- sider continuing the application. Recomrendation Mr. Sirrons rroved, Mr. Mastel seconded, that the Commission continue Country Kitchen's request for rezoning from R-6 to B-2 and division of lot at 2257 Rice Street until the Novenber 1, 1978 rreeting and also ::recamended that the Council establish a public hearing on the matter for Noverrber 13, 1978. FoIl Call, Ayes: Cushing, Simms, Rukavina, Dressler, Mastel, G. Johnson. Nays: None. Plarming File 1143 - Kathleen Waxberg request for special use permit at 2923 Pascal Aven\E Mr. Dahlgren indicated that recently Mrs. Waxberg petitioned the City Council to anend the zoning ordinance to allav a one operator beauty shop as a special use in R-l or R- 2 districts. 'Ihe Council subsequently arrended the ordinance accordingly. Mrs. Wamerg is applying for a special use permit to operate a one operator shop in the basenent of her hone. Mr. Dahlgren indicated that the principal concerns for such operations nonnally involve the effect on traffic and parking wi thin the area. He pointed out the fact that nUIrerOUS court cases have ruled against a municipality from using the zoning as a nethod of restricting catpetition. Mrs. Wamerg, the applicant, stated she proposes to use the basenent of her single family hone for a beauty parlor. She felt the twc car driveway would provide adequate parking for the area and she indicated she did not intend to erect any signs on the site. She