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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,August 15,2016 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> baked goods, pastries and the food for the café and restaurant. The front of the building will house the <br /> dining and retail area. The existing front door vestibule will be used but the existing drive-through will <br /> not be used. <br /> Barnhart displayed some photographs depicting the exterior of the building and signage. <br /> Barnhart noted coffee and bagel retail are not defined in the zoning ordinance. It is felt this use is similar <br /> to Caribou or other coffee houses as well as Bruegger's bagel shops, all of which are open throughout the <br /> day and offer food for dine in. Restaurants are defined but are not permitted uses in the B-5 zoning <br /> district. <br /> The applicants are proposing a business that provides baked goods and drinks with an expanded menu <br /> throughout the day. They intend to apply for a liquor license to offer beer and wine to the lunch and <br /> dinner customers. By definition, businesses offering liquor are a Class II restaurant. Barnhart stated an <br /> ordinance amendment may be necessary for the City to be able to issue a liquor license. <br /> Barnhart noted restaurants are restricted to certain districts to alleviate potential impacts due to noise and <br /> traffic. The proposed use is not outside the norm. Staff would suggest a limitation on hours to alleviate <br /> potential noise concerns. <br /> Barnhart stated coffee and bagel retail are a conditional use permit in the B-5 zoning district subject to the <br /> following four conditions: <br /> 1. No more than 50 percent of the gross floor area of any single building shall be devoted to coffee <br /> and/or bagel retail store uses. The applicant is proposing 32.7 percent of the building will be <br /> devoted to food/beverage retail uses. <br /> 2. No individual coffee or bagel retail store use shall exceed 2,000 square feet of gross floor area. A <br /> combined coffee and bagel retail store use shall not exceed 4,000 square feet of gross floor area. <br /> The combined area of the food/beverage retail is 3,900 square feet. <br /> 3. The number of incremental parking spaces required for the coffee and/or bagel retail store use <br /> shall be calculated using the parking requirement standard for restaurant uses. A restaurant <br /> requires one space per 80 square feet of public floor area or 49 spaces. The property provides 60 <br /> spaces, which exceeds the requirement. A portion of the parking area is subject to a cross parking <br /> easement with the property now occupied by Culver's. In practice, and based on observations, <br /> Culver's customers frequently use 10-12 spaces on the subject property. <br /> 4. An individual coffee or bagel retail store use shall be limited to a maximum of 45 seats. A <br /> combined coffee and bagel retail store use shall be limited to a maximum of 60 seats. The <br /> combined number of seats being proposed is 60. <br /> Barnhart stated based on those four conditions,the proposed use appears to meet the standards imposed <br /> on bagel and coffee stores. <br /> Barnhart displayed the interior floor plan for the building. <br /> Page 6 of 21 <br />