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C?' 0� CITY of ORONO <br /> ` XRT�.. °''') <br /> S .�l/4;�;. � G'�� RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> cESSOg NO. 4 5 3 0 . <br /> prepared to leave the premises to be consumed;or a drive-in where most customers <br /> consume their food in an automobile regardless of how it is served,or restaurants <br /> which serve intoxicating liquor or have live entertainment." Section 10.40, <br /> Subdivision 4(D). <br /> 3. The applicant had appeared before the City Council on July 24, 2000 to request <br /> approval to proceed with the interior remodeling and restroom addition,which had <br /> ' been started. The restrooms are being expanded for handicapped accessibility. The <br /> conditional use permit would permit live entertainment and expansion of the floor <br /> area. The Council did vote to allow the remodeling to continue even though a <br /> conditional use permit should have been required before the building expansion <br /> began. <br /> 4. The City of Orono had issued a building permit to allow additional remodeling of the <br /> Narrows Saloon which includes expanding the bar into the former Minnetonka Photo <br /> space,now vacated. The property is located in the B-1 Retail Sales Business District <br /> in which a Class II Restaurant is defined as a restaurant which serves intoxicating <br /> liquor or has live entertainment. Expansion of the building requires the owner to <br /> obtain a conditional use permit since CIass II Restaurants are allowed by CUP. <br /> 5. City files indicate no CUP has ever been issued for a restaurant on this property. The <br /> use has required a CUP in the B-1 zone since at least 1967. Expansion of the facility <br /> into the former Minnetonka Photo space and a 4'addition to the bathrooms now <br /> requires a conditional use permit. Also,the B-1 district requires a commercial site <br /> plan review before a building permit can be issued. Normally a commercial site plan <br /> review has not been required for minor interior space remodeling,but this application <br /> involves expansion of the building envelope. <br /> 6. The Planning Commission reviewed this application and held public hearings on <br /> August 21,2000 and September 18,2000 and recommended approval by a vote of <br /> 6 to 1. It was the minority opinion of the Planning Commission that requiring the <br /> "live entertainment"to end at 12:00 a.m.may be putting undue restrictions on the <br /> business. <br /> Page 2'of 7 <br />