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• <br /> p • <br /> = H CITY of ORONO <br /> � ‘l �' �i ��' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> �� M�int 5 4 4 0 <br /> kESIIO NO. <br /> 4. The existing Class II Restaurant use with liquor service and live entertainment has <br /> generated public comments with regard to occasional excessive noise levels due <br /> to the live music being audible in the surrounding neighborhood during live <br /> entertainment performances, primarily because entry/exit doors were propped <br /> open. To the extent that the applicants can reduce noise levels that emanate from <br /> the premises by making physical improvements to the building,by adding specific <br /> sound-reduction building design elements, and by more attentively managing the <br /> site operation, applicants should be required to take such measures to reduce the <br /> negative impacts on the surrounding neighborhood. <br /> 5. Conversion of the two former retail spaces to restaurant use will increase the <br /> number of parking stalls required by City ordinance for this building. The parking <br /> required by code for the current restaurant use plus the two retail spaces was 38 <br /> • stalls. The parking required by code for the expanded restaurant use is 46 stalls. • <br /> The size and layout of the property allows for only a handful of parking stalls <br /> within the property; both the current and proposed level of restaurant use requires <br /> a majority of its parking demand to be met off-site in the adjacent municipal <br /> parking lot. <br /> A variety of factors limit the level of confidence the Council has with regards to <br /> whether the municipal lot can adequately handle the parking demands of all its <br /> users, which include employees and patrons of the abutting businesses; the Park- <br /> and-Ride users; the City Park users; and other undefined users. To add <br /> complexity, parking stalls in the municipal lot have not been numerically or <br /> spatially apportioned to the various businesses and other users. Parking is on a <br /> first-come, first-served basis. <br /> The applicants have provided a parking study that, when extrapolated to <br /> accommodate the restaurant use under the revised expansion proposal, suggests <br /> that actual peak parking demand for the restaurant will be approximately double <br /> the number of code-required stalls, but such demand will occur at times when <br /> other users of the municipal lot are not at peak demand. <br /> The Council concludes that by eliminating the outdoor seating from their original <br /> proposal, the applicants have reduced the potential increase in parking demand to <br /> 111 a level that is anticipated to be.acceptable and reasonable. <br /> • <br /> Page 3 of 9 <br />