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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, March 11, 2019 7:00 o'clock p.m. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. 12. LA18-000104—GARY ANDERST ON BEHALF OF NARROWS,LLC,3382 SHORELINE DRIVE,CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT—RESOLUTION NO.6959 Barnhart stated this is a request for a conditional use permit by the Narrows Saloon to allow the consolidation of the bar with live entertainment with a restaurant serving liquor. Over the years the City has approved different conditional use permits for the Narrows Saloon and the Lakeroom. One of the conditions included in the original permit for the Lakeroom was that both entities hold separate liquor licenses. The property owner now desires to remove that condition. Doing so would require a conditional use permit expansion of either the Lakeroom to allow live entertainment or expansion of the Narrows space. The applicant also desires to alter the hour restrictions for the Lakeroom to allow that business to be open the same hours as the Narrows,which is to 1 a.m.Monday through Sunday. Last August the City Council reviewed a change in the location of the dumpster, which was approved. Since a conditional use permit is issued to the property and not the property owner, any future bar and restaurant could work under this conditional use permit so long as all of the conditions are met. One concern is that this or a future owner could expand the live music aspect of the business, potentially impacting the adjacent neighborhoods without public comment. Staff has attempted to assemble all the current and proposed conditions into one document. The Planning Commission recommended on a vote of 5-0 to approve the conditional use permit at their February meeting. In the past the main issue with the Narrows Saloon has been the noise. No formal comments have been received in support or opposition to the request. Staff and the Police Department have not received a noise complaint on the business in the last two years. Gary Anderst,Applicant, stated Staff has done a good job summarizing the application. One issue that was not raised was that the address listed in Staff's report is 3382 Shoreline Drive and that they do not use that address. Barnhart noted those are the addresses used by Hennepin County. Anderst noted they use 3380 for all deliveries and mail, which is not on this document. Walsh commented it makes sense to bring it all into one document and one business entity and that he does not see any issue why it should not be done. Barnhart noted Staff is recommending approval but that a future owner could purchase the property and then operate a 10,000 square foot live entertainment center,which could impact the neighbors and parking. As a result, Staff has tried to memorialize the size of the Narrows,the size of the stage,and if Page 9 of 16