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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Tuesday, February 19, 2019 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br /> <br />5. LA18-000104 GARY ANDERST, 3382 SHORELINE DRIVE, AMENDMENT TO <br />CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, 7:05 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. <br /> <br />Gary Anderst, Applicant, was present. <br /> <br />Barnhart stated the applicant is requesting to consolidate the Narrows business and the Lakeroom <br />restaurant into one business to allow one liquor license. A secondary request is to adopt a new conditional <br />use permit to consolidate the conditions improved previously. <br /> <br />In 2000, the City issued a conditional use permit to permit the creation of a new class II restaurant (the <br />Lakeroom). The conditional use permit included a requirement that the new restaurant hold a separate <br />liquor license from the Narrows Saloon. Since the original conditional use permit in 2000, the City has <br />granted a number of conditional use permits for the property as outlined in Staff report. Consolidating <br />both businesses into one liquor license is considered an expansion of one of the businesses requiring at <br />least an amendment to the conditional use permit. Consolidation of the two businesses could permit <br />expansion of the live entertainment portion of the business, to the possible detriment of the neighboring <br />property owners. <br /> <br />In addition, the applicant is requesting that the hours of operation for the restaurant side be permitted to <br />be extended to 1 p.m. in order to be consistent on both sides. Currently the restaurant is allowed to be <br />open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. No <br />change is proposed to the hours for the live entertainment. Staff feels this request is reasonable. <br /> <br />Staff proposes to codify the size of the Narrows and the stage as follows: The maximum area for a stage <br />and/or live entertainment shall not exceed 15 feet by 12 feet. the maximum area to receive live <br />entertainment shall not exceed 28’4” x 56’3”. An expansion of one or both of these parameters would <br />require an amendment to the conditional use permit. At this time the applicant is not proposing to expand <br />the Narrows space. <br /> <br />In the past the live music has generated concerns from the neighborhood. A number of conditions were <br />imposed on the business to address those concerns. The City has not received a noise complaint about the <br />Narrows for some time. <br /> <br />Staff has been working with the property owner regarding his application. Staff proposes consolidating <br />conditions imposed previously into the revised resolution, in addition to new and modified conditions. <br />The Lakeroom is not yet open but it will be opening in the near future. <br /> <br />Landgraver asked why there was a requirement for separate liquor licenses. <br /> <br />Barnhart stated his understanding is that one liquor license has to go to one business and that it is <br />currently two businesses. <br /> <br />Olson asked if there are two separate tax ID numbers. <br /> <br />Barnhart stated that would be his assumption. <br /> <br />Thiesse noted if there is only one license and one business loses the license, both would lose it.