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copy of such report is atiached for your reference. This new proposal reduces the sound imp�ct on the both the front and back of the builcling. It reduces the traffic for slnoking in the froiit of the building and encloses and screens the smoking activity in the back of the building. These changes also have the added beneficial effect of decreasing the cuY•rent sound level to tlie surrounding neighborhoocl. Restricting the restaurant service to the interior of the building and providing additional sound barriers keeps the use of the site within parameters of the 2000 application approval. The Coluicil then found that the saloon was "not detrimental to the liealth, safety or general welfare of the public" and further found that the "proposed level of use of the property will be in keeping with the intent and objectives of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City." The restaurant expansion is clearly within the limits of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. Parking In the prior proposal before the City Council, The Narrows Saloon presented a parking study that showed that the proposed expansion would not result in the overuse of the inunicipal parking lot. Exhibit 4 attached hereto is a copy of the parking study. Despite the findings, the City Council still expressed concerns that the use came too close to causing full utilization of the municipal parking and correspondingly limited the development of future businesses. The elimination oF all the outdoor seating reduces the burden on the inunicipal parking lot by an average ol 14%. The parking study determined that there were 129 public parking stalls. It �lso concluded that during the tl�ree measured peak parking titnes (Friday noon, Sahu�day early P.M., Saturday evening), The Narrows Saloon required 34, 25 and 60 parking spaces out of an exisiing demand of 65, 59 and 67 spaces (See page 8 oC Exhibit D for a the table). The shidy then calculated all increased deinand (incluciirlg Caribou CofFee, increased offce space, increase due to park and ride and the expansion of the saloon), and concluded that 115, 93 anci 122 spaces would be required dui•ing these peak