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MMI2I Narrows Saloon Eipansion October 6,2005 Pafc6 There shall be no amplification or speakers outside the building nor in the outdoor seating area, to limit any outdoor noise impacts. The easterly access door to the outside seating area from the restaurant, shall not be bifold but shall be a self-closing door to eliminate direct noise/music impacts during access to the outside area. CUP approval should be subject to a specific written condition that the outdoor seating use be reviewed aAer one year of operation. Parking Orono ordinances require that parking be provided at a rate of 1 stall per 80 s.f. of public floor area for a restaurant, cafe, bar, tavern, etc. Following is a summary of the off-street parking required for the proposed expansion based on City code standards: PARKING Public Area I stall/80s.f. Existing S.F. 2,174 s.f. 27 stalls Proposed Interior S.F. 2,000 s.f. 25 stalls Proposed Outdoor S.F. 837 s.f lO.S stalls TOTAL 5,011 s.f 62.5 Total Stalb Because the Narrows property is relatively small, only a small number of parking stalls currently are available on site, and this will be reduced to no more than 3-4 stalls when the outdoor seating area is developed. The majority of the current and future parking need for the Narrows must be met offsite, primarily in the municipal parking lot behind the property. The Navarre municipal parking lot was acquired and improved in 1964-65. The businesses that back up to the parking lot were originally assessed for the improvements to it based on their amount of frontage on a traveled street. The Narrows site was assessed for 104.5 ’ of frontage (reflecting the 112’ lot width minus the 7.5* public easement along the east boundary) or 8% of the total frontage assessed. At the time of assessment, no commitments were made (that staff can find) that would apportion specific numbers of parking stalls to specific properties. We do know that in 1983 the Council adopted Resolution No. 1594 that resulted from settlement of a claim by the fon.ier owners of 2385 Shady wood Road and granted variances that would allow an office building requiring credit of 26 parking stalls in the municipal lot. These variances were granted with a waiver of the 1-year expiration, so the potential may still exist for that property to lay claim to as many as 26 stalls.