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1^050121 September 19,2005 Page 4 of 5 Planning Commission's July Recommendation During the public hearing held at the July meeting the following issues were discussed: • A parking study should be conducted that addresses the issues noted in a memo prepared by Mike Gaffron dated July 18,2005 (attached hereto as Exhibit F). • Reduction of seating in the rear outdoor patio area, • Safety issues relative to the outdoor seating along Shoreline Drive, • Balancing of community and business interests, • Possibility of Navarre moratorium, • Noise containment of outdoor seating areas, • Further information of specific police enforcement problems, • Restricting the hours of outdoor seating, and • Allowing the outdoor seating under a trial basis. Additional Public Comments The only additional comment received from the public was a petition asking the City to approve the Narrows request, attached as Exhibit H. Navarre Moratorium Since the July 15, 2005 Planning Commission public hearing, the Council adopted an ordinance establishing a moratorium with respect to development in the Navarre area. The Narrows request is not subject to the moratorium as it was adopted after the Narrows made application to the City for their expansion conditional use permit. TTiC moratorium ordinance is attached as Exhibit 1. Staff Recommendation Staff finds that the applicants have sub^ntially addressed the recommendations and requests of the Planning Commission for revisions or furtlier information, including reduction of the outdoor seating in the rear; elimination of the exterior kitchen and ve.stibule additions; elimination of the outdoor seating along Shoreline Drive; and provision of the results of a parking study conducted by the applicant’s consultants. Planning Commission should consider whether the issues identified at the July meeting have been adequately addressed by the City and/or by the applicant, and whether any issues need further consideration before forwarding this to Council. Specifically, Planning Commission should review the following: Has the parking study provided sufficient information to conclude whether adequate parking will be available for the proposed use? or for future uses of the municipal parking lot? Should this business be limited in its expansion, if its expansion might affect future expansions of other businesses or business spaces? 2)Has the outdoor seating component of the application been sufficiently reduced to a level that is reasonable and that minimizes the negative impacts of the greater expansion Planning Commission had concerns with? Has the outdoor seating been adequately screened? Arc the methods of screening aesthetically acceptable and in keeping witl. the neighboihood? I