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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Moaday, October 10,2005 7:00 o’clock p.ra. (#0S>3121 Narrows Salooa, Coatlaacd) The conclusions of the study indicate there is adequate paitog available and that there are 30 parking stalls available on private property that were not includ^ in the study but remain available for users of the businesses, now and in die future; and the peak parking demand for the Narrows will be Saturday evenings, when a very low parking demand is eiqierienced for the other businesses. The City’s traffic consultant reviewed this parking study and provided a number of findings and conclusions. One, the study did not sddress the parking required by City code for the various users of the municipal lot based on the square footages of particular uses. Rather, the study focused on actual counts of parking lot usage at ceitain peak times. Two, the study did not address the potential parking demand the other businesses mi^t generate should they re*develop, and how that correlates to the parking demand of the proposed expanded Narrows’ operation. Gaflfron stated the Council should consider the following: 1.How or whether use of the municipal lot should be apportioned to the various users and how to establish a fair apportionment; 2.Whether the fact that the striping is substandard and is a factor in the functionality of the lot: how many stalls would be lost by restriping it to meet code; 3.Whether the demands of an expanded operation will cause parking issues for the existing businesses and entities using the lot; 4.Whether approval of an expanded Narrows’ operation will ultimately limit the future expansion or redevelopment of businesses that rely on the lot, or have negative impacts on the level of non business uses of the lot. Gaffron stated the applicants have not proposed any additional signage. With the proposed expansion, the applicant would now be permitted 112 square feet of total signage with a single sign not to exceed 50 square feet. Gaffion indicated a number of concerns were raised during the public hearings and include the following: liquor accessibility to outdoor patrons; control of patron overflow to parking lot or surrounding neighborhood; noise impacts to neighborhoods to the north and south from open doors, exterior speaker systems, late night motorcycle traflic; overnight parking, and litter in the municipal lot. While a few of tlKse issues have been addressed by building design and site planning, other issues cannot be addressed by building design and could potentially be addressed through conditions attached to the CUP or the liquor license. Gaffron stated the issue of whether the Nairows Saloon was in compliance with the 2000 Conditional Use Permit was also discussed. The current CUP contains six specific conditions of appro^l: ilk. PAGE 11 II iHn'irai miitini