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SB'- <br />MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />SEPTEMBER 18.2000 <br />removal of the asbestos. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 1. Nygard Opposed. <br />Nygard indica ted he voted in opposition to the motion due to the number of unresolved issues <br />c <br />i o? 2 <br />that still need to be addressed on this application. <br />(Recess taken from 9:20 p.m. - 9:25 p.m.) <br />PUBLIC HEARINGS, CONTINUED <br />(#2) #2604 NARROWS SALOON - JAMES ANDERST, 3380 SHORELINE DRIVE, <br />CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, 9:25 p.m. - 10:07 p.m. <br />The Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. <br />James Anderst, Applicant, and Peter Johnson, Attomey-at-Law, were present. <br />Weinberger stated this application was tabled at the last Planning Commission meeting due to <br />the absence of the Applicant. The Applicant is requesting site plan review and conditional use <br />permit for live entertainment. <br />The City of Orono had issued a building permit to allow additional remodeling of the Narrows <br />Saloon, which includes expansion of the bar into the former Minnetonka Photo space, now <br />vacated. The property is located in the B-1 Retail Sales Business District in which a <br />Class II Restaurant is defined as a restaurant which serves intoxicating liquor or has live <br />entertainment. Expansion of the building requires the owner to obtain a conditional use permit <br />since Class II Restaurants are allowed by conditional use permit. The City Council did vote to <br />allow the remodeling to continue even though a conditional use permit should have been <br />required before to expansion of the building. <br />Weinberger indicated City files indicate no conditional use permit has ever been issued for a <br />restaurant on this property, with the use requiring a conditional use permit since at least 1967. <br />The B-1 Zoning District also requires that a commercial site plan review be completed prior to <br />PAGE 25