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Zoning File #2019 <br />May 10, 1995 <br />Page 2 <br />Review of Application <br />The applicant has filed a conditional use permit to allow a Class 1 restaurant use at 3445 <br />Shoreline Drive. The property is located within the B-1 zoning district. The proposed <br />restaurant will be located in a multi-use commercial building that contains a craft shop at the <br />upper level and packaging and mailing operation in the lower level. At the second upper level <br />there are apartments. The retail/restaurant space was occupied by Champion Auto that has now <br />moved to the former Keaveny Drug site. The area to be occupied by the restaurant use served <br />as additional storage area for Champion Auto located in the now vacant larger area at the <br />northeast comer of the structure. <br />The restaurant will provide approximately 30 seats. The menu provides expresso drinks, coffee, <br />sandwiches and desserts. Ms. Cox notes that the hours of operation would vary between 6:30 <br />a.m. and 10:00 p.m. depending on the season and the day of the week. <br />The City engineer has reviewed the site and finds the parking and access to the property to be <br />acceptable. He finds the proposed use will have no greater demand on parking than the former <br />Champion Auto retail use. <br />Multi-use buildings at both the former Keaveny property and the subject property share parking <br />facilities and loading facilities. There is no record of parking problems on the subject property. <br />Total signage for the restaurant is proposed at 36 s.f. The entire multi-use building is allowed <br />a 185 s.f. of signage area. There appears to be no signage problems nor do there appear to be <br />excesses of signage on this property. The City has no knowledge as to a future user of the <br />former site occupied by Champion Auto. <br />Ms. Cox is a resident of the Navarre area residing at Ivy Place on Casco Point. <br />Staff Recommendation <br />To approve the conditional use permit for a Class I restaurant at the property located at 3445 <br />Shoreline Drive to be known as a Minnetonka Mud Coffee and Cafe finding there is adequate <br />parking at the subject property and within shared parking area on the Keaveny property to the <br />immediate east, approval is subject to the following conditions: <br />1.Owner of the multi-use commercial structure, Alex Overson, shall be responsible <br />for obtaining the signage permits for the applicant proposed at a total 36 s.f. <br />Multi-use building is allowed a total of 185 s.f. Applicant is also advised that <br />temporary signage used to advertised the new restaurant use must also be obtained <br />under the authorization of the owners of the building.