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Session 1573, Minutes June 15, 1992 Page 9 City can provide. She suggested perhaps there was a way to demonstrate the bottling operation without actually bottling root beer. Mr. Richman agreed that might be possible. Mr. Price asked what the City could do if it seemed the bottling operation had greatly expanded at the expense of the restaurant operation. Mr. Ollen- dorff said the city Attorney would be consulted to examine available options. Mr. Alan Roth, attorney for the applicant, said the site plan specifies the percentages for restaurant arxi for bottling, arxi not adhering to that di vi- sion would violate the Zoning Code. Mayor Majerus said the COncen1 is that the capacity of the equipnent far ex- ceeds what has been stated will be used. Mr. Richman said nearly all of the investment will be in the restaurant, the emphasis will be on the restaurant, arxi that will not be changed frivolously. As for capacity, he said the out- put would be minor c:onpared to a regular bottling facility. Mayor Majerus said others might disagree with that assessment. Mrs. Schuman asked about the outside location for the walk-in cooler, adding she liked the idea of a terrace but was COncen1ed about loss of parking. Mr. Richman said the terrace causes only three lost spaces, arxi although he pre- ferred the cooler to be outside for easier deliveries, it was not essential. Mrs. Schuman asked if the parking design could be changed so no spaces would be lost. Architect Mr. Tcm Cohen said part of the parking lot is a.rrrently unusable, but he was able to reconfigure it so only three spaces were lost. Resporrling to Mr. Adams, Mr. Richman said the walk-up wirrlow inside the ter- race was for servers, but there was also a walk-up for ordering carryout food. '!be Mayor said that needs a special permit arxi Mr. Richman said he will apply. Mayor Maj erus suggested that this matter be postponed to the next meeting since there were so many unanswered questions. Mr. Adams said if this is postponed, he would like the applicant arxi his law- yer to work out legally birrling wording that will limit the bottling opera- tion and control wholesale sales. Mr. Price had the same COncen1S and said he did not want to see this turn into mostly bottling and little restaurant. Mr. Ollerrlorff said the issue is whether Council should approve the vast ma- jority of the amount to be bottled as wholesale, off-premises, sales. Mr. Richman said nearly all the sales dollars will come from restaurant arxi re- tail sales of the root beer. Mr. Joe Edwards, 6309 McPherson, owner of Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar, said it was crucial to keep all Loop ground floor space strictly retail. He said the Loop Special Business District Conunission has errlorsed the first floor retail restriction several times, arxi any wholesale activity is unenforceable in tenns of quantity. He said it has taken 20 years for the loop to develop as it has, arxi the agerrla for success should not be changed. Mr. Dean Burns, owner of 6501-25 Delmar, spoke in favor of the proposed use,