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. . Minutes - Plan Commission March 23, 1988 Page 4 this request was due, in part, to a change in the size and shape of tenant spaces in the building as well as the number of businesses who had expressed an interest in leasing more than one space. He explained that Mangia Italiano, a grocer of Italian foods, was interested in leasing 660 square feet, an ice cream parlor operated by Robin Wald would occupy 400 square feet, the Med Cafe, a Lebanese carry-out, had requested leasing 200 square feet and a Chinese restaurant had expressed an interest in leasing 210 square feet. He explained that there was a potential for further interest in leasing carry-out restuarant space in the building. Mr. Wald's second reason for requesting an amendment of Conditional Use 1257 was to amend plans for the building in order to locate a carry-out window on the Delmar Boulevard frontage for the frozen custard stand. He stated that there would be some outdoor seating added on the west side of the buildina and the property east of the bUilding was still planned as a public plaza. Chairman McCauley asked Mr. Wald what was the total floor area to be leased for carry-out restaurant space. Mr. Wald stated that the four above-mentioned tenants could lease 1,470 square feet of floor area. Chairman McCauley asked Kr. Goldman to present the issues cited in the Planning Department's report on the application. Mr. Goldman stated that under the current Use Permit, approximately 1/3 of the leasable space in the building could be devoted to carry-out restaurant use. He felt that while some adjustment in the 800 square foot limitation on carry-out use would be appropriate, it would be inconsistent with the original purpose of the building, a year-round food market, for the entire floor area devoted to carry-out restaurant space. Mr. Goldman recommended denial of the custard stand walk-up window to serve patrons from the public sidewalk because the applicant had not established that it would promote the community welfare and convenience and, at the same time, not cause substantial injury to the value of neighboring property. The proposal did not comply with the overall neighborhood development plan. Chairman McCauley asked the applicant to respond to questions from Plan Commission members. Mr. Rice expressed his concern for how various spac.s such as that occupied by Kangia Italiano would be classified. He questioned whether Manaia Italiano's retail sale of packaged food qualified it as a carry-out restaurant. Mr. Wald stated that he had considered the same question; however, Mangia Italiano did propose to serve light sandwiches and coffees or soda in conjunction with its sales of packaged food. Ms. lreishman asked if the four potential carry-out tenants had signed leases for the specific spaces. Mr. Wald stated that they had signed letters of intent to lease the amount of square footage previously listed. Ms. Kreishman, Chairman McCauley and other Commission members expressed their opinion that the original intent of enclosing a portion of the Market was to provide facilities that met health and safety codes; however, both the indoor and outdoor portions of the Market should fulfill the purpose of a year-round food market. Co~is8ion members stated that a chanae in the indoor spaces to entirely carry-out restaurants indicated a chance in the developer's original approach.