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Plan Commission Mtlttes March 27, 1991 Page 6 Both Mr. Marsh and Mr. Safe agreed to the addition of this eighth condition and the amended motion passed by a vote of 4-0. . APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #293 - CARRY-OUT RESTAURANT AT 520 MELVILLE AVENUE Chairperson Kreishman informed those present that the Plan Commission had scheduled a public hearing on an application for a Conditional Use Permit by Mr. Shawn Jacobs doing business as Cicero's Restaurant for a carry-out restaurant at 520 Melville Avenue. Mr. Jacobs was present to explain his application. The carry-out would operate as an annex to Cicero's Restaurant at 6510 Delmar Boulevard. The two restaurant areas are connected through the basement area of the building. The new restaurant would offer pizza and salad items for customer carry-out. Also, delivery of food would be offered. Cicero's has contracted with a new University City business to be known as "Room Service, Inc." which would dispatch vehicles by radio when orders were ready for pick-up and delivery. He urged the Plan Commission to recommend approval of the delivery service over the negative recommendation of Planning staff, because he believed that the elimination of the delivery service would lead to more customers picking up their own food and contributing to traffic congestion in the neighborhood. The Chairperson called on Ms. Elwood to present the staff report on the application. Ms. Elwood reviewed with Commission members the documentation, including the floor plan and site drawing, submitted wi th the application and detailed necessary corrections. The carry-out, as proposed, would require provision for one on-site parking space based on the 40 square feet of customer ordering area depicted on the floor plan submitted with the application. Mr. Jacobs stated in his application that one parking space is set aside for his personal use in the small parking area behind the building; the delivery vehicle would use this space. There is only room for approximately 6 cars in the area, and any vehicles that park there must use the alley to fulfill the aisle space necessary to enter or exit this area. There is no guarantee that this space will be consistently available for delivery vehicles. Further, Zoning Code Section 45-50. 3b requires that "each required off- street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway of such width and design as to provide safe and efficient means of access to a street or public service drive." No public parking is within close range to the proposed carry-out, and it is anticipated that customers would rely heavily on street parking on Melville when going to pick up their orders. Mel ville is often very crowded with parking, especially in the evenings. Although carry-out service may be compatible with the Loop and those it serves, Planning staff believes that delivery service is not compatible with the area. Zoning Code Section 34-36.1 states that all ground floor spaces which have frontage facing a street should be limited