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. . August 23, 1995 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes Page 2 Chairperson Ratner called on Planning Director Al Goldman to provide the staff report. Mr. Goldman stated that a Conditional Use Permit was issued June 27, 1977 for a carry out restaurant at this location. The facility ceased operations over 12 months ago and thus a new conditional use permit is required before operations are resumed. The current application shows the same floor plan as the former operation. This facility has served the community convenience for a period of over 16 years without negatively impacting the health, safety or welfare of the public or injuring the value of other property in the neighborhood. He recommends approval of the application subject to the following conditions in order to insure compliance with the standards of Section 34-65.4 of the Zoning Code: 1) Primary signage shall be limited to a single wall sign mounted above the display window and not exceeding 25 square feet in gross sign area. 2) A detailed landscaping plan shall be submitted to the Director of Planning for his review and approval. Landscaping shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the approved plan. 3) Adequate refuse disposal shall be provided by and for the business. Outdoor storage of refuse containers shall be as approved by the Director of Planning. 4) An exhaust system shall be installed and maintained or other means shall be taken to prevent food preparation odors or cooking odors from being readily perceptible beyond the lot lines of the property on which the restaurant is located. 5) Hours of operation shall be limited daily to the hours between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Chairperson Ratner opened the public hearing and asked for testimony from the public. Louis Hall, 1526 Faris, stated that she is the owner of the building and runs the beauty shop next door to the proposed restaurant location. She is in full support of the proposal. She thinks it will be beneficial to her, her customers and the general public. No other members of the public indicated a desire to speak, so the public hearing portion of the meeting was closed. Ms. Harris asked that the hours of operation be extended until 1:00 a.m. Saturday evening (Sunday morning). She stated that a major portion of her income will come in on Saturday evenings. Mr. Solodar stated that the 1 :00 a. m. closing time only for Saturdays does not bother him. Mr. Kahn agreed. Ms. Ratner asked if the restaurant would have delivery service. Ms. Harris stated that it would not. It will be mainly carry out. Ms. Ratner stated that she would like a condition added that would require the applicant to patrol for litter. She further stated that she would like the first condition to be changed to limit the signage to only that which is approved under the Sign Code. Mr. Kahn stated that there has already been a restaurant in that location which proved beneficial to the community. There was also discussion relating to adequacy of parking and it was determined that at the present time no problem would result because other shops are not rented; this needs to be considered when other tenants are added. The Plan Commission determined that the evidence presented to the Plan Commission supports the conclusion that the proposed conditional use amendment: a) Complies with all applicable m-8-23.plc