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September 24, 1997 Plan Commission Minutes Page 5 Helen Fletcher gave an overview of her proposal emphasizing that the kind of carry-out food they will be making is gourmet food. Chairperson Solodar called on Zoning Administrator, Frank B. Hill to provide the staff report. Mr. Hill stated the proposed restaurant will have a major portion of its business come from carry-out but will not have drive-through service. The applicant has asked that this review be considered under the proposed zoning code since the current code does not provide a category for carry-out usage in the “LC” - Limited Commercial District. Any approvals for this use would therefore be predicated on the approval of the proposed zoning code. The proposed code has the category of “restaurant, fast food” for the “LC” district which this use’s operation would fall under. Any concerns about this difference should be put to rest by the fact that the “LC” district’s ban against carry-out in the current code is aimed more toward a typical carry-out operation like Jack In the Box. This particular use will be more akin to the Bruegger’s Bagel Shop across the street where a major portion of sales are dine- in but carry-out will also be significant. Proposed Zoning Code Section 34-94.2 requires off-street parking for restaurants at the rate of one space for each 50 square feet of floor area exclusive of kitchen and storage areas. According to his calculations, the restaurant contains approximately 700 square feet of net floor area, requiring 14 parking spaces for its use. The building has a parking lot with 29 spaces. 4 of the spaces along the west side of the building do not scale as being the minimum size required by proposed section 34-92.4, however automobiles seem to park in this area without difficulty. The parking lot use calculations provided by the applicant are consistent with his own spot checks over the past week. Therefore, the provided off-street parking should easily accommodate the parking for this application as well as for existing uses in the building. This is an existing building with no service areas or loading facilities. The applicant will need to work with the city staff to come up with an acceptable loading and refuse storage arrangement. No information was included in the application regarding signage, the control of cooking odors and outdoor dining. In all other respects the proposed use appears to make satisfactory provisions concerning the conditional use review criteria. He recommends approval pending approval of the proposed zoning code and subject to the following conditions: 1) Signs shall conform in all respects with the provisions of the University City Sign Code. 2) A plan for deliveries and refuse storage shall be submitted to the Planning Director for his review and approval. 3) An exhaust system shall be installed and/or other means shall be taken to prevent any food preparation odors or cooking odors from being readily perceptible beyond the lot lines of the property on which the restaurant is located. 4) If outdoor dining is desired by the applicant, a plan for outdoor dining shall submitted to the City Manager for his approval and all outdoor uses shall comply with the approved plan. Chairperson Solodar opened the public hearing and asked for testimony from the public. Eva Holley, 7720 Delmar, stated that she was concerned with noise, light, hours of delivery, liquor sales, trash, number of employees and catering. No other members of the public indicated a desire to speak, so the public hearing portion of the meeting was closed. Ms. Fletcher stated that they will not be running the catering business from that location. m-9-24.plc