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Session 1660, Minutes February 26, 1996 Page 6 SITE PLAN - 7649 DELMAR The City Manager said the restaurant at this location was limited to 24 seats because of the shortage of parking in this area. The applicant is requesting a seating expansion to 50 and the recommendation is to deny, since the robust business activity in this block has already resulted in a parking shortage affect- ing existing commercial enterprises. Also, spillover parking on Gannon has resulted in traffic congestion, raising safety issues in the adjacent neighborhood. Mr. Joseph Klitzing, Klitzing Welsch Architects, 3109 S. Grand, said this would be a new restaurant, Bruegger's Bagels, not an expansion of the old one. He said building owner Alan Boime has given Bruegger's the rights to 20 parking spaces at the rear of the building and there is street parking; he believes City ordinances require 24 spaces for the square footage involved. He said the major part of the current business occurs before 9 a.m. when other businesses in the block are dosed. Also, the operators say that 50% of their customers walk, not drive, to the restaurant. Mr. Mark Cantor, 2250 Whitney Pointe, operator of Dakota Coffee House (current tenant), said he wants to sell his business to Bruegger's, as his company expanded too quickly and has too large a debt. He said Quality Baking, owner of Bmegger's, is a national company with an outstanding product, and they will spend a great deal of money improving this facility. He concurred with Mr. Klitzing that the major part of the business occurs before 9 or 10 a.m. when parking is available, and there are many walk- ins, especially on the weekend. He noted that Mr. Boime has paved the parking lot in back of the building and given Bmegger's permission to use it. Mr. Wayne Munkel, 7543 Gannon, said he is a patron of Dakota and lives nearby; however, he is con- cemed about the parking situation. The morning traffic in the area is quite heavy, and doubling the size of the restaurant will only exacerbate traffic problems. If approval is given, there must be assurances that patrons will somehow be directed to the parking lot and not park on residential streets. Mr. Schoomer asked if the easement meets the City's parking requirement. Mr. Ollendorff said he has not measured, however, as a practical matter, it does not since the parking area is around the comer and behind the adjacent building. In addition, the trucks of other businesses use this lot. Mr. Schoomer not- ed that non-contiguous parking has been allowed in other circumstances. Responding to Mr. Cotton, Mr. Ollendorff said no street parking is immediately adjacent to the restau- rant since it is on the comer; there were some metered spaces on North and South, but none on Delmar. Mr. Cotton asked about operating hours, and Mayor Adams said current hours are 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., but it could remain opea much longer. Mr. Cotton asked if parking on neighborhood streets was a prob- lena. Mr. Ollendorffsaid in the past, trucks from adjacent businesses have parked on Gannon and resi- dents complained; the City has encouraged the trucks to park on the lot. If many patrons park on the lot, the trucks may again start parking on Gannon. Mrs. Thompson did not understand why denial was recommended when the City Manager had not