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Sessic~ 1654, Minutes Page 3 November 6, 1995 restaurant/night club, and the following conditi~s would apply: 1. The development shall be built and maintained in substantial o~pliance with the ap~licatic~ ~m~-nts and drawings. 2. The parcel of land bounded by Kingsland, Old Enright, Loop North and Pub- lic Parking Lot 4 shall be develc~ed with 37 public parking stalls. The restaurant/nightclub shall be limited to a floor area that requires no 3. The east si~e yard shall be a rain/mum of four feet wide. 4. ~he re~~nt for a right-of-way setback is waived. 5. ~he trash and servioe encloeures shall be arranged to provide better pe- destrian circulatic~ and better visibility for traffic mov~.nt. The fi- nal layout shall be reviewed and a~ by the Director of Planning. 6. No roof-top sculpture shall be installed until the final design, includ- ing lightir~, has been reviewed and approved by the Director of Planning. 7. The pr~dse~ shall not be used for a restaurant/nightclub facility until a separate site plan review is approved based o~ detailed floor plans of 8. A ~L,~a~ trssh d~.~nc~a] system shall be maintained in conjunction with the buildi~ ~ as 6687-91 Delmar. Mr. Jerel Best, teeing Louis London, 6665 Delmar, said this prcpoeal is a "lowest cost alternative building" of only one story that does not match the rest of the Loop and w~uld be detr~ to the Louis London building's hind their building is already difficult to enforce. Since Enright is so narrow, servioe deliveries my be a problem; Louis Irondon would like assur- ances that the right-of-way stays as it is now. He understood that the City wanted a multi-stozy building, not a one-story with a two-story facade. As the last available pr~ on Delmar, he was dismayed that such a building might be erected. He suggested that the Special Business District provide an opinion on this proposal. Finally, his group has a vested interest, with 90 employees now, and they hoped a new malti-story buildin~ next door w~uld al- low them to expand. He said they have __~dc~e_ pro bono work for the Loop and brought recognition by being designated "En~ of the Yea~'; employees was willing and able to build a three-story building c~ this site so it can Mr. Steve Smith, Lawrence Group Architects, showed drawings of the proposed project, noting the front facade would appear as a two-story building. He described the project in detail, reviewed the changes made to cc~ply with the conditions, and said every effort was made to fit into the surrcund/r~ area. He said Enright will not be affected, and parking will be adequate. Also, the sculpture on top of the building brings it almost to three-story height. Four retail tenants are proposed for the eastern part of the site. Respond- ing to Mr. ~, he said the north elevation is 22-23 feet high. Mr. Adams asked if they had considered erecting a taller build/ng. Mr. Joe Edwards, 6309 McPherson, said he and Pete Rothschild bought the prop- erty a year ago after it had been vacant for some time. Tney wanted to erect a three-story building and ac~k,~m-~te Louis London by providing office space