Planning Commission Minutes 2008 03 13

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes March 13, 2008 Page 7 of 11 . The intent of the request is to allow a restaurant, Udi's Bakery and Restaurant, to locate at the site. . The zoning, Industrial (I), requires the special review use review by Planning Commission and City Council. . Proposed hours of operation are: 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM with peak business hours expected to be 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM and 11 :30 AM - 1 :30 PM. . Food service will include coffee/tea, juice and soda beverages, pastries, snack foods and sandwiches. . Interior seating is planned at 76 seats and an additional 24 seats at an exterior patio. . The PUD amendment request would permit additional wall signage and larger monument sign. The original PUD permitted two monument signs with a sign face area of25 SF (one side only) and 3 wall signs of25 SF each. The applicant is requesting to expand the wall sign allowance from 80 SF to 120 SF and the monument sign to total 50 SF per sign. The Industrial Development Design Standards and Guidelines (lDDSG) permits wall signs of 15 SF per sign for a total of 80 SF and the monument signs up to 25 SF per face. . Louisville Municipal Code parking requirements for a restaurant is 1 space for every 3 seats. The site currently exceeds the minimum parking ratio for 2.0 spaces per 1,000 SF per the IDDSG for flex office use. Therefore, the LMC requires 33 spaces and the CDDSG requires 15 spaces per 1,000 SF of building area. Staff supports the existing parking availability. Staff does not anticipate parking to be an issue for this use. Staffs review of the Special Review Use (LMC 17.40.100.A) criteria finds the five (5) criterion have been met. Staff recommends approval with the following conditions: 1) Staff recommends only one wall sign, Udi's Bakery and Restaurant, be permitted to be 30 SF in area. 2) If the applicant expands the extent of the SRU, up to 4,000 SF total, they shall be permitted to do so through Administrative Approval. 3) The special review use is granted to the applicant only and is non-transferable. Commission Questions: Lipton discussed Condition #2 and his desire to not approve the expansion without the Planning Commissions review of the request. Lipton asked if on-street parking is allowed in the CTC. McCartney stated parking would not be allowed on 104th Street. Applicant Presentation: Jerry Moore, architect for the project and representing Stephen Meyers and Associates reviewed the signage condition. The request is for maximum of 120 SF per building with 30 SF per building for the retail tenant. Lipton discussed with the applicant the signage request. Members of the Public: None heard. Commission Questions: Wood discussed with the Commission Condition #2.