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RESOLUTION 10 PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A SITE PLAN AND SPECIAL USE PERMIT. WHEREAS, an application has been made by McDonald's USA LLC to permit reconstruction of the existing McDonald's restaurant located at 729 Long Lake Road, and WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows: 1. Applications for a Site Plan and Special Use Permit were received on February 26, 2010. 2. A notice for public hearing was posed in the March 3, 2010 edition of the New Brighton Bulletin. 3. Public hearing notices were mailed to the property owners within 350' of the subject property on March 3, 2010. 4. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on March 16, 2010 and all present were given a chance to freely speak at the hearing. 5. The Planning Commission recommended approval on March 16, 2010, subject to conditions. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission makes the following Findings of Fact with respect to the Site Plan (LP2010-001) and Special Use Permit (SP2010-002): 1. The property is zoned B — 3, General Business. 2. The property is guided in the Comprehensive Plan for Community Business. 3. The Planning Commission considered the Site Plan in accordance with the B — 3 district standards of Section 5-250, the commercial performance standards of Section 6-390, and the parking standards of Chapter 11 of the Zoning Code. 4. The Planning Commission found all applicable Site Plan standards to be met. 5. The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed drive-thru in accordance with the following standards: a. The drive-thru facility does not negatively impact traffic on public rights-of-way. b. A stacking lane shall be provided with a minimum of four spaces per lane in addition to the number of required parking spaces. c. The stacking lane shall be a minimum of twelve feet wide. d. The vehicle stacking lane shall not extend beyond the street right-of-way line. e. The vehicle stacking lane shall be delineated so that vehicles waiting in line will not unreasonably interfere with the primary driving, entrance, exit, and parking facilities on site. Employee -only designated parking may be considered in an effort to comply with this condition. £ Any pedestrian walkway that is adjacent to or crosses the stacking lane must be marked and clearly indicated with signage or painted crosswalk. g. The drive-thru use may be limited so as not to unreasonably interfere with adjacent and . nearby uses. Limits of use may include, but is not limited to, prohibition of certain uses that may be inappropriate due to their demand on parking and stacking needs, such as fast food establishments. h. The following hours of operation shall be imposed: 1:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\Reporls\20I0\.3-16-2010\LP2010-001, SP2010-002 (McDonald's) - RESOLUTION.doc