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( ~ .. Finding of Fact No.6, that the t:.YI:e and character of traffic in the area would change due to the serving of liquor by creating nore late evening traffic creating nuisances of noise and lights is again supported in the record by test:inony of citizens. Whereas a substantial portion of traffic in the area emanating from comrrercial uses would cease after 'horrral business hours'; a restaurant with a liquor license would necessitate longer hours as previously noted. Finding of Fact lb. 7, that the City naintains and o~rates a park on the n:)rtheast comer of Silver lake Road and Mississippi Street arrl that Irondale High- school is located northeast of the subject property, are born out by the exhibits, the petitions of the citizens as contained in Defendant's Exhibit N:J. 2 and by the Court's viewing. It should be noted that the park is a passive recreation area '. and not a wilderness park as Plaintiff v.ould lead the Court to believe. If the park were so little used, then hew does Plaintiff accxnmt for the inmrrrerable tracks in the sna'7 throughout the entire park area? Finding of Fact No.8, that children and students must p3.ss by the subject property in a route to and from the p3.rk and highschool, are substantiated in the record by the p3rents of said children in their Petition dated Febrmry 8, 1976 \\hich states as follows: "We, the rmClersigned resident horreowners in the area of Mississippi Street and 26th Avenue N.W. in New Brighton, hereby declare opposition to the granting of a liquor license to Mr". John J. Welsch for the Stockrran' s Restaurant. It is our belief that an establishrrent serving liquor would be out of character in the neighborho::xl, which is primarily a residential area. We believe that it would create a nuisance and pose a hazard to our children, who must walk past 26th Avenue and Mississippi Street to reach Creekview Park and that it would adversely affect the pro~rty values of our residences." (emphasis added) Finding of Fact No.9, that because of the subject property's proximity to the p3.:r:k and school, the serving of liquor would have a detrirrental affect on p2r5ons using the park and children attending the sc.'"Iool, is dra-.m again fran the testillOny of those appearing at the public hearings thereon. Finding of Fact No. 10, that the proPJsed corrprehensive plan being developed by the Plarming Comnission projects the subject property's use as low density residential use is supporte~ in Defendant's Exhibit No.5, which was considered by the Council wherein, at page 2 thereof, it states: "In terms of long range planning, we \vould note that the 1971 land Use Plan envisioned this site being developed for rredium density residential uses \-mile the recently adopted (by the Planning lli"llmission) draft of a revised Land Use Plan shov.'S this area as ION density residential." -5-