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The market study for the Draft Downtown Specific Plan anticipates <br /> increased demand for restaurants, apparel stores and retail <br /> specialty stores as part of the revitalization plan. A critical <br /> clustering of these types of uses is necassary to offer consumers <br /> the comparison shopping, within a walkable radius, normally <br /> associated with a mall. Simply stated, restaurants attract <br /> customers to downtown and are complementary to retail <br /> businesses. Staff feels that the proposed use would be <br /> Thc applicant has stated that the restaurant Wll~.~..~e <br /> ancillary to the ma.r, anu u,~=u ~ . <br /> and rear sections of the building as w~11 as~e:p~tio, <br /> permitting. <br /> The attached menu indicates that a variety of' light-meals of both <br />· English and American favorites will be offered. The applicant <br /> also proposes to offer a wide variety of draft and bottled <br /> similar known pub establishments, generally <br /> ~ ~ported beerS. . <br /> ~{~act a more sophlstlcateo, .uF_scale- clientele than tYPical <br /> #poOl kall# type establishments, <br /> One of the often sited problem& with bars in the downtown area is <br /> ~, the loitering, littering, public drinking, etc. that can result <br /> --~- ~ ,,se. The applicant is hoping to attract a more ..Ups.oale. <br /> ems. H r ~ staff. <br /> -;.~ ~,-~,~, ~h t should/~l~__e~ these pr0bl. ~. ,. <br /> ~..~.~ ..-.- ~:--- ~ ...~,,~ ~ake the aDnllcan= responslnle <br /> <br /> for any unu=~=~ - . · <br /> <br /> ~sign RevieW Board is concurrently reviewing the ~ain Street <br /> st~ and facade renovation for this use. The appli=ant has <br /> ........ - - ......... Ith an improved and invi!i!g~,~ <br />:~:~ ~.~.~W ~:~ ,, ~-?~" s[ent With ~e' ~o~ ~es~~~ <br />.... ~~aPPe~ra'~eL -]X'~-~-- 'or the entire site to functio, <br /> ~tdellnes. However, i. u~u=~ - <br /> saf91y, especially at night, staff reco~en~S that the wal~ay <br /> ~t~een Main Street and the parking lot beh!nd the b~ilding be <br /> sufficiently lit to allow safe passage for those coming from the- <br /> ~rking lot to ~e front door. <br /> <br /> Nunicipal Code does not re~ire provision of additional parking <br /> 'n <br /> for a pre-exist~ g co~ercial site within the CC District. Since <br /> ~e applicant is not increasing the total gross floor area of the <br /> stmctur-, no additional parking is re~ired. <br /> <br /> <br />