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As conditioned, staff believes that the proposed use will have adequate parking to meet project demand. The bar would not play loud music, provide live entertainment, or provide dancing areas for customers, thus avoiding possible adverse noise impacts on the adjacent residents and businesses. Staff feels that any areas of possible concem have been conditioned so that the proposed use will meet all applicable Municipal Code requirements and would be operated in a non-nuisance manner. Furthermore, the applicant can be required to mitigate any future nuisances or problems. Therefore, if all the conditions of approval are complied with, staff feels the proposed bar will not detrimentally impact the surrounding properties, and staff believes that this finding can be made. That the proposed conditional use will comply with each of the applicable provisions of the zoning ordinance. The site's Central Commercial zoning conditionally permits the establishment of bars. In staffs opinion, the proposed use complies with all relevant sections of this ordinance. Sufficient parking would be provided to serve the customers of the bar and to avoid parking on Ray Street and Walnut Drive. Granting a conditional use permit to the applicant for a bar is consistent with the City's ability to regulate zoning as listed in the Municipal Code Chapter 18.124 "Conditional Uses." Therefore, staff believes that this finding can be made. VII. CONCLUSION As proposed by the applicant and conditioned by staff, staffbelieves that the bar will be compatible with the surrounding businesses and will not detrimentally affect the surrounding uses or properties. Conditions of approval have been included which will ensure that the safety and general welfare of the surrounding area, and the City in general, is maintained. Staff understands that residents located behind the restaurant have expressed concerns with the proposed hours of operation and with potential noise and parking issues; staff has seriously considered these concerns and has worked with the applicant to tailor her proposal so that these impacts would be minimized. The application raises the question of the appropriate interface between businesses and residences in the Downtown commercial district, and staff and the PDA believe that businesses on or very close to Main Street should be allowed to remain open late as long as they operate in a manner which respects the nearby residents. Staff and the PDA believe that an acceptable balance has been achieved with the applicant's proposal as conditioned, and that the Crown's presence in the Downtown will be a benefit to the area. Page - 10