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<br />Memo to Mayor and City Council/CU 02-16 <br />May 19, 2003 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Analysis <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />Located on the property is the vacant Ron's Foods facility that is 24,000 square feet in area. <br />The parking lot is paved and provides 114 spaces. No changes are being proposed to the <br />exterior of the building; all improvements will be on the interior. <br /> <br />Conditional Use Permit <br /> <br />The applicant proposes to convert the existing interior of the building into a motorized Go- <br />Kart facility. Proposed is a Go-Kart track, pit area, bathrooms, meeting room, and <br />ticket/concession area. Packaged foods such as pop and chips will be sold at the concession <br />area. Video games are also proposed along one wall of the facility. The applicant anticipates <br />the following hours of operation: <br /> <br />Monday -Thursday: <br />Friday: <br />Saturday: <br />Sunday: <br /> <br />11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. <br />11:00 a.m. to 12 midnight <br />9:00 a.m. to 12 midnight <br />9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. <br /> <br />The applicant should be required to enforce the City's curfew requirements as the age of the <br />clientele will be those 16 years and older. The parking lot should also be patrolled on a <br />regular basis to prevent loitering and improper use of the parking lot. <br /> <br />The zoning code does not identify the specific number of spaces required for this proposed <br />use. General recreation parking standards require one space four each four patrons when <br />full. <br /> <br />During the staff review, there were no adverse comments other than a concern in regards to <br />adequate ventilation in order to remove the exhaust of the Go-Kart motors. The decibel <br />level of the go-karts was also questioned; will the building provide enough soundproofing to <br />buffer the adjacent residential neighborhood. The applicant will be required to comply with <br />all building and fire code requirements in this regard. <br /> <br />Plannin& Commission Recommendation <br /> <br />Staff recommended that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the conditional <br />use permit request with the following conditions: <br /> <br />1. THE GO-KART OPERATION SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE <br />BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS. <br /> <br />2. THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE PROPER FLAMMABLE <br />MATERIAL STORAGE. <br /> <br />S:\PLANNING\Case Files\2003\CU 03-09 Austin\4-22 pc.doc <br />