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Hearing having been duly noticed and held by this Council on July 18, 1994, and the matter having been continued to August 1, 1994, on the appeal of Norton Brothers Enterprises, dba Expresso Lane ("Appellant") of the decision of the Zoning Administrator to approve the application of Mr. Jeff Titterington of Expresso Express Company ("Applicant"), for a use permit to replace an existing drive-through structure and associated business with a free-standing structure for use as a drive-through facility offering specialty coffees for sale to the public (the "Project") at 528 Woodside Road, Redwood City, California (the "Property"), the Appellant, the Applicant, the Zoning Administrator, and all other persons interested in the matter having been heard and having been given the opportunity to be heard, and this Council having fully considered the matter; NOW, THEREFORE, this Council hereby finds, concludes and orders as follows: FINDINGS 1. The Property is located in the CN (Neighborhood Commercial) zoning district (S 13.1 et seq., Ordinance No. 1130, as amended, the Zoning Ordinance ofthe City of Redwood City [all section references herein are to said ordinance unless otherwise indicated]). 2. Applicant applied for a use permit pursuant to the provisions of Sections 13.4 and 42.2 to permit the operation of the Project from a commercial coach structure to be placed in the parking lot of the neighborhood shopping center located at the Property. The structure would not contain bathroom facilities for use by patrons or employees. Vehicular access to the structure would be provided from existing driveways providing ingress and egress to the shopping center parking lot from and to Woodside Road. 3. The Zoning Administrator issued the use permit on May 26, 1994, after hearing duly noticed and held on May 11, 1994. Appellant filed timely appeal of the issuance of the permit by letter dated May 31, 1994. Appellant, through its appeal, objects to the issuance of the use permit on the grounds that inadequate or illegal provision has been made for restroom facilities, inadequate provision has been made for vehicular access/egress from the Project such that traffic congestion may occur on Woodside Road, and Applicant may take advantage of an existing roof sign to erect a sign prohibited by the City's sign regulations. 4. The use permit, as issued by the Zoning Administrator, includes the following pertinent conditions: "2. That the Applicant obtain an Architectural Permit for the proposed structure, including all proposed signage prior to release of the Building Permit. Roof signs are disallowed. Any additional signage shall require approvals from the Planning Division. "3. That the Applicant maintain, for the duration of subject operation, valid agreements from applicable parties for the utilization of adjoining bathroom facilities. These shall be available to customers and employees during the business hours of the subject operation. " ... MINUTE BOOK NO. 52 Regular Meeting Minutes Page No. 355 August IS, 1994 Page 3 . ,- .,'~"--" --. --'~'-"_.-_'_--- -------------------..--.