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CR 89-159 Hopkins Jaycees - Zoning Amendment Bingo Hall � ' � r � ti 6 i '"� June 28, 1989 ° p K � `' Council Report: 89-159 HOPRINS JAYCEES - ZONING AMENDMENT Bingo Hall Proposed Action. Staff recommends approval of the following motion: "Move approval of Resolution No: 89-36 to allow 'Bingo Halls' as a Conditional Use in the B-2 , and B-3 districts and accept Ordinance No: 89-637 for First Reading. " Approval of this motion will allow Bingo Halls in the B-2 and B-3 districts as a conditional use. Mr. Pavelka moved to deny the request for Bingo Halls in the B-2 district. Motion died for lack of a second. Mr. Woodrich moved that Bingo Halls be allowed in the B-2 and B-3 districts. Motion passed on 3-1 vote. � overview. The Jaycees and the Lions are proposing to have Bingo at 918-924 Mainstreet. This building is currently being renovated by Ed Stiele. This Bingo operation will be part of their charitable gambling operations and the money earned would be donated to various groups. The proposed hours of operation are: ^ 1:00 p.m. - 5: 00 p.m. Wed. - Sun. 7:00 p.m. - 11: 00 p.m. Wed. - Sun. 7:00 p.m. - 11: 00 p.m. Mon. & Tues. � The Jaycees estimate an average attendance of 150 people. There will be no alcohol served. Staff is recommending approval because the use is compatible with the other uses in the B-2/B-3 districts. Randy Young, President of the Jaycees, appeared before the Commission. This item was continued from last month due to concerns over the hours of operation and the time limits of the parking ramp. The Jaycess now are proposing to change the Bingo hours from 1-5 to 1-3:30 to accommodate the parking ramp time limit. The Jaycees did meet with the Business Council on June 15. Nelson Berg, representing the Business Council, stated that the Business Council had mixed reactions on the proposed Bingo Hall. Primary Issues to Consider. o Should Bingo be a permitted or Conditional Use within the B-2 and B-3 districts? o Are Bingo Halls compatible with the current parking system? o How are Bingo Halls regulated? '� Supportinq Information o Location Map o Resolution No: 89-36 o Proposed Ordinance 89-637 � r� HOPKINS JAYCEES - BINGO HALL CR:89-159 Page 2 Detailed Backqround I spoke with the staff from Brooklyn Park which has a Bingo Hall similar to the one proposed. They regulate Bingo through the state license similar to pull-tabs. The one Bingo Hall they have is located in a retail area with its own parking. The Jaycees will have a pull-tab operation in the Bingo Hall. Staff Analysis of Issues. o Should Bingo be a permitted use or conditional use within the B-2 and B-3 districts? Currently Bingo is an accessqry use in the B-2 and B-3 districts. Organizations such as the VFW and American Legion have Bingo. A similar use might be a movie theater. People go there for an evening or afternoon of entertainment. A theater is allowed in the B-2 and B-3 district. Having Bingo Halls a conditional use will allow the city to review all � applications for Bingo Halls and put conditions on them if necessary. o Are Bingo Halls compatible with the current parking system? The Jaycees are proposing that their patrons will park in the ramp. One problem that may occur, is that free parking in the downtown is only for three hours and the Bingo sessions are four hours. Until the Bingo patronage becomes familiar with the parking system, staff feels the Jaycees should post the parking times to prevent their patrons from getting tickets. The Jaycees would like the City to change the free parking time from 3 hours to 4 hours. this is a matter for' the Parking Committee to consider and not a zoning issue. The Parking Committee will consider this issue at their June meeting. The Jaycees do not anticipate any buses coming to this location. o How are Bingo Halls regulated? Bingo Halls are regulated by the State through a Bingo Hall license. 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''_`,`� • •�� a'�� - , I_�;_�. �� 5-3-89 City of Hopkins 1010 1 st St S Hopkins, MN 55343 Zoning and Planning Commission Hopkins Jaycees Brad Johnson 17-10th Ave S #7 Hopkins, MN 55343 The letter is a request to have a Bingo Hall added to the list of acceptable business allowed on the mainstreet of Hopkins. This Bingo Hall will be a part of the Hopkins Jaycees Charitable Gambling operations. Currently we have pulltabs at four locations in Hopkins. The vast majority of the money rasied has been donated to a wide variety of groups in the Hopkins area. (see attached list of donations) The money from the Bingo Hall would be donated to groups such as the ^ ones listed. We also believe a Bingo Hall would help attract customers to downtown Hopkins. Our hours of operation will be from 1 :OOPM to S:OOPM and from 7:OOpm to 11 :OOpm Wednesday thru Sunday and from 7:OOPM to 11:OOPM Monday and Tuesday. This way people will have time to shop or eat before and after each Bingo session. Further, Bingo attracts a "nice" group of people. Since no alcohol is sold, Bingo attracts people that that are looking for an alternative to bars. A evening playing Bingo is a way for many people to enjoy a night out � in a friendly, non-threating , but exciting atmosphere. Bingo like all Charitable Gambling is highly regulated by the State of Minnesota. Our operation will not compare to a Bingo Hall such as Little Six. The maxium amount of prizes for the session is2,500.00 We estimate our average crowd to be 150 people. I am sure there is many more questions that I will be happy to answer. Thank o � Brad J son Hopki Jaycees Q� ��v 1 � z-- . � �� CITY OF HOPKINS Hennepin County, Minnesota ORDINANCE NO: 89-637 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING HOPKINS ZONING ORDINANCE NO: 515-570 PERTAINING TO BINGO HALLS IN THE B-2 AND B-3 DISTRICTS BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Hopkins as follows: That the Hopkins Zoning Ordinance No. 515-570 be and the same is hereby amended by adding the following provisions: 535. 03 Subd. 2.CC) Bingo Halls provided: 1. That the applicant submit a floor plan and seating plan. 2. That the City approve the hours of operation and any changes thereto. 3. That the applicant obtain a State Bingo � license. 550. 05 Subd. 30 Bingo Hall. At least one space for each two seats based on capacity design.* * parking is not required in the B-2 district. First Reading July 5, 1989 Second Reading July 18, 1989 Date of Publication Aug,� 2� 1989 Date Ordinance Takes Effect Aug. 22, l9gg Attest: Nelson W. Berg, Mayor James. A. Genellie, City Clerk � CITY OF HOPKINS Hennepin County, Minnesota RESOLUTION NO: 89-36 RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND DENYING APPLICATION FOR ZONING AMENDMENT ZN89-1 WHEREAS, an application for a Zoning amendment entitled ZN89-1 made by Hopkins Jaycees, to allow Bingo in the B-2 and B-3 districts is denied. WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows: 1. That an application for a Zoning Amendment entitled ZN89-1 was filed with the City of Hopkins on May 5, 1989. 2 . That the Hopkins Planning Commission reviwed such application on May 30, 1989. 3 . That the Hopkins Planning Commission, pursuant to published and mailed notices, held a public hearing on May 30, 1989 and ^ June 27, 1989: all persons present at the hearing were given an opportunity to be heard. 4. That the written comments and analysis of the • City Staff and the Planning Commission were considered. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that application for Zoning Amendment ZN89-1 to allow Bingo Halls as a Conditional Use is hereby denied with the following Findings of Fact: l. That the primary use of a Bingo Hall is not an appropriate primary use in the B-2 or B-3 districts. . Adopted this llth day of July, 1989. Nelson W. Berg, Mayor ATTEST: James A. Genellie, City Clerk ---� �� CITY OF HOPKINS MEMORANDUM DATE: June 20, 1989 TO: Zoning & Planning Commission FROM: Nancy S. Anderson �'�Sfl SUBJECT: Ordinance change to permit Bingo Halls - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Business Council reviewed the use of Bingo Halls in the B- 2/B-3 district. The following four items were concerns of the Business Council: - parking ---� - market analysis - downtown image - window displays Parkinct. A big concern for the Business Council and the staff is the parking issue. Currently only 3 hour free parking is allowed between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. The Bingo sessions will be 4 hours. Staff would not recommend that the parking time be changed from 3 hours to 4 hours. 2-3 hour parking is conducive to high turnover of parking stalls in a retail area. If the time limits were changed to 4 hours, employees would tend to park in customer areas and turnover of the stalls would not occur rapidly enough. The current parking system would fall apart. If bingo is allowed, the afternoon sessions should be limited to 2 1/2 hours. This allows for adequate time to move vehicles after the session. Unlike other businesses, a Bingo operation has a captive audience for a set period of time. This could create a parking shortage in the downtown. Many parking problems were eliminated with the parking ramp. Staff does not want to see another parking problem with a Bingo Hall downtown. ^ Market Analysis _ The Market Analysis completed last year suggests convenience oriented and destination type businesses for the downtown area. Bingo would seem an acceptable use according to the Market Study. ��. Memo Bingo Halls June 20, 1989 Page 2 Downtown Image. Another issue brought up was the image that is portrayed by Hopkins with a Bingo Hall in the downtown. This image issue can probably be made with many uses that already exist in the downtown area. If the Bingo Hall is run professionally it can create a positive image for Hopkins. The last issue that was raised at the meeting was that the Jaycees offered to use their windows to display community information. Staff does not recommend this. The City has been trying to ' reduce and enhance the signage in the downtown area. Filling windows in the downtown area with this information does not fulfill this goal. Option. An option for the Commission to consider is to only allow Bingo Halls in the B-3 district. Bingo Halls would then be required to provide their own parking. This would eliminate any parking � problems that would occur in the downtown. However, the Jaycees would not be able to use the site on Mainstreet. This option is a reasonable option in that it would allow the use in the City as a principal use but would limit it to zoning districts which require adequate parking. � �� Hopkins Business Council June 15, 1989 Meeting Minutes Present: Nelson Berg, Chair, Harriet Ahlstrom, Ed Hanlon, Todd Johnson, Jim Lindstrom, Greg Peterka, Chuck Redepenning, Harry Smith, Bill Weiler Staff: Steve Mielke, David Olson Guests: Representatives from Hopkins Jaycees and Noontime Lions Nelson Berg called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. at Hopkins City Hall. * Steve Monahan, representing the Jaycees and Lions, made a presentation regarding their joint proposal for a bingo operation on lOth and Mainstreet. Some of the details include: * Capacity for 225 people * 12 sessions per week * 30-40 part time jobs created -� * Attracts 47-53 age group, mainly female * Average participant spends $21 per session * Anticipate using municipal ramp for parking for both afternoon and evening sessions Steve pointed out that last year the Jaycees donated over $500, 000 to the Hopkins area. Recent state legislation will cut into current fundraising activities so they need additional revenue generating sources if they are going to be able to continue to support local activities at previous levels of funding. The Lions are a relatively new organization anxious to work on major projects but in need of adequate funding and the bingo operation will provide that support. Nelson pointed out that the City Council will have to change an ordinance to allow �bingo in a B-2 and/or B-3 zone and also approve a conditional use permit. Reactions from Business Council members were mixed: * Appears it will bring in potential shoppers to Hopkins * Parking could be a serious problem * Not the kind of image we are looking for on Mainstreet —,. * Better than former use Consensus of Council appeared to be that it is not an ideal use but it is better than former use. Since it is difficult to ,--� attract a major retail store this operation may, in fact, help generate traffic to Hopkins. Central concern was parking especially long term parking in the ramp during the afternoon sessions. Nelson then thanked the Council for their efforts during his term as Chair and officially resigned to pursue his ne�� public office as Hopkins Mayor. Nelson had discussed his replacement with several Business Council members and recommended Harry Smith as Chair and Ed Hanlon as Vice-Chair. J. D. Lindstrom so moved, Bill Wieler seconded and new leadership was approved effective the July 6 meeting. Steve Mielke then briefly outlined two options for upgrading Mainstreet. Plan A and Plan B Common Features Both plans transition from the existing mall type layout toward a more conventional lane and operating arrangement. Both plans require lateral movement of vehicles to maneuver through Mainstreet. Both plans require less lateral movement than the existinq layout with Plan A requiring the least overall —� movement. Both plans provide left turn bays at 5th, 8th and llth. Left turn bays are not provided at the intervening intersections. . Transitions and bays are short but are workable. Based on an assessment of collected traffic data it appears that both plans can permit left turn movements at each intersection during all periods of the day. However, if traffic volumes increase substantially, left turn prohii�itions at 6th, 7th, 9th and lOth may be required during the PM peak period. Based upon the existing turning movement data, operation under both plans will provide levels of service at level 'C' or better at each intersection in the system during the PM peak period. 1. Concept A This plan maximizes the number of parallel parking spaces along Mainstreet, averaging 14 spaces per block. This plan has left turn vehicle movement into the turn bay from the through movement lane. This plan requires lateral lane offset transitions of approximateiy 8 feet within the 5th, 8th and ilth Avenue intersections. Lateral offsets are not required at 6th, 7th, 9th and lOth Avenue intersections. Bus stops will be provided near the intersections of 7th Avenue, 9th Avenue and 12th Avenue. ---� Curb lines protrude at intersections to provide protection for parking and create room for corner street furniture, i.e. , signals, lights, trash receptacles, etc. This design ensures -� CITY OF HOPKINS Hennepin County, Minnesota ORDINANCE NO: 89-637 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING HOPKINS ZONING ORDINANCE NO: 515-570 PERTAINING TO BINGO HALLS IN THE B-2 AND B-3 DISTRICTS BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cit.y Council of the City of Hopkins as follows: That the Hopkins Zoning Ordinance No. 515-570 be and the same is hereby amended by adding the following provisions: • 535. 03 Subd. 2.CC) Bingo Halls provided: 1. That the applicant submit a floor plan and seating plan. 2. That the City approve the hours of operation and any changes thereto. 3 . That the applicant obtain a State Bingo license. � 550. 05 Subd. 30 Bingo Hall. At least one space for each two seats based on capacity design. * * parking is not required in the B-2 district. First Reading July 11, 1989 Second Reading July 18, 1989 Date of Publication Aug. 2, 1989 Date Ordinance Takes Effect Aug. 22, 1989 Nelson W. Berg, Mayor Attest: James. A. Genellie, City Clerk --�