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L_I • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council January 6, 1982, Page 4 Meza: Is the Council aware that a certificate of occupancy will not be issued until such time as there is either a work- able septic tank or a sewer tap made into our sanitary sewer line? Skelton: Mr. Mayor, I have some questions of our City Inspector and. Mr. Joerns, but after Mr. Barfield is finished. Barfield: Sir, I understand there may be some question as to the plans that were submitted not having a kitchen facility, inasmuch as the ordinance requires that food must be served before any beer may be sold for on-premises consumption. The reason the facility has no kitchen facility located in the plan as submitted, is that this is a barbecue facility and the pit will be located outside. This matter has been discussed by my client with your City people and. there will not be a flame which would require fire code ordinances to be enforced within the building. There will be food served. I have here a let- ter from my client, again setting out in writing, not a verbal affirmation to the Council, that there will be food served • before any alcoholic beverage is sold on those premises. Westergren: I have one more question. I am a little concerned about the traffic problem there. Ts there anything your client can do, or cannot do, in people leaving there and going directly back out on 146? If you get enough traffic going in and out of there, we already have a traffic problem at that intersection. There have been a number of accidents at that intersection. I understand you have a driveway that goes out on Fairmont Park- way. That can only go one direction; it won't help much for traffic going the other way. That is my only other apprehension. Barfield: There is more property there than is needed to ser- vice this one business, and that property location is not in- tended solely for the use of Tooney's Restaurant. It is the intention that in the future it be developed, in which case I am sure both driveways would be used. Longley: Mr. Barfield, I had some desire expressed to me that Tooney's have a fence along the back of their property to screen the residential area. I know that is not required, but are there any plans for a fence? Barfield: That is a possibility, but I know of no plans at this time. I think we are going to have to do some serious negotia- tions with our neighbors on both sides, especially when it comes to the sewer tap. •