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~s Council Minutes 4/5/2005 would be restaurant full service; the second would be restaurant fast food; the third would be restaurant limited service. The crux of the whole ordinance was defining these very small sandwich-shop type operations-ice cream stores, etc.-which would now be defined as a fast food restaurant that does not fry, broil or griddle any of its menu items on site and whose gross floor area does not exceed 2,500 squaze feet and does not have adrive-through facility. Those three definitions of full service, fast food and limited service were included. Also an amendment in 1139.06 includes restaurant free standing, restaurant full service and restaurant fast food. It does not include restaurant limited services as those terms aze defined in 1115.02 of the Zoning Code. This issue has arisen on several sites where a developer wishes to open a small restaurant, and they have been precluded on at least two occasions from our Zoning Code definitions which the Planning Director thought were a little too restrictive. A public hearing on this legislation was held. It has been discussed in committee more than once. Following discussion, the committee unanimously recommended approval. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane, spoke on the following issues: He is seriously concerned about the condition of bridges, especially the bridge over I-480 on Great Northern Blvd, which is filled with large chunks of concrete and curbing big enough to do severe damage and cause physical harm to anybody driving below should someone drop one of those pieces off the bridge. He walks most of the bridges and they are extremely filled with gravel and dirt. Besides being a hazard to pedestrians, they are a detriment to the city's budget because gravel, dirt and broken glass act as abrasives causing erosion of the surface of the street. By putting a few dollars into clean-up work, the city may save money on future slab repair. He is also concerned about heavy trucks causing damage on Rt. 252. Welcome to new Mayor whom he believes will take on the challenge and be successful. He likes the methodic approach to operation of the administration and appreciates that the Mayor is taking time to analyze and not taking everything as a given or in concrete from the past. Somewhere in his heart he feels the spirit of the Mayor's father is smiling as the Mayor took the torch and moved on a little bit further. Councilman Nashar commented, with regard to the bridge over Great Northern Blvd., that had been addressed recently and it will be addressed in committee soon to discuss funding for the work. Service Director Driscoll has had people out there on numerous occasions cleaning up the azea and also Stearns Road. Mayor O'Grady thanked Mr. Lambert for his comments. Regarding the bridge on Rt. 252, not only is there potential for that damage and costing city money, but also costing money because ODOT has decided the damage on the overpass was so bad it needs to be completely redone and they expect the city to pay the entire cost. However, ODOT built that overpass and ODOT, if they made errors with the design and the content of the cement, contributed to the problem probably in its entirety and now they are walking away from the city when we need their help. That's not acceptable. The previous administration got the answer that 10