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hearing is scheduled
Another hearing to try to set- of trade is directed at automo-
t1e Maplewood's Beam Avenue. bile occupants,a relatively small
zoning issue has been scheduled building and large parking area
for April29. is involved,,the building is of a
The date was set Thursday af- design which lifhits future alter-
ter the city council approved a native uses,and the restaurant is
new "business and commercial a part of a banchise or chain
modified" zoning classification.
fast food"retail outlet.
The hearing will be held to de- According to the new zoning
tide if the new classification classification,it won't be neces-
will be applied to the south side
sary to meet all of these charac-
of Beam Avenue. teristics to be classified by the
At a meeting last month,the council as a drive-in restaurant.
council agreed on the kind of
establishments that would be The'modified business and
acceptable in the zone con- commercial classification also
cerned,'but it asked for clarifica- specifies that personal service
tion on drive-in restaurants and shops are those dealing directly
personal service shops. with customers,such as a beauty
The council agreed Thursday parlor, barber shop, clothes
that drive-in restaurants would cleaning agency,automatic self-
have the following typical char- service laundry, dressmaking,
acteristics:A significant segment millinery or similar shop.