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Siesta Seen Lally continued that Blasé Café has had out- door entertainment for more than three years, which is allowable under the SKOD but has to stop at 10 p.m. "The fact they have a canopy to keep the sun off does not warrant the need for a TUP," he added. Shay responded that the canopy is not over the existing outdoor deck of the restaurant, which is in a corner of the parking area. "The canopy is NEXT to the outdoor deck and takes up 2 additional parking spots," he pointed out. "This canopy is new and now adds additional outdoor space at the expense of parking spots. With parking at such a pre- mium in the Village, I can't believe that this is allowed. Please review this." Lally also explained in his email that the plaza has more parking spaces in a lot behind the building next to Gilligan's Island Bar and Grill. He continued, "I will do some calculations for the square footage requirements for the bar stool area but I believe they have enough parking to cover it." The code requires one parking space per 50 square feet of patron area, he noted. On July 7, Lally sent another email to Shay, saying, "The deck area and a handicap ramp were permitted in 1994 … and met all the requirements at that time." He then pointed out that Blasé Café has expanded its business into the space previ- ously occupied by the pizza restaurant and had made further plans to take over the unit that an internet café occupied for a number of months. That expansion, including the out- door counter, will necessitate a new parking plan to ensure Blasé has enough spaces, Lally A pizza place and then The Village Gourmet previously occupied some of the space into which Blasé Cafe is expanding. Photo by Rachel Hackney Sarasota News Leader August 1, 2014 Page 73