Daniel del Prado's new restaurant at 50th and France could face an obstacle, with city staff recommending his proposal to build an extension on the former Barrio space be denied due to parking rules in the bustling district.

Staff are recommending the denial of the restaurant's proposed partial second-floor addition to the existing building at 5036 France Ave. S., where Americana is replacing Cocina del Barrio.

Americana wants to add around 1,500 square feet for extra dining and bar space, but it's unable to provide any off-street parking of its own since the building occupies nearly the entire property, which is why ownership requested a variance.

A city zoning ordinance requires a business to provide additional off-street parking when its floor to area ratio (FAR) exceeds 1.0, with th

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