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Memo to the Planning Commission/CU 97-29 <br />November 25, 1997 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />.Overview <br /> <br />The theater's expansion will extend into the space previously occupied by <br />Pamida. Approximately 26,000 sq. ft. will be remodeled for the theater's <br />purposes. The balance of the Pamida space will be leased to a fitness club <br />(The Gym) which is the subject of another conditional use permit. All of the <br />theater's expansion will involve interior remodeling with no exterior <br />improvements. A majority of the issues associated with the expansion of the <br />theater will involve the building official as it relates to proper exiting and <br />other building code related matters. <br /> <br />Parking <br /> <br />Four years ago when the theater came before the Planning Commission and <br />City Council to expand the theater from 5 to 10 screens, a complete parking <br />analysis was done of the shopping center. With the additional parking stalls <br />developed, the Elk River Shopping Center met the parking requirements <br />with no stalls to spare. The ordinance requires movie theaters to have one <br />parking stall for every four seats. Based on the 10 screens, seating capacity <br />of 1,700 was planned for and parking requirements calculated based on these <br />numbers. The additional 8 screens may bring on approximately 1,500 <br />additional seats, requiring an additional 375 parking stalls. Subtracting the <br />required parking for the 25,800 sq. ft. of retail space that will now be used by <br />the theater, a total of 246 parking stalls would be required. As previously <br />mentioned, there is no room left on site to provide additional parking. With <br />the County Market space presently vacant, parking at the shopping center <br />should not pose a problem at this time. However, as the mall begins to fill its <br />vacant space, the management of parking amongst the tenants will become <br />more critical. The key with developing the mall will be to introduce the <br />appropriate mix of tenants whereby the parking demands for each of the <br />tenants will be slightly different to balance the parking needs for the center. <br /> <br />Siena~e <br /> <br />The theater is proposing to add 2 to 3 additional signs on the building <br />elevation facing Highway 169. These cabinet signs will be similar to those <br />signs presently in place to advertise the movies that are showing at the <br />theater. There is no additional signage proposed for the west elevation of the <br />building as it faces the residential. <br /> <br />s:\planning\pc\cu97-29.doc <br /> <br /> <br />