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Memo to Mayor and City Counci]/CU 98-8 April 20, 1998 Page 2 Parking The site plan shows 63 parking spaces on site. Some of the parking spaces do not meet the dimensional requirements found in the zoning code. The site plan shows 10 parallel spaces located along a stockade fence on the north side of the site. Because of the distance between the building and the fence there is not enough room to maintain a typical 24 foot wide drive aisle nor a 20 foot drive aisle needed for emergency access as required by the Fire Chief. Therefore, the parallel stalls should be eliminated. Since there is approximately 105 lineal feet of pavement along Highway 169, the additional spaces shown on the site plan along Highway 169 can not be accommodated on the site. If the 10 spaces along the stockade fence are eliminated, as well as the additional 5 along Highway 169, the proposed plan has 48 spaces. Using the parking layout currently in place, there are 46 parking spaces. With the existing retail and business incubator tenants, 48 parking spaces are required. The applicant has indicated that the current total membership of the church is about 130. Based on the current church membership 43 spaces would be required and the total parking requirements for the site would be 91 spaces, which exceed the number provided by 45 spaces, and the proposed number of parking spaces by 43 spaces. Parking Requirements: Business Center Retail Church 14,000 s.f. 4000 s.f. 130 members 28 spaces 20 spaces 43 spaces 91 spaces total required 46 spaces total provided 48 spaces proposed Even without the church, the parking requirements for the tenants exceed what is provided. However, the applicant claims the peak parking demands for the church will be different than the other tenants. If the church holds evening meetings, the parking demand could conflict with the retail and individual business incubator tenants. In order to ensure that adequate parking is available for the Business Center, a specific number of spaces should be reserved for use by the Business Center. Because of the nature of the businesses located in the center, some of them operate on a flexible schedule. It is important the 7 spaces near the drainage pond and all but one of the parking spaces located along the north side of the building in front of the church entrance be reserved for the business center all the time. Sicnage \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\scott\cu988cc.doc