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Farmer's Market Page 2 <br /> April 26, 1994 <br /> . home grown produce. The attached site plan illustrates the proposed <br /> location. <br /> 8 - 10 vendors will occupy all the parking stalls on either side of the <br /> landscaped island within the Jackson Square lot. In total, the Jackson <br /> Square lot has 40 parking stalls, therefore, the Farmer's Market will occupy <br /> approximately 50% of those parking stalls. <br /> The Farmer's Market is hoping to bring additional customers downtown to <br /> help support the existing downtown merchants. This type of activity has the <br /> potential to create an attractive focal point in the courtyard area of <br /> downtown. However, the down side of using the Jackson Square parking lot <br /> is occupying the parking stalls intended for customers shopping downtown. <br /> Staff has done a survey of the parking usage in the downtown area over the <br /> past two weeks. This survey has been conducted a few times per week to <br /> obtain a better understanding of the parking demands in the downtown area. <br /> Another point to consider in terms of the parking demands downtown is the <br /> vacancy of a couple buildings. Depending upon future tenants parking <br /> demands may increase and necessitate using all the stalls in Jackson Square <br /> Lot. <br /> • SUMMARY OF PARKING SURVEY <br /> The survey has identified the number of vacant parking stalls occurring at <br /> selected times during the week in five locations in the downtown area. These <br /> locations are as follows and are illustrated on the attached map: <br /> Site A - Jackson Square 40 parking stalls <br /> Site B - Public Lot (King & Hwy 10) 87 parking stalls <br /> Site C - On Street Parking (north 24 parking stalls <br /> side of Main Street between <br /> King and the Bank of Elk <br /> River) <br /> Site D - On Street Parking (south 40 parking stalls <br /> side of Main Street between <br /> King and Nadeau's) <br /> Site E - On Street Parking (Jackson 15 parking stalls <br /> Avenue between Hwy 10 and <br /> Snyder Drug) <br /> This survey indicates that all five locations have some stalls available at all <br /> times. The Jackson Square lot has a vacancy rate that fluctuates between <br /> 0 38% to 53%. The other parking areas have a similar range with the <br /> exception of the parking area along Jackson Street, which has lower vacancy <br /> farmer.plan <br />