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