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Memo to Planning Commission/CU 98-4 March 24, 1998 Page 2 • more extensive changes if they are to occupy the space on a more permanent basis. They are not proposing any signage at this time. Parking The recent applications to expand the movie theater and a health club in the space vacated by Pamida brought up the issue of parking. Based on the current mix of tenants, including the theater expansion and the health club, 1103 spaces are required and 870 are provided. To meet current parking requirements an additional 233 spaces would be required. With the expansion of the theaters and the health club parking spaces will be at a premium during certain times. As was mentioned during the review for the theater expansion, it will be important to make sure future tenants will be the right mix so that the parking demands for each tenant balance out. In their letter the applicant states that they would probably have meetings 3 or 4 evenings from 7:00p.m. to 11:00p.m. These times would probably coincide with peak parking demands for the theater and the health club. The church felt that the meetings would likely be attended by 50 to 75 people. At the present time they indicated that parking has not been a problem. • Future Relocation Conditional use permits apply to the land on which the business is located and can not be transferred to a different parcel. The applicant has expressed an interest in possibly relocating to a larger space within the mall. Should the church decide to pursue that option and move to a different space on the same lot, such as the space formally occupied by Country Market, they would have to amend their conditional use permit. If they relocate to a different parcel, such as the space vacated by Pamida, they would have to apply for a new conditional use permit. Since it is likely there will be a different mix of uses in the mall, this would allow the city to review the relocation based on the new mix of tenants. Since the main issue is parking and it would not change if the church were to move to a different location within the mall, staff would also recommend the application fee be waived in either situation. Recommendation It is recommended the Planning Commission recommend approval of this request for a conditional use permit by Living Waters Church with the following conditions; • \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\scott\cu98-4.doc