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Memo to Planning Commission/CU 01-10 February 27,2001 Page 2 ID The building will be located on Lot 2, Block 1, Elk River Retail Center 2nd Addition which is 49,222 square feet (1.13 acres) in size. The plan includes some additional parking spaces and landscaping, as well a freestanding monument sign along Highway 169. The building is rectangular shaped with the narrow ends facing Highway 169 and Dodge Street. The front of the building faces Perkins Restaurant. The additional parking is being provided on the south side of the site, adjacent to Perkins. Building The proposed building will be 11,485 square feet in size; Precision Tune will be 3,025 square feet and the remaining 8,460 square feet will be lease space. The exterior of the building will be a mix of E.F.I.S and rock face block. Colors will be a mix of cream and gray, which will be compatible with the adjacent structures. Metal canopies will be located over the windows and entrances of the building. The exterior of the building includes some nice cornice details and formal entrances. The activity around the building will be focused away from the residential property on Dodge Street. To this end, the Precision Tune will be located on the end of the building closest to Highway 169 and the building will act as buffer between the auto care portion of the building and Dodge Street. No windows or entrances are proposed on the side facing Dodge Street. There is no trash enclosure proposed. All trash will be stored inside the building. No outside storage of auto parts is allowed. Parking 47 parking stalls are shown on site plan. The Precision Tune requires 10 spaces with the remaining 37 spaces dedicated to the 8,460 square feet of lease space. This would work with a specific mix of retail and auto related uses. However, if the entire 8,460 square feet were retail, there would not be enough parking. Staff is concerned about controlling the mix of tenants so that the parking requirements do not exceed the spaces available. The City does not track tenants when they locate into existing space unless they require a conditional use permit. When reviewing parking requirements in multi-tenant buildings we look at the worst-case scenario, which in this case would be all retail uses. If the 8,460 square feet is retail, 52 spaces would be needed to meet the parking requirements, this would include the 10 spaces for Precision Tune. Only 47 spaces are provided. In order to meet the parking requirements on site, the lease space should be reduced from 8,460 square feet to 7,400 square feet. The parking lot layout is acceptable. There are 11 spaces existing along Highway 169 that will be counted towards the parking requirement. An additional 36 new • spaces will be constructed as part of this project, 26 of them in front of the S:\PLANNING\SCOTT\CU0110.DOC