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Transportation/ Circulation Access to and from the site will occur at the one existing access on Industrial Boulevard. Internal circulation is around the east side of the building to the rear of the building where the loading doors are located. The property is in an industrial park where large vehicle traffic occurs daily. There are no sidewalks for pedestrian traffic. Parking Manufacturing, fabricating general industrial.• six stalls plus one off street parking space for eacb 500 square feet of floor area. The manufacturing floor area of the subject building is 1,530 square feet requiring 6 plus 3 parking stalls for a total of 9 parking stalls. Nightclub, tavern or bar. one parking space for every 50 square feet of floor area. The tap room floor area of the subject building is 2,250 square feet requiring 45 parking stalls. Office building: one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area. The office space floor of the subject building is 4,500 square feet requiring 15 parking stalls. A total of 69 parking stalls are required based on the proposed project. The site has 32 striped parking stalls and what appears to be room for approximately 42 additional stalls, for a total of approximately 74 stalls. When they occupy the entire building for their tap room and brewery, the site will require around 80-85 parking stalls. At that time, they will need to provide the required parking or apply for a variance to deviated from the parking requirements. The applicant has indicated Industrial Boulevard has parking but other than in the core downtown district, street parking has not been utilized to meet parking requirements. With the applicant's initial plans, the required parking can be installed on their property. Street parking may be utilized for overflow parking when the required on -site parking is full. Patio Space The applicant is proposing several patio areas on the property. One fenced patio area will be north of the parking/circulation area and is located on grass. A second is proposed in the paved area north of the building/loading area. Two areas are also shown in the grassy areas west and south of the building. State Statue §340A.410, Subd. 7 states: "A licensing authority may issue a retail alcoholic beverage license only for a space that is compact and contiguous". The various patio areas are not compact and contiguous. A site plan showing a single compact and contiguous space and how this space will be permanently delineated will be required. The project will require a licensed architect to provide signed drawings, with code review, for any work completed in and/or on the building, and shall include any proposed or future outdoor seating. Landscaping The ordinance requires 26 trees for the property. The exiting tree inventory satisfies this requirement.