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<br />Farmer's Market <br />April 26, 1994 <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />') <br /> <br />home grown produce. The attached site plan illustrates the proposed <br />location. <br /> <br />e <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />) <br /> <br />SUMMARY OF PARKING SURVEY <br /> <br />e <br /> <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 /> <br />Site A - Jackson Square <br />Site B - Public Lot (King & Hwy 10) <br />Site C - On Street Parking (north <br />side of Main Street between <br />King and the Bank of Elk <br />River) <br />Site D - On Street Parking (south <br />side of Main Street between <br />King and Nadeau's) <br />Site E - On Street Parking (Jackson <br />Avenue between Hwy 10 and <br />Snyder Drug) <br /> <br />40 parking stalls <br />87 parking stalls <br />24 parking stalls <br /> <br />40 parking stalls <br /> <br />15 parking stalls' <br /> <br />) <br /> <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 />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 /> <br />e <br /> <br />farmer.plan <br />