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�� � <br /> _ � � BEN�HOC.�F & ASSOCi:ATE�, INC. ` � <br /> �_.. <br /> TRANSPORTATJON ENGI.NE�RS AND PLANNERS <br /> 1 U417 EXCELSI�R BOULEVARD,SUtTE TWO/HOPKINS,MN 55343/(952)238-1667/FAX(952)238-1671 <br /> Septernber 9, 2005 Refer to File: OS-78 <br /> M� MORANDUM <br /> TO: Jim Anderst <br /> Cindy Sudheimer <br /> FROM: Jim Benshoof U�� <br /> � <br /> RE: Parking Sludy for Proposed Expansion.ofNarrows Saloon <br /> PURP�SE <br /> This memorandum is to document the results of the parking study we.have completed regarding <br /> expansion of yaur Nazrows Saloon at 3380 Shoreline�Drive in the City of Orono. As we <br /> understand, your proposal would add about 2,000 sq.�ft. of indoor.space for Narrows Saioon <br /> customers and also woutd add about 32 seats for outdoor dir►ing. Aside from a couple of <br /> parking spaces on your property, all the parking demand�for yvur business is accommodated in <br /> an adjacent public pazking lot. <br /> Two key parking questions to address regarding your proposed expansion for the Narrows <br /> Saloon are: <br /> � Is the existing number of parking spaces in the public parking lot su�cient to <br /> accornmodate the in�reased demand associated with the proposed salaon expansion? <br /> o Will sufficient spaces remain avaiiable in the public parking lot to seive users of other <br /> properties that rely upon this parkin�]ot? <br /> We have performed a comprehensive pa�•king study to effectively answer the preceduig <br /> questions. In this context, we have obtained extensive information on exisring conditions,have <br /> examined all factors that influence future parking demand, and have corcelated the existing <br /> parking supply with the expected total future parking demand. <br /> EXTSTING CONDITIONS <br /> The first step is to understand the eontext of tl�e Narrows Saloon relative to the adjacent public <br /> parking lot. Figure 1 is a recent aerial photograph;which shows the Iocahon of the existing <br /> Narrows Saloon, in reIationship to adjacent properties and the public parking lot. An impoi�tant <br /> iten�.to note from the figure is that the public parking lot does not include an area immediately <br /> behind the Narrows Saloon buitding or are�s to the north and west of the westerly-most retlil <br /> building. <br />