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r «r05-3085 February 22. 2005 Page 4 of 5 Parking Requirements 'I'here are three existing businesses: Liza Janes Hair and Nail Design, Apex Technology Sales, Inc, and Minnetonka Mud as well as four apartments. I'hcsc businesses and apartments require the following number of parking stalls (businesses based on usable floor area): 1068 s.f. X (1/150 s.f.) = 7 spaces 361 s.f. X (1/150 s.f.) = 2.5 spaces 596 s.f (1/80 s.f) = 7.5 spaces 2 stalls X 5 units = 10 spaces Liza Janes: Apex: Minnetonka Mud: 5 Apartments: Jul Ann Hair Fashions will be accessed from the rear of the building, fhe floor plan submitted for the shop indicates 939 s.f will be usable floor area. This would yield the following required parking: Jul Ann: 939 s.f x (I/I50 s.f) = 6 stalls As a total the site will required 33 parking stalls in order to comply with the parking requirements established under Section 78-1516. The survey indicates that 28 stalls exist on the site, 16 at the upper level, 12 at tlie lower level (some only accessible from the adjacent site). Approval of the use would require a parking stall variance to permit 5 less stalls than required. It should be noted for the purposes of reviewing the adequacy of parking on the site that the City has received complaints from busir-.ess owners within this building that there is not adequate parking available to serve the existing businesses located on the street level. The addition of this use may, or may not, put further strain on this issue regardless of its location around the rear of the building. Signage Signage in all B districts is regulated as follows: B-1, B-2 and B-4: size. Within the B-1, B-2 and D-4 districts, the aggregate square footage of sign space per lot shall not exceed the sum of one square foot for eacl. front foot of building, plus one .square foot for each front foot of lot not occupied by a building. No individual sign shall exceed 50 square feet. and B-I, B-2 and B-4: height. Within the B-1, B-2 and B-4 di.strict.., no sign shall extend in height more than two feet above the highest outside wall or parapet of any principal building, nor shall any sign be located closer than ten feet from any property line; except that any sign over ten square feet may project two feet into any required yard area from the principal building. The cxi.sting signage on the building is as follows: Lizii Janes: 32 s.f. Minnetonka Mud: 56 s.f. (entire awning) Apex Tech: 24 .s.f. Total- 112.s.f