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Fili«04-29r7 <br />January 30.2004 <br />PiSa6afIl <br />These numbers do not lake into account ihc i5 parking stalls that exist at the front of the <br />building or the 1S spaces that exist facing the road at the front of the building The upper <br />level businesses are primarily retail uses. Assuming a net floor area of about 8,000 s.f <br />for the upper level, its parking requirement at one stall per ISO s.f is about S3 stalls, as <br />compared to the 30 that exist. Because the businesses that occupy the front of the <br />building have prime-time day business hours, a shared parking arrangement would <br />provide adequate overflow parking, should it ever be needed. However, during limes <br />when all businesses occupying the building are at prime business hours (possibly <br />Saturday afternoons), parking could be shon by about 20 stalls based on Code <br />requirements. <br />As discussed earlier in this section the gravel parking area doesn’t meet the required <br />setbacks and if the required setbacks a. e enforced the number of sulls wilt be reduced. If <br />a 20* setback to Shoreline Drive and a 10 ’ setback to Kelly Avenue are enforced, <br />approximately 11 spaces could be lost. The Planning Commission should discuss with <br />the applicant the amount of parking that is currently available and whether it is adequate <br />and also how he expects this to change with the proposed restaurant use. <br />Lot Surfacing <br />Section 78-1S15 (B) states that **all of the area intended to be utilized for parking space <br />and dnveways for four or more vehicles shall be surfaced with material to control dust <br />and drainage.” The applicant isn’t proposing to pave the upper gravel lot at this time. <br />Due to its necessity in providing parking for the restaurant, and the need to coninil the <br />number of stalls, staff would recommend that the lot be paved and striped .f this <br />commercial site plan is approved. <br />Surface Water Management Plan <br />The applicant has not provided a full drainage plan but has provided drainage arrows, <br />contours, and elevations for the gravel parking area. There is a wide right-of-way along <br />Kelly Avenue which takes a lot of drainage from the gravel parking area as well as at <br />least half of uc lower parking lot. The western half of the packing lot drains southwest <br />towards a wetland and eventually into the lagoon area of Lake Minnetonka. No <br />hazardous w'astes threaten the integrity of the runoff, other than the normal heavy <br />materials which vehicles excrete, and no vehicles are proposed to be stored outdoors on <br />the site The City Engineer has reviewed the plan and finds it to be acceptable. The <br />City’s Public Services Director has recommended that the e.xisting gravel lot be paved <br />and provided with curb and gutter. The Planning Commission should consider whether <br />this should be required. <br />Road and Pedestrian Access <br />Exterior site access This property has one access to Shoreline Drive, and one access <br />from Kelly Avenue. The access from Kelly Avenue will be the primary access for <br />Navarre Lanes/The Crib and the restaurant. The main access for the businesses that <br />occupy tlic front of the building is the access which is directly off Shoreline Drive.