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developed on the west side of Shoreline Drive. The creation of three additional parking stalls on the east side will result in increased hardcover adjacent to the existing parking lot, but such hardcover increase will be more than offset by reductions in hardcover resulting from the replacement of the existing building on the site with a smaller building. The net site result is a 726 s.f. reduction in hardcover. Creation of a total of ten additional parking stalls on die east side would result in a conforming number of stalls for the proposed use of the site but : result in a net increase in hardcover on the property of 1,699 s.f. The Council finds that such a hardcover increase, which would be almost entirely within the 0-75' setback zone, is not justifiable given the City's history of strict hardcover regulation and the lack of demonstrated hardship for such increase. Further, it is the Council's position and a condition of annual license approval that it is the applicant's responsibility to manage on-site parking in a manner that will not result in traffic congestion nor create a hazardous situation. This marina has technically been in conformity with City regulations for the number of parking stalls in the past and currently. In fact, this marina was required to provide additional parking stalls in 1989 to remain in conformity with City regulations while accommodating an LMCD-approved increase in boat slips on Tanager Lake. Variances were granted by the City at that time for the location of the added parking. Further, when the City changed the B-2 ordinance in 1995 by requiring employee parking in addition to the slip-generated parking, this marina remained in conformity since it had one available stall for employees and there have been few if any employees stationed at this site since that code revision. This history of conformity is in direct contrast to other similarly Page 5 of 15