07-18-2005 Planning Commission Packet

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#OS-3121 � June I5,2005 . Puge 9 of 14 Without detailed floor plans of all existing busiiiesses, City staff can not calculate with any accuracy how much parking is teclulically required by City Code for all the businesses having rights to the lot. Six additional parking spaces located within the Narrows property are cunently striped and in use. These are not included in the 122 noted above within the nilmicipal lot. Other business properties abuttitig the municipal lot also have varying numbers of available stalls within their property boundaries that were not included in the 122. It should also be noted that the parking stalls constructed and striped are 9' x 16' with 22' drive aisles where normally 9' x 20' spaces with 24' wide drive aisles would be required. Although of no fault of the applicants, this contributes to the overall fimctionality and maneuverability of the parking lot. The Plaiuung Commission should discuss the parking needs required by the applicant in detennining whether any expansion, interior or exterior, should be permitted. The Planning Commission may also want to look inore closely at the hours of operation for the variolis businesses using the lot, as the 2000 review concluded that the prime hours for the applicant would be the least prime hours for the nzajority of the other businesses in this area. No actual traffic/parking counts or shidies have been done to deternline whether this has proven to be the case. Parking Issues Surrunary Parking required for proposed use: Interior Use 52 stalls Front Sidewalk Use 7 stalls Rear `Patio' Use 21 stalls 80 stalls Parking available on-site for proposed use: 6 stalls Parking shortfall on-site, to be made up iii muiucipal lot: 74 stalls Municipal lot stalls available for other users during peak times: 122-74=48 stalls Percentage of muiucipal lot required by Narrows: 74/122 = Gl% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. EASEMENTS AFFECTING PROPERTY There are several easements affecting how the applicants can use tlleir property. An ingress and egress easemeut (Doc. #3520911) exists to provide access from Shoreline Drive to the City-owned parking lot. This exists along the eastern 7.5' of the property, and while not encroached u�on by any of the proposed improvements, its fiuictionality may be impacted by the kitchen addition as proposed.