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' . . <br /> s-. <br /> MINUTES OF THE <br /> .; ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> + Monday,March 20,2006 <br /> (#OS-3139 Ha,L SCHOOL, CONTINUED) <br /> �Iovey indicated they are creating resource space and only adding one classroom,which would not <br /> increase the demand for parking. - <br />.�._,w..r..�:.._M�......._,,.,...a.._..__...... .,._.. .. . ..... ...:.. �:�-..��,-...,......__. .._..._,....,..,�..;-r-:,,:,..,a�-.�,...-...._�-��:.,. �:,.,.,m�.�.... ._.�.,.:�..._.._.....,�,_,.�.,.-r.......-...��....a..::....�..w_.,..w...,..«.,-....... <br /> Rahn inquired whether they are also adding a preschool and ninth grade. <br /> Hovey indicated their 7-8 classroom is becoming a 7-8-9 classroom and that there would not be a separate <br /> classroom for ninth graders. Hovey indicated they are adding a preschool class. Hovey stafied their <br /> current classrooin size is not at maximum capacity. ' <br /> Gaffron stated the parking ratio is calculated at one stall for each seven students based on design capacity, <br /> plus one additional stall for each classroom. Gaffron stated design capacity is not defined in the Building <br /> Code and that if the Planning Conunission would like to base the parking on the occupancy load, Staff <br /> could look at that and determine whether there is suff'icient parking aYailable on the site. � <br /> Curtis stated 12.3 stalls would be required for 60 students. <br /> Rahn stated if they are talking about occupant load rather than student load, additional parking would be <br /> required. Rahn cominented that typically parking is based on occupant load. Rahn inquired how many • <br /> staff would be at the building. <br /> Hovey indicated there cunently are seven teachers,with one teacher being added. ' <br /> Gaffron inquired whether there are any students that would be driving. <br /> Hovey indicated none of their students drive and that they are at 1.43 students per family. <br /> Winkey inquired whetlier family members come and participate at the school: <br /> Hovey stated they do. Hovey indicated there are also six parking stalls available next to the fence that are <br /> not delineated. Hovey stated they do have an agreement with the Minnetonka Art Center that allows them <br /> to utilize their parking lot for special occasions. <br /> Gaffron stated the City has always considered gravel as hardcover and that tlzere has not been a foimal <br /> request to turn that into a paved parking area and that he is unaware of a code requirement to make the <br /> parkin�lot paved. <br /> Ralui stated in his opinion there should also be site inlprovements when the Uuilding is improved. Rahn <br /> noted there also is not a parking lane designated or a handicapped stall. <br /> ..._--. _ ._ _. . _ .. . . _., .�....�..._..�__.. <br />��� I�ovey indicated they do l�ave a lzandicapped stall. �� ��� ������ <br /> Ralui inquired how that stall is desi�iated. Ralui stated there are certain width aud length guidelines for a <br /> handicapped stall. <br /> _ PAGE 3 <br />