07-20-2009 Planning Commission Packet

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.. � y�l ,. ` Concept Application- City of Orono December 15, 2008 Page 3 window will be EIFS. Fabric awnings will be placed over all widows. The back of the existing building will be painted with a matching color scheme. A retaining wall will be built along the south edge of the upper parking area. The expanded parking areas will be paved with asphalt paving and bordered with concrete curb and gutter. The narrow area to-the north and east of the parking lot will be landscaped. . PARKING REQUIREMENTS The following is a brief discussion of the parking requirements. We have reviewed the conditions that the Orono Planning Commission recommended as part of the bowling alley C.U.P. and note that they recommended that the bowling alley be allowed to operate with the 44 spaces that currently make up the lower parking lot. This would be a reduction of 16 spaces in the parking required by city ordinance for a bowling alley. . Orono city ordinance requirement for parking for retail/office space is one space for each 200 gross square feet of floor area, or one space for each 150 net square feet. Using the requirement of one space for each 150 net square feet for the 10,944 square feet of existing upper level retail space would yield a requirement of 55 spaces for that portion of the project. Using the requirement of one space for each 200 gross square feet for the proposed 7,800 square feet of new retail space would yield a requirement of 39 spaces for that portion of the project, yielding a total upper level parking requirement of 94 spaces. With the two proposed additions to the existing building as described above, space would remain on the upper portion of the site for 44 parking spaces, if the requested variances were granted. This would leave a shortfall of 50 spaces in the upper parking area. A � total of 61 spaces are shown on the lower level with 44 of those.spaces committed to the bowling alley leaving an excess of 17 spaces. These 17 spaces could be used�to reduce the upper level shortfall from 50 to 33 spaces. Our request in regard to the parking is that the Village of Orono allow the property to be fully developed as described above with a total of 61 spaces (instead of the 94 spaces) for the upper retail portion of the project and 44 spaces (as recommended by the planning � commission) for the lower level bowling alley. The total number of parking spaces therefore proposed for the fully developed site would be 101. As part of our preparation for submitting this application we have taken parking counts at . the existing business on the site and will present that information at the planning commission meeting. GRADING AND DRAINAGE 9�ECEIVED Our submittal includes a grading and drainage plan which has been developed by our�UN 2.4 2009 civil engineer from our office, William McCombs, working with both the Orono City � �ITY OF ORONO r � . � . :, , � �