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school and church have distinctly different usage times. The peak parking accumulation is during church services, particularly on weekends or evenings, during which times school is not in session. To accommodate the actual parking demand generated by the church itself, the applicants are seeking approval of a site plan which shows 110 parking spaces on site (an addition of 35 spaces over current capacity), plus the 80 spaces on the adjacent parking lots as mentioned above, a total of 190 spaces. This count includes 10 parallel spaces which would be located in an area of the parking lot reserved for buses. The applicants should verify that the bus parking and the additional ten parking stalls will not be needed at the same times. The applicants point out in their analysis that the new school will not change the site demand over the existing conditions, and that the recent count showed a total of 180 cars, including the on- street parking. The City engineer has reviewed the site plan for grading, drainage, and utility issues. Two issues would affect the layout of the parking plan, and will require additional design work. The first is handicapped parking availability. The plan shows two spaces in an existing lot west of the main church building. For a 190 space parking supply, state regulations require 6 handicapped spaces, at least one of which must be van accessible. Although only 110 of the spaces are located on the church /school property, the requisite number of handicapped spaces should be supplied to be accessible to this use. The off -site locations would not provide reasonable handicapped accessibility. The second design issue is that of the access points to Little Canada Road. The applicant notes that Ramsey County will approve access to this roadway. The proposed design is an improvement over the current condition. However, a single access along the west portion of the site should be more than adequate to accommodate the 27 spaces shown in that area. Subdivision The church is also seeking approval of a subdivision which would create a single family parcel in the southwest corner of the church property. This parcel would contain a new home serving as the church rectory. For mortgage purposes, the church desires a separate parcel identification, and the new home would have its access on the Savage Lane cul -de -sac which is located on an easement on church property. The new parcel would be 11,250 square feet in area and 90 feet in width, both dimensions exceeding the City's single family zoning standard. The church will retain the existing Public District zoning, in which living quarters for persons employed on the premises are permitted uses. Summary and Recommendation The Conditional Use Permit for off -site and joint use parking appears to be a reasonable plan, based on the information submitted supporting the 180 car demand. The issue would Page 53