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AUG -06 -1999 13:44 MC 612 595 983? P.04'05 Little Canada's ordinance is at the high requirement range of the scale when using the net calculation of 10 %. However, it appears to be a reliable standard if an actual net is calculated. The only change we might recommend would be to the definition of net space, allowing for actual net space, rather than the formula currently in place. Automotive service This use has caused a significant amount of concern in the Ryan Industrial Park area. Little Canada's ordinance requires 8 spaces, plus one per 200 square feet net over 2,000 sf. For a 5,000 sf. building, this would result in a requirement of 22 spaces. Other ordinances are highly varied on this use. Requirements vary from 1 or 2 spaces per service bay to 2 per bay, plus 1 per 200 sf., plus one per employee. This same 5,000 sf. building could require from 9 spaces to more than 70 spaces, depending on all sorts of variables. The median standard ranged in the 30 to 35 space requirement. Unfortunately the ITE study does not have data available for this specific use. Although many of the Ryan Park facilities have had difficulty with the current ordinance, it appears that it is actually more liberal than many ordinances being used. Although It may not help the situation in that area, any change should probably be to require more parking for these uses, rather than less. Storage This use can occur as an independent warehouse use, or as an accessory use to another business, sometimes office, manufacturing, or retail. Little Canada's Ordinance requires one space per 1,000 sf. net, plus one space per employee, plus one space per company truck. For a 100,000 sf. warehouse, this would result in a requirement of 90 spaces, plus one per employee. Where the storage is an accessory use to retail, the calculation is one space per 500 sf. net. Other ordinances are very close to this standard. The range of most ordinance requirements does not vary significantly, although some are more strict. The ITE study does not separate storage from other industrial land uses. No change is recommended, given the City's experience with this standard, and the fact that most other ordinances are close to the same requirement. Manufacturing/Fabrication Little Canada's standard is one space per 350 sf. net. For a 20,000 manufacturing use, this would result in a requirement of 51 spaces. Page 33