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PLANNING REPORT TO: orthwest Essoci2ted consultants, inc. MAY 5 1986 CITY OF Little Canada Planning Commission UTILECANADA Little Canada Mayor and City Council FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: 1 May 1986 RE: Short Conditional Use PUD FILE NO: 758.09 - 86.09 BACKGROUND Mr. Thomas Short has applied for a conditional use permit to allow a planned unit development on the former Northwestern Bell Building site. The planned unit development is required as the ordinance requires that multiple use sites functioning as a single unit be processed in this manner so as to allow reasonable variation from strict ordinance standards in return for a higher quality design and development. ANALYSIS The applicant has stated that the bingo portion of the development will be restricted, to a maximum patronage of 450 customers. The building will be further leased to a special education group which will use approximately 8,000 square feet, according to the developer. In addition, two other uses exist on the site. To the east is a trucking facility, and on the north of the site is a series of open storage sheds. Issues to consider include: • Parking of automobiles for both bingo and education uses. • Parking of buses. • Loading and unloading of buses. • Circulation conflicts between automobiles and trucks As shown on the site plan (Exhibit A), 277 parking spaces have been provided. Our analysis considers a ratio of one space per 2 customers to be a reasonable ratio, plus required spaces for other uses. This calculates to 225 spaces for the bingo area, plus 40 spaces for the office /education use at one space per 200 square feet. This totals 265 required spaces. The site plan appears to meet this requirement. However, design issues change this situation. 4820 minneronka blvd., ste 200, n inneabolis, mn 55416 (612) 925 -9420