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9 <br /> <br />for each employee. Staff recommends going back to the old ordinance. Applying the new <br />ordinance results in an overabundance of parking spaces than needed. For consistency with other <br />parking requirements, staff recommends changing the requirement based on 1 space per 67 gross <br />sf (1,000/15 = 67). <br /> <br />• Proposed Amendment <br /> <br />Section 1007.044 Off-Street Parking. <br /> <br />(6) Number of Spaces Required. The following minimum number of off-street parking <br />spaces shall be provided and maintained by ownership, easement and/or lease for and during <br />the life of the respective uses hereinafter set forth: <br /> <br />Fast Food Restaurant 1 space for each 50 67 square feet of gross floor area., plus 1 <br />space for each employee of the maximum work shift. <br /> <br />Native Landscapes <br /> <br />Minnesota passed a new law effective July 1st that requires municipalities to allow property <br />owners and occupants to install and maintain managed natural landscapes. This statute needs to <br />be adopted into City ordinances. See attached State Statute 412.925 Native Landscapes language. <br /> <br />• Proposed Amendment <br /> <br />Section 1007.043(17) Screening, Landscaping, Buffer Yards and Tree Preservation. <br /> <br />(h) Sod and Ground Cover. All areas not otherwise improved in compliance with <br />the approved site plans shall have a minimum depth of four (4) inches of topsoil and be sodded <br />including boulevard areas. Exceptions to these criteria may be approved by the Zoning <br />Administrator as follows: <br /> <br /> <br />5. Natural Prairie Restoration Areas. Native grasses and wild flowers indigenous to <br />Minnesota, planted and maintained on any occupied lot or parcel of land, setback a minimum of <br />20 feet from the front lot line and/or side lot line abutting a public street, as part of a garden or <br />landscape treatment. <br />5. Native Landscapes in compliance with Minnesota Statute 412.925. <br /> <br />General Parcel, Lot and Yard Provisions. <br /> <br />Section 1007.082 was the proposed FUD, Future Urban Development District that was not <br />adopted in the new ordinance. This reference under Section 1007.042 shall be deleted. <br /> <br />• Proposed Amendment <br /> <br />Section 1007.042 General Parcel, Lot and Yard Provisions.