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• • • WS — Item 2 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item 2 Date: Council Work Session, August 6, 2007 To: City Council From: Gordon Heitke Re: Spirit Hills Commercial Center Parking Background Since April of 2007 the City Council has received several inquiries from the Spirit Hills Commercial Center tenants regarding the conformance of parking at the center with the City's zoning requirements. In May of 2007 City staff, following a preliminary review, informed the management company and owner of our concerns and indicated that Certificates of Occupancy for any remaining vacant suites would not be issued unless the parking was in conformance with the zoning requirements. In June of 2007 the Council received an additional letter from Spirit Hills tenants requesting reevaluation of the parking demand for the center. Since that time staff has been working with the owner of the center to identify and resolve any outstanding issues. Enclosed under separate cover is a letter from the owner of the center expressing his position on the matter. Additionally, Snap Fitness was notified that the existing number of exercise machines (used for the parking determination) exceeds the number reviewed with the building permit. A response from Snap Fitness is also included under separate cover. Staff is working with the tenant to resolve this issue. Analysis. At this time Spirit Hills Commercial Center consists of eight (8) active businesses and three vacant suites. The site contains 133 off - street parking stalls including pervious parking areas comprised of either reinforced turf or rock. This count is in addition to the gasoline pumps, bank drive through and coffee shop drive through stacking stalls. These spaces have been confirmed by both City staff and the property owner and are depicted on the attached site parking plan. 1