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• • • Millers Crossroads Shopping Center page 3 Parking: The following table lists the ordinance requirements by type of business. The ordinance states that 90% of the gross footprint should be used unless a specific use requirement differs. Lacking data on the interior dining area of the coffee shop, the calculation uses 90% of the gross shop area as listed in the floor plan (sheet A2.1). USE REQUIREMENT PROJECT coffee shop 10 /1000 sf of dining room plus one space for each employee outdoor seating area must be included in parking calculations per CUP requirement 90% of total 1664 = 1497 sf 15 spaces 4 employees 4 spaces outdoors 580 sf 6 spaces 25 total 25 spaces sandwich shop (fast food) 15 /1000 sf of gross floor area 2180 sf 33 spaces 33 medical clinic 1/200 sf + 3 spaces 90% x 8500 = 7650 sf 38 spaces + 3 spaces 41 41 spaces total required 99 to be constructed 84 proof of parking 16 total potential 100 In the 2003 approval of the commercial building, 65 parking stalls were required (1 per 200 sf). The building was the same size as the new proposal and the plan provided 65 parking spaces with the potential for 16 more. That approval assumed a daycare and retail use of the building. Two restaurant uses instead of the daycare increases the parking needs. As explained in the zoning ordinance, the city can allow a "parking deferment" under certain conditions: the proof of parking would be the parking deferment. Under the conditions for a parking deferral, the peak parking must be less than the required parking, and there must be sufficient property under the same ownership to accommodate the need (Section 3, Subd. S.G.) That is, there must be space to build the deferred parking spaces if needed in the future (proof of parking). If a problem arises in the future, the city can require the additional parking to be constructed. If the additional proof of parking area spaces are constructed, the trash enclosure would need to be moved to allow the access to the new spaces. Though the design in not optimal given the need for the trash truck to access the relocated trash enclosure, clearly there is enough space behind the building for additional parking if it is needed.