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• • Lino Lakes Family Dentistry Page 3 Access The site has one access to Apollo drive, which overlays the west lot line providing for a shared driveway with the abutting property. Access to Apollo Drive is subject to approval of the City Engineer and Anoka County under a joint power agreement. In addition to the shared access, the site plan provides a 12 foot drive aisle abutting the property line on the west side of the building, which accesses the trash enclosure and interior storage area. As noted above, this drive aisle is within an easement overlaying the west property line to provide for shared access and is intended to be temporary. The applicant is therefore requesting that this section of driveway be allowed asphalt curb. The parameters for the temporary allowance of the asphalt curb should be specified as part of the site plan approval. Circulation around site is adequate with a 26 -foot wide driveway leading to 12 -foot access aisles (24 foot two-way) for the parking areas and rear trash/storage area. Backing out of the north stalls in the parking area may be difficult because the backup lane is shallow. If possible, the parking stalls should be shifted south to increase the depth of the backup lane to improve access. Parking Off —street parking as required by Section 3, Subd. 5 of the Zoning Ordinance is outlined below. The building includes 5,067 square feet of floor area, divided between 4,039 square feet of office and 1,028 feet of storage. The applicant indicates that the storage space could be converted to additional office space The total requirement is 26 parking spaces based on the gross floor area of the building. If the calculation excludes the storage area, 22 spaces are required. The plan shows 23 spaces, of which three would need to be removed to provide an extension of the driveway to allow development of the east side of the property. With the potential full use of the property in mind, accommodation should be made for 26 parking stalls on the site plan outside of the area necessary to extend the driveway. The Planning Commission considered this information and recommends granting a variance for the number of stalls provided that any change in use of the site will require conformance with the number of parking stalls required. The proposed stalls measure 9 x 18 feet as required by Ordinance. One stall is designated as disability accessible consistent with ADA standards. However, the ramp leading down from the sidewalk encroaches into the area required to make the stall wide enough to be van accessible. The site plan should be revised to provide sufficient surface width such that the disability accessible stalls are van accessible. gross Code required area 90% requirement spaces Medical Office 5,067 4,560 3 + 1/200 sq. ft. 26 The total requirement is 26 parking spaces based on the gross floor area of the building. If the calculation excludes the storage area, 22 spaces are required. The plan shows 23 spaces, of which three would need to be removed to provide an extension of the driveway to allow development of the east side of the property. With the potential full use of the property in mind, accommodation should be made for 26 parking stalls on the site plan outside of the area necessary to extend the driveway. The Planning Commission considered this information and recommends granting a variance for the number of stalls provided that any change in use of the site will require conformance with the number of parking stalls required. The proposed stalls measure 9 x 18 feet as required by Ordinance. One stall is designated as disability accessible consistent with ADA standards. However, the ramp leading down from the sidewalk encroaches into the area required to make the stall wide enough to be van accessible. The site plan should be revised to provide sufficient surface width such that the disability accessible stalls are van accessible.