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<br /> <br /> <br />The Prior Works Building 755 Prior Avenue North Suite #301A St. Paul, Minnesota 55104 952.583.9788 <br />www.mdgarchitects.com <br /> <br /> 2 <br />WESTERLY OF COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY NO. 15 (WASHINGTON COUNTY HIGHWAY PLAT NO. 33), AND <br />WHICH LIES NORTHERLY OF PARCEL 8 OF WASHINGTON HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY PLAT NO. 178, RECORDED AS <br />DOCUMENT NO. 4120980 IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA SECTION 12 <br />TOWNSHIP 29 RANGE 21 <br /> <br />PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR ORDINANCE AMENDMENT: <br />Original Zoning Ordinance for reference: Section 105.12.410(f) Table 5-2: Specific Minimum Off-Street Parking <br />Requirements, Row 28, Columns 1 & 2 “Financial Institution – 1 space per 100 square feet of usable floor area.” <br /> <br />We request that Section 105.12.410(f) Table 5-2: Specific Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements, Row 28, <br />Columns 1 & 2 should be revised to read “Financial Institution – 1 space per 200 square feet of usable floor <br />area.” <br /> <br />NARRATIVE DESCRIBING REASON FOR REQUESTED ZONING AMENDMENT: <br />Advances in online banking technology have allowed banks to have a smaller physical footprint and require <br />fewer people, both clients and employees, to be present in person to provide and receive services. This results <br />in fewer parking spaces required and at existing banks more spaces consistently being unused. It would be a <br />better use of resources to reduce the amount of excess impervious surfaces and instead increase the amount of <br />green space allowing for the property to be more attractive, to provide better drainage, and to aid in aquifer <br />recharge with this increase in pervious site surface area. <br /> <br />The ratio proposed in our text amendment is supported by parking data from Bridgewater Bank’s other <br />branches, from MDG’s investigations of other local banks, and from the codes of other municipalities in the <br />surrounding area. Representatives from Bridgewater Bank have supplied the parking data and indicated that the <br />amount of parking provided at each of these locations is more than enough currently and is anticipated to be <br />reduced even more in the future as online banking technology continues to advance. <br /> <br />Bridgewater Bank Locations Parking Data: <br />Name Address Number of <br />Parking Spaces <br />Number of <br />Employees <br />Approx. Number <br />of Square Feet <br />Approx. Parking <br />Space to SF Ratio <br />Bridgewater Bank – <br />Greenwood Branch <br />21500 MN-7 <br />Shorewood, MN 55331 <br />28 13 Full Time 5,640 SF 1 space/201 SF <br />Bridgewater Bank – <br />Orono Branch <br />2445 Shadywood Road <br />Orono, MN 55331 <br />19 7 Full Time 4,100 SF 1 space/215 SF <br />Bridgewater Bank – <br />Uptown Branch <br />3100 Hennepin Ave <br />Minneapolis, MN 55408 <br />18 11 Full Time 4,500 SF 1 space/250 SF <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />