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Planning Commission Report Merrnaid Entertainment Center Planning Case 523 -98 May 6, 1998 Page 2 Analysis: Dimensional Requirements: Building Height: Building Setbacks • Front (Highway 10): • Front (County H): • Side (Perkins) • Side (Business Park) Parking Lot Setbacks • Front (Highway 10): • Front (County H): • Side (Perkins) • Side (Business Park) Drainage: Required Provided S 45 feet 18 feet 30 feet 30 feet 10 feet 10 feet 30 feet 30 feet 10 feet 10 feet 140 feet 260 feet 60 feet 60 feet 18 feet 75 feet 0 feet 0 feet Met? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No The impervious surface on this site takes up nearly 100 percent of the area. The proposed addition adds 7,226 square feet of building area to the site, yet replaces an equal amount of parking area. The net effect is that no additional run-off is expected as a result of this development. The Rice Creek Watershed District will need to review this development proposal and issue a watershed permit before construction can begin. Parking: The parking ratios as required in the City Code, Section 1121.13 for bowling alleys and the other on -sites uses are as follows: Bowling Alleys: Dining and Lounge: Kitchen area: Office: 5 spaces per alley 1 space per 40 s.f. 1 space per 80 s.f 3 spaces plus 1 per 175 s.f 32 lanes = 160 spaces 12,228 s.f = 306 spaces 516 s.f = 7 spaces 930 s.f. = 9 spaces Total required: 482 spaces Staff counted the stalls present on the site and came up with a total of 515 spaces, 18 of which are being used temporarily for the outdoor volleyball court. Thus, at present, the site is overparked according to the Code requirements. With the proposed expansion there would be 505 spaces on the site, a net reduction often spaces. This figure is still more than what would be required with the eight additional lanes. The plan however, shows the stalls at 9 foot by 18 foot dimensions, instead of the Code- required 9 by 20 foot dimension. The shorter, 9 by 18 parking stalls have