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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 548-98 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE IN PARKING RATIOS FOR BRIDGES LEASING COMPANY, LLC, LOCATED AT 8400 CORAL SEA STREET; MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING CASE NO. 526 -98 WHEREAS, Larry Lindberg, representing Bridges Leasing Company, has applied for a variance of parking ratios associated with the expansion of an existing office /warehouse building at 8400 Coral Sea Street, property zoned 1 -1, Light Industrial District, legally described as follows: LOTS 2 AND 3, BLOCK 1, NORTH STAR INDUSTRIAL PARK, 2ND ADDITION RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA WHEREAS, Chapter 1121 of the Mounds View Zoning Code establishes the parking ratios by specific use; which, as they relate to this project, are as follows: Warehouse: 8 spaces plus 1 space for every 500 square feet of warehouse floor area Office: 3 spaces plus 1 space for each 175 square feet of office floor area WHEREAS, according to the Zoning Code, the number of parking spaces that would be required using the square- footages provided by the applicant are as follows: Warehouse: (48,267 square feet) Required spaces = 105 (8 spaces plus 97) Office: (16,089 square feet) Required spaces = 95 (3 spaces plus 92) Total: (25,275 square feet) Required spaces = 200 WHEREAS, Staff has reviewed parking ratios used by other municipalities and parking guidelines as developed by the American Planning Association and recommended the following ratios: Warehouse: 1 space per 750 square feet warehouse floor area Office: 1 space per 175 square feet of office area (unchanged) WHEREAS, utilizing the adjusted parking ratios, the number of parking spaces required for this development would be 168 spaces; and, WHEREAS, according to the site plan dated 5/4/98, 171 parking stalls would be provided; and, WHEREAS, there is sufficient room on the property to provide the remaining 29 spaces as required by the Zoning Code; and,