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� i Mounds Vie�nr Planning Corrymission Fiegular li�eeiing Noverv�be� 6, 1996 Page 4 Cornrrt�ssian�r Mdller referred to Page 2, part C. of Resolution No. 4$5-96, and said she felfi fhat adding the S,OOQ square feet to the building v�ras an actian iaker� by th� applicant, i.e. a s�if-imposed hardship, and asked why 6,OQ0 square feet is being used for the dinner h�use restaurants. Director Sh�Idon explained that the r�iios in the Cify's code create a harciship for a shopping center of �his size and that the applica�t did nai choose the ratio. Tf�e hardship is coming from 4he ra�io rather fhan fihe square footage being added by the applicant. She nofied that the 6,000 square fs�t for the dinner house rest�urants came from the applicant's pian. Com►nissiorrer �rasaenale suggested leaving the parking count for fhe current shopping center as is, and use the raiios from fihe Code fo calculate fhe amount of parking needed for the expansion. He asked vvhat pefcentage reduciion would be needed using the allaw�nce for daytime and nightfime uses to gef fo the 4�4 spaces being provided. He ir7dicaied his desire to address the parking questior� with �ither a variance or an allowance for daytime and nighfiime uses, but r�oi both if possible. �irector Sheldon responded thafi it would take a 26% reduction to go from 492 to 454 spaces. Director Sheldon explained that she felt it was easier fio show ihat there was a probfem with the ratios and fix it #hrough a variance rather ihan j�sst using fhe daytime-nighttime reduciion. She noted that if you appty the current ratios to the square footage that is changing, there would be 6�i4 spaces required buf noted that there may be a problem with how the 614 spaces were calcula�ed. � Coerrmtlssioner Stevertso� asked wi�ich time would be the busiesfi for �he shopping center. He was concerned if the ratias were not changed, and only the reduction fflr dayfiime and nighttime uses were used, there would not be enough parking at peak times. Corrtmfssioner �rasaerre% asked whai would be the fiotai n�amber of parking spaces that woufd be needed for the entire center incfuding the expansion, using the curren# ratios. Dir�cfor Sheldon replied that i# would be 1,035 spaces. Comrrrissione� �Iohnston said thai he feeis ihaf fihis propos�l v,roufd be good for Mounds View and is for granting this requesfi but it is a matter of how #o do if. Chair P��er�on said that he had simiiar feelings ar�d thinks fha� the Planning Commission needs to lay a more stabfe grour�d-work far any other cases fh�t m�y come up and thaY he feft m�re com�ortable with the resolutian as prepared rr�hich included the variance in rafios. �ommis��orr��° Obe�°°f said he is comfortabie with th� w�y staff has prepared the :;