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iPlanning Case No. 452-96 New Apostolic Church; 3025 County Road H September 18, 1996 Page 7 The buffer area along the north has been widened in the area abutting the neighbors' front yard and reduced in the area abutting their back yard, where they have indicated that buffering is more critical. The width of the buffer areas along the east end of the north side and the east side of the property is less than the minimum seen on other church sites in Mounds View(14 feet). The typical width for buffer areas on other church sites is 30 feet. The reworking of the parking lot to fix problems with parking stall sizes and layout has reduced the buffer area, in particular in the center section and on the east end of the north side. Staff questions whether adequate buffering has been provided. d. Adequate off-street parking and access is provided on the site or on lots directly abutting or directly across a public street to the principal use in compliance with Chapter 1121 of this Title and that such parking is adequately screened and landscaped from surrounding and abutting residential uses in compliance with Section 1103.08 of this Title. The site has adequate access with two driveways, one on County Road H and one on Pleasant View Drive. The driveway onto County Road H is 20 feet in width and will be • used for emergency vehicle access. The one on Pleasant View Drive is twelve feet in width and needs to be signed as"Exit Only". The problems with the parking stalls at the west end of the property, along the north side, have been solved by changing the spaces from angled to parallel. The dimensions are shown at 9 x 20 for two compact stalls and 9 x 22 for three regular stalls. The Zoning Code does not address sizes for parallel spaces. Research on dimensions for parallel spaces indicates these sizes are acceptable.' The drive aisle will be 12 feet wide between the spaces and the building, which is wide enough for one way traffic. The Fire Department has indicated that if the building is sprinklered, the 20 foot drive on County Road H will be sufficient for emergency access. (They willnot be relying on the drive along the north side of the building) The main parking lot meets the Zoning Code dimensional requirements in that all of the parking spaces in the main lot are now 9 feet by 20 feet, and the drive aisles are 23 feet. The handicapped spaces are 8 feet wide with a five foot aisle between them. Staff has a concern with the distance between the end of the middle bank of parking and the beginning of the driveway throat. This dimension was 17 feet and is now 15 feet. We are I Staff reviewed the following sources regarding sizes for parallel parking spaces: - Minnesota Department of Transportation: range of 22 to 26 feet for regular spaces - Traffic Engineering Handbook,Institute of Transportation Engineers: 22 feet for regular spaces - Highway Engineering(Oglesby and Hicks): range of 22 to 26 feet for regular spaces • Staff also consulted with several cities in the vicinity. None of them had dimensions for parallel spaces.