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Mounds View Planning Commission November 6, 1996 . Regular Meeting Page 4 Commissioner Miller referred to Page 2, part C. of Resolution No. 485-96, and said she felt that adding the 5,000 square feet to the building was an action taken by the applicant, i.e. a self-imposed hardship, and asked why 6,000 square feet is being used for the dinner house restaurants. Director Sheldon explained that the ratios in the City's code create a hardship for a shopping center of this size and that the applicant did not choose the ratio. The hardship is coming from the ratio rather than the square footage being added by the applicant. She noted that the 6,000 square feet for the dinner house restaurants came from the applicant's plan. • Commissioner Brasaemle suggested leaving the parking count for the current shopping center as is, and use the ratios from the Code to calculate the amount of parking needed for the expansion. He asked what percentage reduction would be needed using the allowance for daytime and nighttime uses to get to the 454 spaces being provided. He indicated his desire to address the parking question with either a variance or an allowance for daytime and nighttime uses, but not both if possible. Director Sheldon responded that it would take a 26% reduction to go from 492 to 454 spaces. Director Sheldon explained that she felt it was easier to show that there was a problem with the ratios and fix it through a • variance rather than just using the daytime-nighttime reduction. She noted that if you apply the current ratios to the square footage that is changing, there would be 614 spaces required but noted that there may be a problem with how the 614 spaces were calculated. Commissioner Stevenson asked which time would be the busiest for the shopping center. He was concerned if the ratios were not changed, and only the reduction for daytime and nighttime uses were used, there would not be enough parking at peak times. Commissioner Brasaemle asked what would be the total number of parking spaces that would be needed for the entire center including the expansion, using the current ratios. Director Sheldon replied that it would be 1,035 spaces. Commissioner Johnston said that he feels that this proposal would be good for Mounds View and is for granting this request but it is.a matter of how to do it. Chair Peterson said that he had similar feelings and thinks that the Planning Commission needs to lay a more stable ground-work for any other cases that may come up and that he felt more comfortable with the resolution as prepared which included the variance in ratios. • Commissioner Obert said he is comfortable with the way staff has prepared the