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Planning Commission Report Silver Lake Commons Development Review Planning Case No. 487-97 July 16, 1997 • Page 4 Apartments and 16 new townhome units). The plan shows 65 surface parking stalls and sufficient room to add 18 stalls in areas set aside in greenspace, for a total of 83 spaces—one short of the required 84 surface parking spaces. The applicants will need to show one additional stall set aside in greenspace as future parking. Staff recommends that this space be shown attached to the bank of three stalls north of the mailboxes as shown on the site plan. Staff is recommending that a parking ratio variance be granted to allow the plan to be approved as amended. We believe that the ratio for parking for multiple family units in the City's Zoning Code is too high, especially that the Red Oak buildings are one and two bedroom apartments. More typical ratios are: One bedroom 1.0 to 1.5 Two bedroom 1.5 to 2.0 Given these conservative ratios, staff recommends using the following: Surface Parking: 1.15 uncovered spaces per each dwelling unit Garage Parking: 1.00 covered spaces per each dwelling unit Total ratio: 2.15 spaces per dwelling unit Staff is recommending that the Planning Commission grant a parking ratio variance for the Silver • Lake Commons project proposed by MSP Real Estate, Inc. Based upon the above ratios, 65 uncovered surface parking stalls and 56 garage stalls would be required. Staff has prepared Planning Commission Resolution No. 513-97 approving a variance in the parking ratios for surface parking from 1.5 spaces per unit to 1.15 spaces per unit. The resolution includes a statement that the applicant has provided"proof of parking" to meet the full ratio required by the Zoning Code. Utilities and Easements;Platting: There are water and sewer lines in both Eastwood Road and Highway 10, so utilities are available to the site. The applicant will need to replat the site to remove the lot lines since development will be crossing those lines. A park dedication fee will need to be paid as a result of the replatting. The need for easements for water, sewer and drainage for the development would be addressed at that time. There are existing utility lines remaining from a former single family residence on the site that will need to be removed and stubbed at the property line. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve Resolution No. 513-97 approving a variance in the required number of parking stalls from 84 to 65 surface spaces, subject to the availability of 19 additional spaces if needed in the future; and, the Planning Commission approve Resolution No. 514-97, recommending approval of the development review request for the Silver Lake Commons project proposed by MSP Real Estate, Inc., subject to stipulations noted in the • resolutions. NADATAIUSERSTAMSISHAREIDEVCASES1487-971COMMONIRPT