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Mounds View Planning Commission August 7, 2002 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br />______________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />Director Ericson indicated that the concern is that if there is parking there you would need to <br />have a sidewalk so that is another 5 feet and so now you are looking at 25 feet. <br /> <br />Tony Jacob indicated they had presented a plan with two banks of diagonal parking and were <br />told it was not feasible. <br /> <br />Director Ericson indicated it is a matter of how many trees would be lost and how much of a <br />variance would be needed. He then said that Staff could look at another plan that would show <br />diagonal parking all the way along. <br /> <br />Director Ericson indicated they would pick up another 10 stalls by doing diagonal parking all the <br />way across. <br /> <br />Commissioner Hegland commented that the plan does not show exiting the vehicle and that <br />means you end up losing the space for a sidewalk. <br /> <br />Director Ericson indicated that the parallel stalls get them the 13 stalls but they encroach into the <br />setback area. <br /> <br />Commissioner Miller commented that she did not feel that those parallel spots would be used <br />very often if other spots are open. <br /> <br />Commissioner Hegland commented that it seemed that the trees would be lost anyway. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson asked if 116 stalls instead of 121 stalls would be adequate. <br /> <br />Tony Jacob indicated that the more stalls they could have the better it would be for their <br />business. He then said that the banquet room is going to be remodeled to handle 110 people and <br />they want to add a patio in the future. He further commented that he is attempting to work with <br />the City to provide a plan that solves the parking issue while keeping residents happy and saving <br />as many trees as possible. <br /> <br />Commissioner Miller asked how much parking would be lost for outdoor seating. <br /> <br />Mr. Jacob indicated that he had not finalized the plans yet but it is estimated that six stalls would <br />be lost for the patio area. <br /> <br />Mr. Jacob indicated he did not like the plan that includes the parallel spots and said if there is a <br />way to do the diagonal all along the front it would work for him. <br /> <br />Commissioner Hegland asked if anyone measured how many mature trees were lost if there was <br />a full row of diagonal parking. <br />