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Mounds View Planning Commission December 18, 2002 <br />Regular Meeting Page 5 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />further commented that there is parking where the City did not anticipate parking but the <br />Commission granted a variance and, in hindsight, took the developer too much at his word. <br /> <br />Director Ericson asked for direction from the Commission as to whether the east side of <br />Greenfield should be posted as no parking. He then indicated he had asked Officer Terry Broos <br />to speak to the Commission concerning parking in the area. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson asked whether it would be possible to re-stripe the parking lot in any way in <br />order to get the 20 stalls as required by Code. <br /> <br />Director Ericson indicated the only way to do so would be to expand the parking out toward <br />Greenfield Avenue, yet only two stalls could be gained in so doing and it would require <br />revisiting the previously granted variance concerning the location of the parking lot. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zwirn asked whether there was a designation for handicapped spaces. <br /> <br />Director Ericson indicated there was. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zwirn asked whether anyone else called to complain about the parking besides <br />the manager of Greenfield Estates. <br /> <br />Director Ericson indicated that some of the neighbors on Greenfield had called complaining <br />about the parking. <br /> <br />Officer Broos indicated that Deputy Chief Brennan had asked him to sit out there from 3:45 p.m. <br />to 4:15 p.m. on several occasions and he did not see any major traffic problems. He then said <br />that there were three or four vehicles and, at one time, there were five but the vehicle left shortly <br />after his arrival. He then indicated his recommendation would be to add a sign stating no <br />parking here to corner about 75 feet from the corner in order to keep the intersection free from <br />vision obstructions. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson asked if there is a bus that stops in the area. <br /> <br />Officer Broos indicated he did not see any school buses while he was monitoring the location. <br /> <br />Commissioner Miller asked what the process was for obtaining the “No parking here to corner” <br />signage. <br /> <br />Officer Broos indicated that the police department and maintenance could work together to have <br />the sign installed. <br /> <br />Commissioner Scotch commented there was nothing in the area to accommodate overflow <br />parking. <br /> <br />Officer Broos indicated allowing parking on the east side and keeping it back from the <br />intersection would be his recommendation.