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Mounds View Planning Commission October 4, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 3 Planner Ericson provided additional detail regarding the site plans, addressing specific aspects of the plans as follows: Regarding parking, the City Code would require a total of 828 parking stalls with the addition of the hotel and the banquet center. The plans indicate that a total of 832 spaces can be provided on the site, but only if the parking lot setbacks are reduced from the B-3 zoning district required 30 feet to five feet along Highway 10 and County Road H. Such a reduction in the setback requirement is allowed via the PUD process, which explicitly states that a purpose and intent of the PUD is to allow for variation from the provisions of the Zoning Code, including setbacks, parking, height, lot area, etc. If the setback requirements were to be enforced without deviation, as many as 175 parking stalls would be lost. The net effect of such a loss would mean either the banquet center would be reduced in size and capacity by 50 percent or more, or the hotel would need to be completely eliminated. Neither scenario would be feasible based upon the already submitted cost and earnings projections. This setback configuration met with the approval of both the Planning Commission and City Council at the concept stage of this development. The building setbacks are different from point to point, but generally speaking, the bowling area would remain unchanged at a minimum setback of 60 feet, the dining and bar area would be more than 200 feet, the hotel addition would be a minimum 100 feet, while the banquet center would be setback 50 feet. All of the setbacks satisfy the current B-3 zoning requirements. The proposed hotel expansion would be professionally designed to be aesthetically pleasing and would tie in to the existing facility. The hotel addition would be constructed of prefabricated concrete walls and would be finished with maintenance-free siding accentuated with sections of Exterior Finish Insulation System, abbreviated as EFIS. Planner Ericson presented a materials board for the Planning Commission’s review and continued with his report: Other than the relocated main entrance and the painting of the existing exterior walls to match the new additions, no other changes to the existing building are planned. The applicant plans to retain the multi-colored electronic sign along Highway 10 and proposes three small directional signs along County Road H. The directional signage is indicated to be of a monument design, which is preferred over a pylon type of sign. The applicant proposes a total of four building signs; one for the AmericInn, one for the Mermaid Nightclub, one for the Mermaid Restaurant, and one for the Mermaid Lanes. The applicant has indicated that the corner of the property adjacent to Highway 10 and County Road H would be reserved for the City to install a gateway entry sign and the site plans have been revised accordingly. A separate easement document will need to be executed by Mr. Hall and recorded with Ramsey County to make it official. Under the B-3 zoning provisions, the amount of signage that would be allowed for this development would be limited to 340 square feet for a pedestal sign and 100 square feet for each building occupant. Given the five uses within the building (hotel, bowling lanes, restaurant,