Planning Commission Resolution 499-97

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. . . MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 499-97 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE IN PARKING RATIOS FOR ZEP MANUFACTURING, PROPOSED AT 8490 CORAL SEA STREET; MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING CASE NO. 475-97 WHEREAS, Benson-Orth Associates, representing ZEP Manufacturing, has applied for a variance of parking ratios associated with the development ofa 22,300 square foot warehouse/office building on the parcel located at 8450 Coral Sea Street, property zoned I-I, Light Industrial District, legally described as follows: 'LOT 1, BLOCK 1, NORTHSTAR INDUSTRIAL PARK, 2ND ADDITION WHEREAS, Chapter 1121 of the Mounds View Zoning Code establishes the parking ratios by specific use; which, as they relate to this project, are as follows: Warehouse: Office: 8 spaces plus 1 space for every 500 square feet of warehouse floor area 3 spaces plus 1 space for each 175 square feet of office floor area WHEREAS, according to the Zoning Code, the number of parking spaces that would be required using the square-footages provided by the applicant are as follows: Warehouse: Office: Total: (19,325 square feet) Required spaces = 47 (8 spaces plus 39) (5,950 square feet) Required spaces = 37 (3 spaces plus 34) (25,275 square feet) Required spaces = 84 WHEREAS, Staffhas reviewed parking ratios used by other municipalities and parking guidelines as developed by the American Planning Association and recommended the following ratios: Warehouse: Office: 1 space per 1,000 square feet warehouse floor area 1 space per 250 square feet of office area WHEREAS, utilizing the adjusted parking ratios, the number of parking spaces required for this development would be 43 spaces; and, WHEREAS, there is sufficient room on the property to provide the 84 spaces required by the Zoning Code; and,