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Mounds View Planning Commission April 20, 2005 <br />Regular Meeting Page 3 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Hasselbring explained that they have 20 people working in the building and the remaining <br />use of the parking lot is for people who come and pick up materials and to allow for truck traffic <br />maneuvering on site. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zwirn asked why the need for additional parking available if they are not using <br />existing parking. <br /> <br />Mr. Hasselbring explained that there are times when there is no parking available because there <br />are trucks in and out and people coming and going. <br /> <br />Commissioner Hull indicated that he drove through Friday afternoon and all the parking spaces <br />were taken when he was there. <br /> <br />Acting Chair Miller indicated that she is not sure if the City can consider parking spaces used for <br />snow storage as absent parking spots. <br /> <br />Commissioner Hull asked if the dock on the north end would be used or if traffic would be <br />diverted. <br /> <br />Mr. Hasselbring indicated that the south side would be serviced by a different truck dock. <br /> <br />Commissioner Hegland asked what is on the north side. <br /> <br />Mr. Hasselbring indicated that there are a series of dock doors. <br /> <br />Mr. Hasselbring explained that they run three trucks out of that area and there are five total doors <br />on the north. <br /> <br />Commissioner Scotch indicated that this is a large variance to ask for and she is hard pressed to <br />find that the hardship requirements are met. <br /> <br />Mr. Hasselbring indicated that this would help him if he could reconfigure the site. <br /> <br />Commissioner Meehlhause asked whether the new proposed spaces could be up against the <br />building. <br /> <br />Mr. Hasselbring indicated that his architect looked at numerous ways to layout the site and this is <br />the one that allowed for the most parking and ease of traffic flow on the site. It also allows them <br />to save an existing tree on the site. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zwirn asked if there were any other proposals for addressing this matter. <br /> <br />Mr. Hasselbring indicated that they could not put the dock in on the north side because the dock <br />doors are on that side.