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Mounds View Planning Commission November 16, 2005 <br />Regular Meeting Page 7 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Mike Gross, Property Manager, Kraus Anderson, stated other restaurants have been interested, <br />such as a Chinese restaurant, but have been denied because they are not a deli. He added they <br />are not getting the correct tenant mix because in the past tenants have been more office related, <br />which does not bring in other customers to the center. He added several tenants are not making <br />it due to traffic counts. <br /> <br />Char Stevenson asked if they feel a B-3 designation would fill the space. Mr. Gross replied this <br />would be the goal and would give them more options. <br /> <br />Mike Korsh, Asset Manager, Kraus Anderson, stated restaurants and a hardware store are <br />examples of what they would like to have. He added the City would have a fail-safe regarding <br />tenants because if the zoning were B-3, many tenants would be reviewed for a CUP. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson stated the applicant is having a hard time filling the space as B-2, but as B-3 if <br />the place is filled there may be a parking issue as well as a noise issue. Mr. Gross replied <br />common requirements for parking are 1 stall to 100 square feet, and most cities are looking for 1 <br />stall to 200 square feet because huge lots are not getting full. He added the school located in the <br />plaza encompasses 25% of the mall but uses maybe 10 parking spots. Also, Dominos Pizza only <br />uses a few spots for their delivery trucks; there is no patron parking. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson stated if B-3 and tenants change there could be a parking problem. In the past <br />there was an issue with more tenants. He added he is not seeing where the parking situation has <br />been remedied; therefore, patrons could be parking elsewhere. Mr. Korsh replied typically, <br />parking is 5 stalls per 1000 square feet. When the facility was built it was the tendency to over <br />park. He added tenants self-regulate their parking and will not lease space in a building that <br />already has a full parking lot. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson asked if they have other centers of this size with this little parking. Mr. Korsh <br />replied yes, most of them are this way. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson asked what is the parking ratio now. Director Ericson replied 1 stall to 200 <br />square feet. He added currently, based on codes and City requirements they are short about 59 <br />stalls. He added for places such as malls the City comes up with a generic parking requirement, <br />based on the type of zoning and tenants planned. There is no way to predict what will be each <br />tenant’s parking requirements. He agreed that in the past, there was a tendency to over create <br />parking. He stated there is validity to the claim that tenants seem to self-regulate. He added the <br />Plaza has 172 stalls; however many of these are in the back which no one uses and are not very <br />accessible. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson stated he has a hard time including those stalls in the back. Mr. Korsh replied <br />these stalls are typically for employees. <br /> <br />Commissioner Scotch asked what is vacant now and noted there have been vacancies for the past <br />five years. She added she would like to see more traffic there, but would not want to see car