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PLANNING COMMISSION - JUNE 18, 1991 Page 12 • 1 the development. Staff had recommended that no parking be allowed on the 2 east side of the street, primarily to allow passage of emergency vehicles. 3 Additionally, since Harstad has doubled the required parking allowance from 4 one inside/one outside to two inside/two outside, there will be very little need 5 for additional street parking by the residents. 6 7 City Manager Burt reported that the fire marshal has determined that there is 8 no need for an additional fire hydrant near the development. The ordinance 9 requires that a water source must be within 150 feet of a property, but that is 10 easily accomplished with the use of pumpers carried by the fire trucks. 11 12 Commissioner Werenicz questioned the decision of the City Council to require 13 greenspace rather than parking .spaces when only the residents of the 14 development would be able to see the green space. City Manager Burt replied 15 that there is a general concern about the amount of pavement in the City, and - 16 that Mirror Lake, a holding pond, might conceivably overflow if, forced to 17 - accommodate too much runoff. Commissioner Werenicz commented that the i8 people who live in the development might eventually regret not having enough 19 ' parking spaces, similar to the Kenzington situation. City Manager Burt 20 . commented that the Kenzington developer was unrealistic in allowing only one 21 parking stall per unit, which was a very different situation from the Foss Road 22 Patio Homes situation. Chairman Madden noted that the Caravelle Apartment 23 complex is having its parking lot resurfaced, forcing residents to park on Foss 24 Road, but that the street parking seems to be adequate at this time. 25 26 Motion by Brownell, seconded by Franzese, to recommend that City Council 27 approve the final plat for the Foss Road Patio Homes subject to signature by 28 a registered land surveyor; that the City Council reconsider requiring twelve 29 additional outside parking spaces on site; and that the developer provide 30 adequate and proper drainage on the property until it reaches the public 31 driveway, as recommended in the staff report. 32 33 Commissioner Faust stated his support for the motion, saying that it is 34 important that the Commission indicate to the Council the seriousness of its 35 recommendation for additional parking, even if further negotiations are 36 necessary. Commissioner Gondorchin added that the residents who were 37 present for the initial Planning Commission meeting also indicated their strong 38 desire for sufficient parking at the development. Commissioner Brownell 39 reiterated the fact that the Commission felt very strongly about providing the 40 additional parking spaces based on the land use and the comments received 41 by the residents. Commissioner Werenicz stated that the green space would 42 be enjoyed only by the residents of the development, and not by the rest of the