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Brotzler – Arden Hills January 26, 2017 Page 2 K:\03450‐000\Admin\Docs\Civic Site\Cost Facility and Parking Memo 01262017.doc expect to be the same size as the building footprint because a Council Chambers/Auditorium would need to have a ceiling height that would stretch extend into the second floor. The current Council Chambers is about 1,900 square feet and a 35.5% increase in size would result in a new Council Chambers of approximately 2,600 square feet. This new Council Chambers would allow for a second floor of 25,000 square feet (27,600 square feet - 2,600 square feet). This additional area could be used for a number of community uses including classrooms, fitness classes, weight rooms, walking tracks or young children’s playrooms. Basketball courts, racquetball courts and indoor playgrounds would not be able to be accommodated in this additional space because all of these uses require a ceiling height that would extend into a two story. Any inclusion of these taller uses would reduce the additional space provided by a second floor. Community Center The total space available for community center facilities are impacted by the amount of uses that require a ceiling height greater than a single story building. For example, a gymnasium that accommodates two basketball courts would be approximately 13,000 square feet. A few uses, such as a walking track, can be constructed in the space above the basketball courts, but it would be appropriate to assume that the entire 13,000 square feet would need to be removed from the second story square foot calculation. Installing two basketball courts into the concept two story building would allow for an additional 29,200 square feet (14,600 square feet on each floor) of other community uses. These uses could include classrooms, fitness classes, weight rooms and/or young children’s playrooms. PARKING ASSUMPTIONS The site, building and parking concept assumes that there will be a single level of parking underground and a single level of surface parking on about half of the surface area of the site. Alatus stated that the maximum number of parking stall within the underground parking garage would be 175 stalls, but that number was a very high level analysis. This number may be reduced during final design. Assuming the maximum parking stalls, a total of 240 stalls (65 surface + 175 underground) would be available for the civic building. Office uses require 1 stall per 250 square feet while recreational uses require 1 stall per 200 square feet. With these parking requirements, the following would be the maximum building sizes allowed: 100% Offices Uses (City Hall): 60,000 square feet (240 stalls x 250 square feet) 100% Recreational Uses (Community Center): 48,000 square feet (240 stalls x 200 square feet) To accommodate larger buildings, an above-ground parking structure or off-site parking would need to be provided which would likely increase the cost of the project.