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Memorandum April 5, 2017 Health Partners Clinic Expansion Parking Page 2 of 3 As the design team is finalizing the size of the building addition and required parking, we noted that there was a change to the parking ordinance which stated the following: 1325.06 Requirements for Parking, Loading and Circulation. (revised 4128108) F. Reduction in Number of Required Spaces. The number of spaces required for a specific use mayt be reduced if the owner or occupant provides documentation that a lesser number of spaces will actually be needed than normally required by this Code and the City Council authorizes such lesser number after recommendation by the Planning Commission. The difference in the number of spaces provided and those required shall be shown on the approved site plan as "proof-of-parking" and shall be constructed if and when the need for such additional space arises. J. Off Street Parking Spaces Required: Clinics— 1 for each doctor or dentist plus 1 for each nurse, technician, or professional and 1 for each 200 SF of gross floor area. Upon evaluating the new parking ordinance, we believe the required parking ratios are extremely excessive and will result in over parking the site. Since we are requesting the site be reviewed as a master PUD, we are requesting the City's assistance in helping to evaluate the parking requirements and we propose a modification to the current parking ordinance to provide a parking ratio similar to the existing parking ratio similar to the existing parking ratio at 5/1000 or the 5.7/1000 that the site was originally designed under. Building Expansion Summary The proposed building expansion will increase the gross building area by 8,531 gsf for a total building area of 35,068 gsf at a parking ratio of 5.7/1000 which was determined to be acceptable to accommodate the existing clinic volume and staff. The new building expansion will provide a total of 193 parking stalls to accommodate the building addition and additional staff members and the overall parking layout will be designed to accommodate 5.5 stall/1000 which is well within the industry standards and more excessive than most municipalities. As part of our analysis, we have outlined the parking ordinance for the original building design as well as the proposed building expansion for an open discussion regarding the final parking requirement associated with the building addition. We offer the following. Parking Ordinance Summary 1. Original Building Design Stalls Required 26,537 gsf/200 equals 132 stalls (5/1000) 132 Parking Required (5/1000) 152 Parking Provided (5.7/1000) 20 Parking Surplus from Ordinance Notes: 1. The actual parking of 152 stalls, on any average day there are approximately 34 open parking stalls throughout the day, 2. At 152 parking spaces for a building size of 26,537 SF, the site is parked at 5.7 stalls/1000 SF, MOHAGEN HANSEN Architecture I Interiors