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G. Snow Storage — For Review Adequate area should be designed for snow storage such that clear visibility shall be afforded from the property to any public street. The Applicant has identified in their narrative and on a Plan Sheet C-B in the Civil Plans (Attachment F) that snow storage would be located at the four corners of the property. The plan shows that if the snow accumulation exceeds capacity available for on -site storage, the Applicant intends to have snow hauled off -site with a snow removal vendor. H. Parking Setbacks — Flexibility Requested The City Code requires off-street parking areas to be located a minimum of 20 feet from the right-of-way of any public street. For side and rear setbacks, off-street parking areas are required to be located a minimum of five (5) feet from rear and side lot lines. The Applicant will be improving the parking lot with new pavement in generally the same configuration that exists today with the addition of pavement in the northwest corner of the property. The Applicant is seeking flexibility to maintain the existing off-street parking setback from the ROW along Connelly Avenue and adjacent to the south property line. The parking lot area would maintain a five (5) foot setback along the remaining three property lines. The paving plan is Plan Sheet C3 in the Civil Plans found in Attachment F. I. Number of Parking Stalls — Council Input Requested Per City Code 1325.06, there are general categories that determine the number of parking spaces that would need to be provided, but an event center as a principal use is not specifically identified. As part of the land use application for a Zoning Code Amendment, the Applicant has provided the following provisions to apply based on the proposed use as an event center: • Event Center — one (1) parking space for every three (3) seats at designed capacity. The Applicant is proposing the replacement of the existing parking lot with 145 parking stalls including 5 accessible stalls. Based on a review of Ramsey County Aerial Data from 2022, the Subject Property was last identified to have 74 striped parking spaces. The proposed parking replacement would result in a decrease of approximately 2,000 square feet in parking lot. The proposal includes the addition of parking islands for lighting and landscaping that do not exist on site. The proposed plan for Phase I would consist of an event center of approximately 11,000 square feet with a seating capacity for 450 guests. Based on the Applicant's proposal of one (1) parking space for every three (3) seats at a seating capacity of 450 people, the site would be required 150 parking spaces. At the July 10, 2024 meeting of the Planning Commission, the Planning Commission proposed amending the Applicant's proposed parking requirement for event centers to one (1) parking space for every four (4) seats at designed capacity. The amended amendment language was recommended for approval 6-0. With the proposed provision for the minimum off-street parking requirement as amended by the Planning Commission, the proposed seating capacity of 450 people would require 113 spaces. In Phase II, the proposed restaurant use is evaluated based on the provisions for a Restaurants, Bars use: • Restaurants, Bars — one (1) for every two (2) seats. The proposed plan for Phase II would consist of the restaurant portion of the building with a designed capacity of 34 people. Based on this provision, 17 parking spaces would be required. Page 17 of 23