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As the event center and restaurant uses would be operational simultaneously, the parking requirements for both uses apply. The City Council should discuss the drafted ordinance language for the number of parking stalls. The Applicant is proposing 145 parking spaces for the site for Phases I and II of the development. • Event Center at seating for 450 guests 0 150 parking spaces required for every three (3) seats - does not meet minimum requirement for Phases I and II, flexibility requested 0 113 parking spaces required for every four (4) seats -meets minimum for Phases I and II • Restaurant at 34 seats o 17 parking spaces at two (2) seats I Driveways — Recommended Condition Within the parking requirements, the City has standards for the minimum and maximum driveway width for commercial properties. The minimum and maximum driveway widths are 22 feet and 32 feet on City streets, respectively. The Applicant is proposing to utilize the existing driveway access with frontage on Connelly Avenue. The submitted site survey does not include the dimensions of the existing driveway. City Code states that access drives may be placed adjacent to property lines but in no case shall a driveway be placed nearer than five (5) feet to an existing drive on an abutting property. Future improvements to the parking lot on the Subject Property at the driveway access would be held to the standards of the City Code. Upon further review, it was identified that a portion of the Subject Property's driveway access is located on the property to the south which is owned by Flaherty's. The Applicant has provided documentation which identifies the area of the public easement for roadway purposes (i.e. Connelly Avenue) that was dedicated in 1962. A portion of the easement was vacated in 1977 and delineated in a manner that allowed the Subject Property to retain public access to the roadway. The City has consulted the City Attorney to corroborate the information provided by the Applicant and determined that no additional easement would be required for access to the Subject Property. Based on the current information and the recommendation of the City Attorney, staff suggests the addition of Condition 22, stating that "The Applicant shall be required for parking lot improvements to relocate the driveway access including curbing so that it is entirely located within the non -vacated portion of Connelly Avenue in a manner compliant with city codes." Condition 22 was added to the conditions for approval after the July 10, 2024 Planning Commission meeting and therefore was not reviewed by the Planning Commission. K. Traffic Study and Site Circulation — For Review The site currently has one access point to the Subject Property along Connelly Avenue and no changes are proposed to the current configuration. Under Section 1325.05, Subd. 8, a traffic study shall be required for all new developments, redevelopments, and significant modifications to existing sites. A traffic study has been prepared (see Attachment I for summary section of report). The traffic report compares the Phase I event center proposal to the existing bingo hall use during weekday AM and PM peak hours. The memo dated June 10, 2024 prepared by SEH notes that the redevelopment of the site to an event center is expected to generate approximately 130 entering trips in a one -hour period prior to an event and 62 exiting trips after the event. The Phase II restaurant use was not included in the provided traffic comparison or summary. Page 18 of 23