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Page 16 of 24 The City Code requires off-street parking spaces to be located a minimum of 20 feet from the right-of-way of any public street. The Applicant has satisfied this requirement and has an approximately 28-foot setback from the ROW along Connelly Avenue. For side and rear setbacks, off-street parking spaces are required to be located a minimum of 5 feet from rear and side lot lines. The paving plan shown on Plan Sheet C3 in the Civil Plans indicates parking spaces will be setback ten (10) feet from the west side property line, five (5) feet from the north rear property line, and five (5) feet from the east side property. Plans indicate that the Applicant would satisfy the requirements for off-street parking space setbacks. I. Number of Parking Stalls – Flexibility 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 building of approximately 11,000 square feet with a designed capacity for 464 people. At the proposed provision for the minimum off-street parking requirement, the proposed design capacity of 464 people would require 155 spaces. As such, the Applicant is seeking flexibility to provide 145 parking spaces instead of the calculated requirement of 155 for the event center use. The Applicant states that 145 spaces will be sufficient as it is not anticipated to have 464 people on site simultaneously. It is noted that attendees of conferences, weddings, and performances often carpool, resulting in a higher average car occupancy. The requested flexibility would allow for a balance between providing parking and maintaining landscaping within the community. In Phase II, the proposed restaurant use is evaluated based on the provisions for a Restaurants, Bars use: • Restaurants, Bards – 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. As the event center and restaurant uses would be operational simultaneously, the parking requirements for both uses apply. A minimum of 172 parking spaces would be required for the event center and restaurant. By proposing 145 parking spaces for the site, the Applicant is seeking flexibility for the 27 parking spaces not provided. The Applicant states that the 145 parking spaces should be sufficient as it is not anticipated that there will be a time when the 464 person occupancy capacity is reached on site. The Planning Commission should review the requested flexibility for parking to determine if the parking proposed is sufficient for the proposed development with the event center and restaurant uses.