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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - NOVEMBER 29,1999 12 . adding eight parking spaces to the parking area off of Round Lake Court, eliminating two parking spaces, and changing some of the parking stalls from perpendicular to parallel so the semi-drivers should not have any problems maneuvering around the parked vehicles. Staff also modified the parallel parking to 20 feet in length were the applicant proposed 24 feet. The Minnesota Building Code rcquires seven bandicap spaces for the proposed site. The original plan only required six handicap spaces. The applicant has added one space in the front of the building to accommodate the requirement. The Planning Commission recommended approval of Planning Case #99-23, planned unit development amendment, to add vehicle parking spaces on the north side of the building, with the following conditions: 1. One handicap parking space be added to the east side ofthe existing handicap parking. 2. The parking be constructed as needed per City staff request. 3. The parking in the loading dock area be removed when this tenant vacates the building. 4. The bay doors are not to be used once the parking in the loading dock area is in place. 5. The areas between the parking and building be striped for no parking. After reviewing interior plans, staff discovered the tenant would have one usable dock door, the fourth door from the east. The space the tenant will use is slightly larger than that shown on the . site plan. The percentage of office for the building as a whole would be 34 percent office and 66 percent warehouse. The tenant that would bring the office percent up from 20 perccnt would be at approximately 72 percent office and 28 percent warehouse. Mayor Probst confirmed that the request was essentially for proof of parking. Ms. Randall stated that this was correct. She indicated that the proposed tenant may not need the additional parking. The intent of the applicant was that, if the other two tenants were to leave the building, he would be able to advertise these spaces at the 20 percent office ratio. Mayor Probst confIrmed that the construction of the parking would only require striping. Ms. Randall concurred. However, she noted that the eight additional parking spaces to the north east would have to be constructed. Staff has recommended that this area remain natural landscaping until such time that the parking is needed. Councilmember Rem asked if the applicant had reviewed and accepted staffs alternate plan. Ms. Randall stated that staff had submitted the alternative plan to the applicant, however, the applicant has not responded to this plan. She has assumed that the applicant does not have any issues with the alternative plan. . Councilmember Larson asked if the building was currently short parking spaces. Ms. Randall stated that there wcrc currcntly only two tenants in the building and the building was not short any parking spaces at this time.