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Page 2 f. Spaces shall be reserved and a site (or sites) prepared for overflow parking. a Such area need not be surfaced. .. The applicant currently has a parking demand of 1,511 parking spaces and has 1,806 parking spaces on site. Therefore, the site contains sufficient parking spaces to meet the minimum requirements of the Special Use Permit. However, students, visitors, and staff have been having difficulty finding parking during peak times. The College is taking several steps to reduce the parking problem besides adding the parking lot. The following is a list of actions the college will be taking to reduce the problem along with adding the parking lot. . Freshmen will not be allowed to have cars on campus. For special needs a small number of spaces will be allotted and available by appeal. . Shuttle service will be expanded to allow for increased student needs. . Car-pooling incentives are being implemented for faculty and staff. . A vehicle registration fee, of $40 per semester, will be implemented for all students. This registration fee, similar to that levied at other area schools, will be used for purposes such as: increased shuttle service, lot security, and the construction and maintenance of new and existing parking lots. The applicant is proposing to add additional lighting. There currently is lighting along the west side of the tennis courts for the trail. The applicant is proposing four (4) 400 . watt high pressure sodium fixtures on 25 foot poles. Two are proposed on the east side and two on the west side. Deadline for Ageney Aetions. The City of Arden Hills received the completed application for this request on March 26, 1999. Pursuant to Minnesota State Statute, the City must act on this request by Tuesday, May 25, 1999 (60 days), unless the City provides the petitioner with written reasons for an additional 60 day review period. The additional review period would extend to Friday, July 23, 1999. The City may, with the petitioners consent, extend the review period beyond the Friday, July 23,1999, date. Reeommendation, The Planning Commission recommends approval of Planning Case #99-05, Site Plan, to create additional parking subject to the following conditions: 1. lfthe relocation ofthe tennis courts is to be relocated on the Bethel Campus, under a special use permit, an amendment to the Master Plan be acquired, 2. Review of the parking lot layout by the applicant's engineer, and either moditying the parking lots design or supplying a statement that it can operate safely. 3. Compliance with the letter from Bethel College dated December 10, 1998. 4._Rice Cn:ek_\\Tatershed DistricJapjll'oval~___~_ 5. Maintenance of the vegetative buffer on the west side of this parking lot in accordance with the Shoreland Ordinance. 6. Compliance with the Lighting Standards of the Zoning Ordinance. 7, Confirmation that handicap spaces will be provided. 8. A finding that the grade of the roadway is acceptable. .