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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - APRIL 7,1999 ~~~~r 2 .. lot to exit. Area 2 may be difficult for vehicles exiting the stall to see cars moving towards the .. exit. Area 3 may be confusing due to vehicles entering from both directions. Vehicles backing ., out of Area 4 will be going against traffic. Staff recommends the applicant review the circulation throughout the parking lot. 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 College staff have been having difficulty finding parking during peak times. In addition to adding to the parking lot, the College is taking several steps to reduce the parking problem: . 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 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 lighting with the parking lot. There currently is lighting along .. the west side of the tennis courts for the trail. The applicant is proposing (4) four, 400-watt high ., pressure sodium fixtures on two 25 foot poles. They are to be located on the eastern and western sides of the parking lot. A letter from Mr. Mark Nagel, 1469 Arden Oaks Drive, was entered into the record expressing his concern for the relocation of the tennis courts. Ms. Randall advised that the Staff recommends approval of Planning Case #99-05, Site Plan, to create additional parking, subject to the following conditions: 1. If the relocation of the tennis courts is to be located 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 modifying the parking lot design or supplying a statement that it can operate safely. 3. Compliance with the letter from Bethel College dated December 10, 1998. 4. Rice Creek Watershed District approval. 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. If the Planning Commission makes a recommendation on this Planning Case, it would be heard at the Monday, April 26, 1999, regular meeting of the City Council. e Mr. Boyd Paulu,3782 McCracken Lane, stated that he owns the 10 acres across Old Highway 10. He indicated that, in light of the current plan to develop the land across from the tennis courts, he finds it curious that the College would be removing the tennis courts and replacing