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e e e ARDEN mLLS PLANNING COMMISSION - APRIL 7, 1999 ~OO~~l 5 a lack of parking when events are held. Parking will also be an issue when the new dorm is opened. The proposed location for the parking lot seems to be appropriate, as it would not affect the surrounding area. Chair Erickson indicated the only remaining issue would be the location of the tennis courts. He asked Staff if there was commitment from the applicant as to where the tennis courts would be located. Mr. Ringwald stated that this would be determined if and when the proposal comes in to rebuild the tennis courts. He noted that with the construction of the parking lot, the College is not guaranteed that they will get replacement tennis courts. Mr. Hjelle aclmowledged that Bethel College fully understood that the construction of new tennis courts was not being guaranteed by the City, through this approval process. Chair Erickson stated that locating lighted tennis courts in the area of the softball field, next to Old Highway 10, might be objectionable. Mr. Hjelle stated that at this point the tennis courts are not lit and there would be no plan to light the new tennis courts. Commissioner Sand noted that the drawing of the proposed parking lot depicts three spaces at the south end which ire wider and may be the handicap spaces; however, they are not designated. He asked the applicant to confirm this with the College's Engineer. Commissioner Sand noted that the Planning Commission had, in the past, requested that photographs of sites being reviewed be included in the application packets and these were not included with this Planning Case. He indicated that this would have been especially helpful in this case where there is an issue of the grade of the roadway and the topography of the area. He suggested that Staff be consistent in providing photographs with the applications from now on. Commissioner Rye moved, seconded by Commissioner Nelson, to recommend 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 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 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. 7. Confirmation that handicap spaces will be provided. 8. A finding that the grade of the roadway is acceptable.