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Attachment E PLANNING FILE 07-017 Request by MN State Fair for renewed approval of ten (10)temporary park and ride facilities as an INTERIM USE at 2025 Skillman Avenue; 2131 Fairview Avenue; 1310 County Road B-2; 965 Larpenteur 4. Avenue; 1240 County Road B-2; 2865 Hamline Avenue; 1660 County Road B;2120 Lexington Avenue; 1524 County Road C-2; and 2048 Hamline Avenue Chair Boerigter opened the Public Hearing at 6:37 p.m. Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd summarized the request of the Minnesota State Fair for renewed approval of nine (9)temporary park and ride facilities as INTERIM USES—now reduced from the original request for ten (10)with exclusion of the park and ride at Bethany Baptist Church at 2025 Skillman Avenue. Mr. Lloyd advised that initial staff discussions among Community Development and Police Department staff included safety concerns of the Police Department with buses stopping in rights-of-way. During those discussions, it was determined that the only actual concern was at St. Michaels' Lutheran along 4. County Road B and concerns of the Police Department in buses stopping along that right-of-way. When those concerns were shared with State Fair representatives with staff noting the overall goal to get the buses off the right-of-way, and an alternative to instead have them stop on church property, Mr. Lloyd advised that the church parking lot pavement was not suitable for a bus vehicle weight. Mr. Lloyd noted mm that the only other alternative would be to route the buses along neighborhood streets along that block if not using County Road B for loading/unloading; with Police Chief Mathwig determining that continuing to use the County Road B right-of-way would still be preferable to routing the buses onto residential neighborhoods. Mr. Lloyd reviewed the background section of the staff report (Section 4.1)for the initial Interim Use Permit issued in 2002; and renewals sought every five (5)years for the park and ride sites as indicated. Mr. Lloyd highlighted specific areas of review by staff and for consideration by the Commission and subsequently by the City Council. 1) Whether the proposed use is damaging to property and would provide any future additional costs the City should it be necessary for the City to take over any of the parcels based on the mm temporary park and ride sites creating a more intense use of a parking lot (e.g. hazardous materials or clean up of contamination). Mr. Lloyd advised that staff was convinced that there would be no long-term issues that would have a negative impact for the City. 2) Whether the proposed temporary park and ride sites created any excess burden on the City's parks or other City facilities (e.g. streets). Mr. Lloyd noted the focus of a number of negative comments received and included in the staff report related to fair goers parking on streets when the park and ride lots are full, creating difficulties for residents on those streets (e.g. mail service,their personal visitor parking, blocking fire hydrants, parking close to stop signs) and the inconveniences placed on residents for the duration of the fair. However, Mr. Lloyd noted that many of those providing comment also recognized the value of the park and ride sites and supported them. Mr. Lloyd noted that some residents suggested parking allowed only on one side of a street; however, he noted that this created an issue from a regulation standpoint with no way to enforce it if not a standard legal prohibition. If the Police Department were to attempt enforcing it,from a practical level Mr. Lloyd noted that an officer would have to actually observe the people get out of a specific vehicle and determine their purpose in parking there. While this remained an ongoing issue with overflow parking using neighborhood streets during the duration of the fair and for the many Page 1 of 5