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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 08/25/97 ITEM NO: Agenda Section: HEARING Item Description: Lake Ridge parking lot expansion - approval of excavation permit and planting/fence design - 2727 Victoria Street N (Revised from 8/11/97) Manager Approved: Department Approval: Request Summary: Lake Ridge Nursing Home originally (8/11/97) requested approval of an excavation permit to create new parking space along the north side of their building. Excavation would exceed 10 to 12,000 cy, requiring a hearing. A revised site plan for the August 25, 1997 hearing has been submitted that reduces excavation to less than 5,000 Cy and moves the parking 100 feet further away (east) from the residences along the west property line. 1.0 REQUESTED ACTION 1.1 Lake Ridge is requesting approval of an excavation permit to allow the excavation of less than 5,000 cubic yards of material and approval of a planting and fence design for the expansion of an off-street parking area on the north side of its property. This would provide a total of 123 spaces. 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 Lake Ridge is in need of additional off-street parking and has been working with the City for several years on ways to address the parking shortage on the site. Woodhill Drive was posted as no parking several years ago to address the concerns of the neighborhood. In addition, Lakeview Avenue is currently experiencing Lake Ridge employee car parking. Lake Ridge has also had a cooperative arrangement with Meredith Cable for several years for off-street parking on Meredith's property; however, Meredith has recently requested Lake Ridge to make alternative arrangements since Meredith needs the offstreet parking spaces for its employees. 2.2 In 1996, Lake Ridge submitted a plan which would create an off-street parking area on the east side of the building. When the plan was reviewed by City staff, concerns were expressed that such an off-street parking area would adversely impact the curb appeal of the property along Victoria Street N. Since that time, Lake Ridge has been working on alternative plans to address its off-street parking needs. 2.3 Representatives from Lake Ridge met with Assistant City Engineer Jay Kennedy and City Planner Kim Lee on several occasions in May and June, both on site and at City Hall, to discuss the proposal for a parking lot expansion on the north side of the Lake Ridge property which will add approximately 65 spaces. Suggestions made by City staff were incorporated into the plans submitted to the City for a building permit. During these meetings, the staff told Lake Ridge representatives that the work could be completed with only a building permit and no City Council action was required because the property was located in a B1 Limited Business District. Lake Ridge officials developed the timelines for Lake Ridge - RCA - Page 1 of 3