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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, August 6, 2014 Page 2 Drive). At the request of Member Daire, Mr. Gjerdingen stated that his intent was for a 46 separation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic through this on-street parking, creating both 47 safety and sound barriers. At the request of Member Daire, Mr. Gjerdingen 48 recommended sidewalks in all commercial areas, especially in the Twin Lakes area, 49 noting that Mt. Ridge Road and Twin Lakes Parkway already had sidewalks in stalled. 50 At the request of Member Cunningham, Mr. Gjerdingen suggested on-street parking on 51 commercial streets intended to be rebuilt in the near future (e.g. Twin Lakes Parkway), 52 reiterating that many suburbs were moving in that direction. 53 On-Street Parking 54 City Planner Paschke responded that he was not certain that the current design for the 55 Twin Lakes Parkway extension was appropriate for on-street parking given the volume of 56 commercial traffic, as well as volume of off-street parking already available or designed in 57 development projects. Mr. Paschke noted that consideration was needed for many 58 aspects, including road widths, their intended capacity, and design speeds; and whether 59 or not they would or should accommodate on-street parking on one or both sides. If so 60 directed, Mr. Paschke advised that staff could look into on-street parking on the Twin 61 Lakes Parkway extension to Fairview Avenue and or Mt. Ridge Road, which was a wider 62 load section and could accommodate two-sided parking. However, Mr. Paschke advised 63 that whether on-street parking was applicable would depend on the intent and purpose of 64 a roadway; with their main purpose in a commercial area to get vehicles in and out from 65 one end to the other as fast as possible. 66 Bicycle Lockers/Facilities 67 Mr. Paschke advised that City Code had requirements for bicycle lockers and/or facilities; 68 and WalMart had been required to install racks; however, he would need to do a site 69 review to ensure they were currently available as included in their design plans, since he 70 had been aware of their installation in the first few weeks of their opening, but they may 71 have since been moved. As with any and all new such developments, Mr. Paschke 72 advised that WalMart had been required to put in a certain number of bike racks. 73 Cleveland Avenue Aesthetics 74 Mr. Paschke noted that the City’s Zoning Ordinance didn’t control where a building was 75 placed on land; and specific to the Twin Lakes area, immediately adjacent to Cleveland 76 Avenue were two outlots for future building construction, allowing for a different presence 77 along Cleveland Avenue that would serve to block the WalMart parking lot to some 78 extent. 79 At the request of Mr. Gjerdingen, Mr. Paschke stated that he didn’t think the grading 80 would change significantly for the level of buildings in comparison with the Cleveland 81 Avenue sidewalk, which was mostly dictated by WalMart’s design and their existing 82 parking lot, created for building pads and additional parking yet to be installed. 83 At the request of Member Boguszewski, Mr. Gjerdingen confirmed that his interest was in 84 lessening the grade from the WalMart parking lot to sidewalk along Cleveland Avenue in 85 an effort to make doorways level with the sidewalk for the ease of pedestrians. 86 Mr. Gjerdingen clarified that his concern with bike racks was not so much their type as 87 their quantity. 88 At the request of Member Daire, Mr. Gjerdingen reiterated his interest in providing on- 89 street parking, and easier access for pedestrians and bicycle traffic in commercial areas 90 city-wide. At the request of Member Daire, Mr. Gjerdingen further confirmed that the City 91 should accommodate on-street storage of motor vehicles and provide spaces for travel 92 lanes as well as bike lanes. 93 Member Murphy questioned any advantages for on-street parking, particularly focusing 94 on safety trade-offs for off-street parking and less danger of someone being hit or 95 interfering with bicycle traffic when moving in and out of an on-street parking space. 96 Member Murphy further questioned any advantage in on-street parking if the same 97