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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Draft Minutes – Wednesday, November 2, 2016 Page 11 permanent on site or part-time. Mr. Paschke advised that typically instructors for 508 this use would come to teach their class(es) and not stay on site at all times. 509 However, Mr. Paschke further clarified that city zoning code didn’t regulate how 510 the business was run. 511 Chair Boguszewski reiterated that staff’s rationale in the recommended conditions 512 were related to class size and location of classes indoors specific to this proposal; 513 and permanent employees and hours of operation were submitted by staff only to 514 inform the Commission as to site specifics that could change based on the type of 515 business in this multi-tenant building. Mr. Paschke confirmed that comment. 516 th Applicant Representative Dariash Moslemi, 702 N 4 Street, Stillwater, MN 517 5002 (representing owner of the Yoga Studio) 518 Mr. Moslemi stated their agreement with both of staff’s proposed conditions 519 without problem. Given the street presence, Mr. Moslemi noted outdoor Yoga 520 would not be acceptable for their students. Given their experience with other 521 locations for their business, Mr. Moslemi advised that they added classes to 522 control their size and as applicable to space available at a particular location and 523 environment. Regarding employees, Mr. Moslemi clarified that their employees 524 were typically outsourced instructors coming and going for their particular classes, 525 and not on site all the time. Regarding the anticipated retail space, Mr. Moslemi 526 advised that the space was not now open so no set business hours could be 527 established. However, based on their operations in other communities, Mr. 528 Moslemi opined parking would not be a problem with Yoga students coming and 529 going during normal retail business hours. 530 Chair Boguszewski clarified with the applicant that the proposed retail space 531 would not be a destination spot drawing independent traffic. Chair Boguszewski 532 also asked Mr. Moslemi to confirm that general parking concerns were not 533 deemed problematic for their fitness studio use. 534 Specific to the retail use, Mr. Moslemi agreed, advising it would be considered a 535 side business for limited retail purposes. Regarding parking, Mr. Moslemi advised 536 that this location had been chosen because it offered such a decent 537 neighborhood, opining students could choose to walk versus drive to class. 538 At the request of Member Murphy, Mr. Moslemi reviewed projected class sized 539 and their experience over the course of five years with similar operations within 540 their business model. Mr. Moslemi advised that their class sizes varied with time 541 of day, typically below 18 students between 5:45 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; with before 542 and after work times the most popular, and mid-day classes usually providing for 543 fewer students. With the existing office use in the multi-tenant building (Cygenics 544 Lab) Mr. Moslemi noted their larger class sizes would typically be held before and 545 after typical business hours. 546 Public Comment 547 Claudia Campbell, 1075 Harriet Lane 548 Ms. Campbell noted her residence directly behind this building; and their concern 549 with privacy with traffic coming and going with proposed hours of operation. 550 Obviously from the comments made by Mr. Moslemi, Ms. Campbell referenced 551 proposed business hours between 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. as well 552 as Sundays until 8:30 p.m. Ms. Campbell noted the parking area was adjacent to 553 their townhome building on the side and could be a big problem with headlights 554 for vehicles coming accessing the site. Ms. Campbell asked if there was some 555 way to address or avoid that situation. 556 Member Cunningham asked if Ms. Campbell had experienced any issues with 557 that when the former book store use was in this multi-tenant building. Ms. 558