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Roseville Planning Commission Minutes January 8, 1986 Page 4 Dahlgren proceeded to explain how this particular process would work with respect to a parking request. Essentially, if every part of the request is in conformance with existing codes except for parking, the applicant could hire a parking expert to conduct the study, and subsequently present that study to the City Council for approval of the parking modification. This, in effect, allows the applicant to obtain a parking modification without going through a formal variance procedure of the Planning Commission. DeBenedet asked who would be the accrediting body relating to the traffic expert. Demos asked whether this language allows for anything to occur in terms of process that can't already happen now. Dahlgren replied that his proposal simply expedites the project, and that it avoids the need to follow the variance process. Berry pointed out that, historically, the reason this item relating to utilization of parking expert was analyzed, was based on the fact that the City often times needed more information relating to parking. Wi ski proceeded to provide some additional history on the subject, pointing out that the Planning Commission's concern with the new shopping centers and conversions of existing property made this a major concern. It was hoped that the additional study by the expert would provide some useful information in special cases. Mr. Dahlgren replied that he agreed with Mr. Wiski's interpretation. Wiski asked whether there had been any cases where there was conformance with all zoning requests except parking, and that the project didn't proceed because of the requirement of the variance procedure. Mr. Dahlgren replied that there were a few instances when this occurred. Wiski asked Mayor Demos whether the Council would want the Planning Commission effectively left out of the parking process when such a variance is requested. Demos stated that she couldn't recall when an issue came to the City Council based solely on parking. She also pointed out that she does not view the current process as being that cumbersome. Wiski stated it appears that the process proposed by Dahlgren would be similar to the minor variance process. Dahlgren stated that the rationale for this proposal was based on his office's study of parking, and the fact that Roseville's existing parking requirements, excluding the restaurant standards, were very workable. Dahlgren stated that the proposed process of utilizing an expert would simply expedite the process where a parking variance issue was at hand.