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Mr. Dennis Welsch March 16, 2000 Page 3 article on August 18, 1976, indicated that the medical center was intended to be a 42,000 square foot two story building. � A copy of the article is enclosed. At the time the proposal was made, Mr. Dahlgren (presumably staff for Roseville) stated to the Planning Commission that the ordinance would require 2,911 parking spaces. The plan provided for 3,150 parking spaces and Mrs. Slawik advised the City that the current leases required 3,010 parking spaces. The leases mandating the 3,0 10 parking spaces were for 25 years. 2 In response to concerns of residents, Ms. Slawik reduced the parking plan by 60 spaces for a final plan total of 3,090 parking spaces. On June 3, 1987, Har Mar made a request for a special use permit and variance. A copy of the Planning Commission meeting minutes are attached. The presentation reflects that the far south lot allowed for business parking. According to Mr. Welsch, these two documents support the staff inclusion of the entire south lot for parking space availability. Several questions come to mind. First, if the ordinance in 1976 required 2,911 parking spaces3 , why does the ordinance in 2000, with the 1988 and 1995 addition of in excess of 107,000 square feet and the proposal to add another 13,537 square feet with the Cub Store, now only require 2,215 parking spaces? That simply doesn't make sense unless the parking ordinance changed radically or the ordinance is being interpreted in a radically different fashion in 2000. Second, in 1976, there were 25 year lease agreements requiring 3,010 parking spaces. While many of the tenants have changed since 1976, the Har Mar Theater may have a lease agreement still in effect requiring parking space that conforms to the current parking ordinance for theaters. If so, the parking calculations presented by Bradley and staff may have been made under a mistake of fact and should be reviewed, if the Council deems such review necessary. Third, the Planning Commission documents do not refer at all to additional parking requirements set forth in the code that parking be available within 300 feet of the intended use. Much of the parking space in the south lot is greater than 300 feet from the proposed Cub. The documents simply don't reflect a variance from any other requirements under the parking ordinance. ' For reasons unknown to this writer, the proposed medical center was never built. � The staff estimate of parking requirements for the entire HarMar complex as proposed with the addition of the Cub Food Store states that 2,215 parking spaces are required under the code and the proposed addition would allow for 2,2 18 parking spaces. See Request For Planning Commission Action dated January 12, 2000 at paragraph 3.5 on page 2. 3 Parking presumably includes the proposed medical center of 42,000 square feet.