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Staff ReportsCITY OF SHOREWOOD 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD • SHOREWOOD, MINNESOTA 55331-8927 • (952) 474-3236 FAX (952) 474-0128 • www.d.shorewood.mn.us • cityhall6d.shorewood.mmus MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission FROM: Brad Nielsen DATE: 14 May 2009 RE: ' Parking Requirements — Draft Revisions FILE NO. Zoning Ord. (Parking Reqts) The Planning Commission opened a public hearing at its 5 May meeting to consider revisions to the parking requirements in the Shorewood Zoning Code. Staff asked that the hearing be continued, pending a suitable definition for "shopping center". Following is what is proposed: "SHOPPING CENTER. A group of three or more commercial establishments planned, constructed and managed as a total entity, with customer and employee parking provided on -site, provision for goods delivery separated from customer access, aesthetic considerations and protection from the elements." If agreeable, the parking recommendations, including this definition will be forwarded to the City Council for its 26 May meeting. Cc: Scott Zerby n • 1♦,* PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER CITY OF SHOREWOOD 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD • SHOREWOOD, MINNESOTA 55331-8927 • (952) 474-3236 FAX (952) 474.0128 • www.ci.shorewood.mmus • cityhaII0c1.shorewood.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission FROM: Brad Nielsen DATE: 19 April 2009 RE: Off -Street Parking Requirements FILE NO. Zoning Code (1201.03) When the City revamped its commercial zoning districts in 2007-08, it was noted that the parking requirements associated with various land uses should be reviewed and updated. In researching this subject, staff examined two areas of concern: 1) uses for which no parking requirement has been identified; and 2) uses for which the parking requirement should be updated. The sections of the Zoning Code that were examined were 1201.03 Subd. 5. (off- street parking requirements) and Sections 1210 through 1223 (zoning districts). Our primary resource in this effort was Parking Standards, Report Number 51-1511, a Planning Advisory Service report put out by the American Planning Association. As always, staff examined what a number of other cities with contemporary zoning codes have included in their regulations. Uses/Parkins Residential. With the possible exception of senior housing, the parking requirements for residential development is up to date. Residential uses are required to have two parking spaces per unit. Senior housing of the type that has been developed in Shorewood (independent/active) is also required to have two spaces per unit. Nursing homes are also addressed in the Code. Both of these uses are considered up to date, however, the one area of senior housing that is not addressed is assisted living. Since this is an area that will be scheduled for further discussion, parking can be addressed in more detail at that time. Nonresidential. Following are uses for which no specific parking requirement has been identified. It is worth noting that the Code contains a provision for such cases, stating that when there is some doubt regarding a specific use, the Planning Commission shall make a determination on parking based on similar uses. co PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER a Memorandum Re: Zoning Code — Parking Requirements 19 April 2009 Amusement places. While some communities simply treat this the same as retail/service space, it is reasonable to use an occupancy standard, similar to churches and theaters. Staff recommendation: One space per three people of design capacity, based on the State Building Code. 2. Bakery. Considered to be a retail/service activity. Staff recommendation: One space per 200 square feet of net floor area. 3. Barber and beauty shops. Often treated as retail/service (1/200), there is a relationship between the number of chairs and parking. Staff recommendation: Two and a half spaces per chair. 4. Catering establishments. When addressed, it typically shows up as retail/service. Staff recommendation: One space per 200 square feet of net floor area. 5. Coffee houses. This use is covered by "drive-in establishment and convenience food". Staff recommendation: One space per 15 square feet of gross floor area, but not less than 15 spaces. 6. Commercial tutoring and learning centers: Sometimes treated like office space, a reasonable relationship exists between the number of teachers and students. Staff recommendation: Two spaces per employee on the maximum shift. Copy service/print shops. Most frequently addressed as retail/service. Staff recommendation: One space per 200 square feet of net floor area. 8. Day spas. These are relatively new uses relative to zoning. Currently, they seem to be handled as retail/service uses. However, each one needs to be examined for the types of services rendered. For example, tanning, massage and beauty services are frequently one on one activities. Staff recommendation: One space per 200 square feet of net floor area or two spaces per employee on the maximum shift, whichever is greater. 9. Delicatessen. Staff recommendation: see "drive-in and convenience food" -2- Memorandum Re: Zoning Code — Parking Requirements 19 April 2009 10. Dry cleaner. Staff recommendation: Retail/service — one space per 200 square feet of net floor area. 11. Employment agencies. Staff recommendation: Retail/service — one space per 200 square feet of net floor area. 12. Laundromat. A couple of cities use a ratio of parking to the number of machines, but most frequently it is treated as retail/service. Staff recommendation: One space per 200 square feet of net floor area. 13. Massage therapy. While some argument could be made for a ratio between tables and parking, most frequently this is treated as retail/service. Staff recommendation: One space per 200 square feet of net floor area. 14 Photography studio. Staff recommendation: Retail/service — one space per 200 square feet of net floor area. 15. Recreation — personal fitness. There is a fairly wide range of requirements for this use. Some cities base parking on occupancy and most have more stringent requirements than retail/service. Staff recommendation: Our Code lists "physical culture studio' at 10 spaces plus one per 150 square feet of net floor area over 2000. This is in line with staff s findings. 16. Tanning salons. Although an argument could be made for a relationship between the number of beds and the number of parking spaces, most often this is treated as retail/service. Staff recommendation: Retail/service — one space per 200 square feet of net floor area. 17. Veterinary clinic. A ratio between the number of employees and parking spaces in not uncommon, but can be a monitoring problem. A ratio between examination rooms and parking is preferred. Staff recommendation: Three parking spaces per examination room, plus one space per 400 square feet of additional net floor area. 18. Electronic media rental and sales (e.g. video rental). While some cities require additional parking for this use, no doubt due to high customer turnover, most often it is treated as retail/service. Changes in technology appear to have diminished the number of these facilities. -3- Memorandum Re: Zoning Code — parking Requirements 19 April 2009 Staff recommendation: RetaiUservice — one space per 200 square feet of net floor area. Updates There are certain uses listed in the current Zoning Code that have parking requirements that may be outdated. One very obvious one is the category — elementary school. From the review of the Minnewashta Elementary School conditional use permit, the current requirement (one per 50 students) was found to be woefully inadequate. There are other uses that deserve periodic monitoring. Following are uses that staff considers in need of attention. 1. Restaurant, cafe, tavern. At first look, our current Code appears too stringent. It has to be noted, however, that it currently lumps restaurants and bars together. For a sit-down, family restaurant without a bar area, it is considered too high by comparison to other cities. Staff recommendation: It is suggested that a distinction be made between restaurants with and without bar areas. The current Code is considered adequate for restaurants with bars. For those without bars, the following is suggested — a minimum of five spaces, plus one space for each two seats of seating capacity. 2. Shopping center. At 5.5 spaces per 1000 square feet of gross leasable floor area, Shorewood's Code is considered excessive by today's standards. It is recommended that the standard be changed to five spaces per 1000 square feet of gross leasable space, and that restaurants and fitness centers be calculated separately. 3. School, elementary and junior high. As noted, our current Code is quite inadequate relative to this use. Staff recommendation: Three spaces per classroom or one space per three seats of assembly area, whichever is greater. 4. School, high school, private, day or church schools. With respect to high schools, the Code is considered somewhat low at one per seven students. With more and more students driving themselves to school, it is virtually impossible to require adequate parking. Seldom do high schools not have on -street parking issues near the school. n to separating day or church ools from the category. they are elementary schools,ome thought should be theyshould be grouped as such, hwhether private or not. If t Staff recommendation: Two spaces per classroom, plus one space per five students, based on design capacity, or one space per three seats of auditorium area. It should be noted that in making its recommendations, staff has taken into consideration that many uses fall into a retail/service category. As such, one space per 200 ends up being -4- Memorandum Re: Zoning Code — Parking Requirements 19 April 2009 somewhat of a default requirement. It is also recognized that some uses, more often than not, reside in shopping centers (e.g. tanning salons and beauty/barber shops). If agreeable to the Planning Commission and City Council, the recommendations contained herein should be amended into Shorewood's current Zoning Code. A public hearing to consider the revisions has been scheduled for the first meeting in May. Cc: Brian Heck Mary Tietjen Larry Brown James Landini -5- CITY OF SHOREWOOD ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1201 OF THE SHOREWOOD CITY CODE (ZONING) REGARDING OFF-STREET PARKING Section 1. The definition of "Shopping Center" found in Section 1201.02 of the Shorewood City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "SHOPPING CENTER. A group of three or more commercial establishments planned, constructed and managed as a total entity, with customer and employee parking provided on -site, provision for goods delivery separated from customer access, aesthetic considerations and protection from the elements." Section 2. Section 1201.03 Subd. 5.h.(6) of the Shorewood City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "(6) Community Center, physical culture studio, personal fitness establishments, libraries, private clubs, lodges, museums, art galleries: ten parking spaces plus one space for each 150 square feet in excess of 2,000 square feet of floor area in the principal structure." Section 3. Section 1201.03 Subd. 5.h.(11) is hereby amended to read as follows: "(11) Retail store, bakery, and service establishment, including but not limited to: (a) Catering establishment. (b) Copy service or print shop. (c) Dry cleaner. (d) Employment agency. (e) Laundromat. (f) Massage therapy. (g) Photography studio. (h) Tanning salon. (i) Veterinary clinic. 0) Electronic media rental and sales: one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area;" Section 4. Section 1201.03 Subd. 5.h.(13) is hereby amended to read as follows: "(13) Restaurants, cafes and private clubs serving food and/or drinks, bars, taverns, nightclubs: at least one parking space for each 40 square feet of gross floor area of dining and bar area and one space for each 80 square feet of kitchen area. Restaurants, cafes and private clubs not serving drinks: a minimum of five parking spaces, plus one space for each two seats of seating capacity;" Section 5. Section 1201.03 Subd. 5.h.(15) is hereby amended to read as follows: "(15) Shopping centers: five parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross leasable floor area, exclusive of restaurants and fitness centers, which must be calculated separately, and exclusive of common areas;" Section 6. Section 1201.03 Subd. 5.h.(18) is hereby amended to read as follows: "(18) School (public, private, day or church) - elementary and junior high: three parking spaces for each classroom, or one space for each three seats of seating capacity in the assembly area, whichever is greater;" Section 7. Section 1201.03 Subd. 5.h.(19) is hereby amended to read as follows: ° (19) School (public, private, day or church) - high school through college: two parking spaces for each classroom, plus one space for each five students, based on design capacity, or one space for each three seats of seating capacity in the assembly area, whichever is greater;" Section 8. Section 1201.03 Subd. 5.h.(20) is hereby amended to read as follows: "(20) Drive-in establishment, convenience food, delicatessen and coffee shop: at least one parking space for each 15 square feet of gross floor area, but not less than 15 spaces;" Section 9. Section 1201.03 Subd. 5.h.(28) is hereby amended to read as follows: "(28) Church, theatre, auditorium and amusement place: at least one parking space for each three seats based on the design capacity of the main assembly hall. Facilities as may be provided in conjunction with the buildings or uses shall be subject to additional requirements which are imposed by this section;" Section 10. Section 1201.03 Subd. 5.h. is hereby amended to include: "(32) Barber or beauty shop: two and one-half parking spaces for each chair; (33) Commercial tutoring and learning centers: two parking spaces for each employee on the maximum shift; -2- (34) Day spa: one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area or two spaces for each employee on the maximum shift, whichever is greater; (35) Day care facility: one parking space for each four persons of licensed capacity;" Section 11. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon publishing in the Official Newspaper of the City of Shorewood. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 22nd day of June 2009. LAURA TURGEON, ACTING MAYOR ATTEST: BRIAN HECK, CITY ADMINISTRATOR/CLERK -3- CITY OF SHOREWOOD RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION APPROVING PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE NO. BY TITLE AND SUMMARY WHEREAS, on 22 June 2009, the City Council of the City of Shorewood adopted Ordinance No. _ entitled "An Ordinance Amending Chapter 1201 of the Shorewood City Code (Zoning) Regarding Off -Street Parking; WHEREAS, the City staff has prepared a summary of Ordinance No. as follows: 1. The provisions of this ordinance are intended to update parking requirements for various land uses identified in the Shorewood Zoning Code. 2. The ordinance addresses the number of parking spaces for certain activities that have been added to the commercial zoning districts in the city. 3. In the case of shopping centers, the number of parking spaces required has been reduced from 5.5 spaces per 1000 square feet of floor area to 5 spaces per 1000 square feet of floor area. NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD: The City Council finds that the above title and summary of Ordinance No. clearly informs the public of intent and effect of the Ordinance. 2. The City Clerk is directed to publish Ordinance No. _ by title and summary, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 412.191, subdivision 4. 3. A full copy of the Ordinance is available at Shorewood City Hall. ADOPTED by the Shorewood City Council on this 22nd day of June, 2009. LAURA TURGEON, ACTING MAYOR BRIAN HECK, CITY ADNM41STRATOR/CLERK