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Approved lane due to heavy lunch hour traffic, which blocks the existing access and sometimes overflows out onto Innsbruck Drive. Mann inquired if a driver decides to not stay in line, would they be able to go around on the left to exit. Larry Brown, owner of McDonalds, replied the two lanes would be open during the lunch and dinner peaks, during the off peak times you would be able to pull around and park on the southern part of the site. Mann stated that during the lunch and dinner time, if the line is to long, you would be stuck. Brown replied that a customer could park in the northern lot, but once you are line, you may not be able to pull out. Baker inquired if the parking in the south of the building would not be used during the peak times. Brown replied that it could be used. Baker asked how it could be used when the west lane would be blocking it. Brown replied that the southern spots are used mainly for employee parking during those times and if a customer is waiting on an order, they can use those spots to wait. Baker asked staff what the parking requirements are for site. Mann stated that the parking stalls on the south side of the building would be rendered useless during the lunch and dinner hour with the additional driving lane. Fernelius replied that a curb cut on the shared drive would allow an entrance to the southern parking stalls and may relieve congestion; however it would have to be negotiated with the car sales lot that shares the drive. O'Brien inquired if the shared drive is privately owned. Staff replied that it is a privately owned drive. Fernelius added that on the original plan that was submitted to the City there was an additional stacking lane identified along the north side of the building and asked the applicant why it is not part of the submitted plan. Brown replied that they had thought about having the cars stack along the northern side of the building, however it would take parking spaces away from the site and didn't seem like the best plan. Gundlach replied that the site only needs fifty stalls to meet it's parking requirements and the current plan shows forty-four stalls in the northern lot and fourteen stalls in the southern lot for a total of fifty-eight spaces. O'Keefe inquired from staff if the City Engineer or Public Safety had any comments regarding the safety concerns of cars backing on to Innsbruck Drive. Gundlach replied that she asked for comments from both departments and neither department provided any comments or concerns. Zisla stated that the applicant must have more customers going through the drive through than parking and finds it difficult to believe that the applicant would propose a plan that would damage his business if most of his customers parked. Motion by Baker, Second by Zisla to CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 5 Ayes, 0 Nays,MOTION CARRIED. Mann inquired from staff if the application meets all of the requirements, except that the Commission brought up the parking concerns, which had not necessarily been considered. Gundlach replied that in meeting the parking requirements the applicant has C.',Document,and Scmngs`IgoepcAI oval Scttn .,Temporary Intcrnct Id1e~\0I.K28 06-20-2006(3).doc Page 11 of 15