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Bernu pointed out the City Centre Office complex is right on the sidewalk. Ken’s Market site could be developed in the same manner. It is difficult to determine now that the site could be developed in the future. There may be options we have not considered. Baker repeated that he could not go along with the lot split because of the nonconforming parking on Ken’s Market site. O’Brien asked if the property could be divided differently. Berneau said there is a 40-foot NSP easement that restricts the building location. Berneau pointed out the easement on the site plan. O’Brien showed a possible lot split. Berneau said they needed access onto both Cleveland and County Road D. Livingston said he would be comfortable with moving the building closer to the residential strip. He was uncomfortable with the parking in front of Ken’s Market. Livingston said center parking like the development next to City Hall is becoming more common and should be considered in this plan. The owner of Ken’s market said most of his business came from the eight parking stalls right in front of the market. Livingston stated the proposed building looks like it would be an asset for the City. Knuth asked for clarification on the existing parking, which is grandfathered. Baker responded that, if the building were destroyed, the nonconforming parking would no longer be grand fathered. The owner of Ken’s Market said that if the building were destroyed, he would put up a smaller building and clear up the parking situation. Knuth commented that 16 or 20 years from now the City may have more choices for development. The owner of Ken’s Market said he was trying to survive the blow from the street reconstruction and needs to sell part of the property and the proposal would generate property taxes for the City. Zisla said he felt it was not a good idea to approve something now that could cause difficulties in the future. It would be best if the subdivision could be configured in such a way to eliminate the potential problem. The variance on the west side is one idea, but finding other solutions is the reason to do a concept review. Zisla said Knuth’s idea to explore the idea of the City acquiring the outlot should be considered. There should be a way to reconfigure the lot to eliminate a likely future problem. Livingston said another possibility was that Ken’s Market and the new proposal could share parking. Baker stated the conclusions reached tonight are mixed. The consensus seems to be that a variance would be looked at favorably. There seems to be a split decision on the lot lines. Mattila said the Planning Commission seemed to be saying that the original lot needs to be bigger. Zisla stated he would like to see plans on other ideas with an explanation of why they would or would not work. It may be this plan is the best one after all. Bernu said it sounded like the Commission favors moving the building closer to the outlot making more room at the back of Ken’s Market. Baker affirmed that is his opinion. Baker suggested looking at shared driveways. Bernu asked if getting the plan approved with a cross parking easement would be harder. Baker said it would not. 4 I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\MINUTES\1997\07-15-97.WPD