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<br />Approved <br /> <br /> <br /> Minutes <br /> <br /> New Brighton Planning Commission <br /> Regular Meeting - October 20, 1998 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />Call to Order <br />Larry Baker, Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Roll Call <br /> Present: <br /> <br />Larry Baker, Mike Livingston, Jim O’Brien, Norm Schiferl, <br /> <br />, Jeff Schopf, Paul Zisla <br />David Schmitz <br />Absent: <br /> None <br />: <br />Also Present <br /> Kevin Locke, Director of Community Development <br />Cary Teague, City Planner <br />Steve Larson, City Council Liaison <br /> <br />Approval of Minutes <br />S16,1998, <br />Motion by Livingston, seconded by Schopf, <br />TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE EPTEMBER <br />PC. <br /> 7 Ayes - 0 Nays. Motion Carried. <br />LANNING OMMISSION MEETING <br /> <br />Report on Council Action <br />Larson reported that the new McDonald’s on Silver Lake Road is progressing according to McDonald’s <br />whirlwind schedule and should reopen in about thirty days. <br /> <br />Agenda Review <br />The agenda was adopted as written. <br /> <br />Public Hearings <br />Special Use Permit, Site Plan Review, Nonconforming use Permit Minar Ford <br />Teague reviewed the planning report concerning a request to remodel the existing Minar Ford showroom and <br />service garage. <br /> <br />Zisla asked Teague to explain how the parking was computed. Teague stated the Code does not have a <br />specific requirement for parking for car dealers. The City based the number of required parking spaces on the <br />number of employees, the number of service bays, and the square footage of the building. Therefore, parking <br />includes employee parking, customer parking, and parking for cars waiting to be serviced or picked up. One <br />hundred thirty-two spaces are provided for the service portion of the business. The square footage of the <br />building determined the number of customers that can be handled (116). Zisla asked if Teague had checked <br />with other communities about their parking requirements for car dealers. Teague responded he had not done <br />so. Zisla said that many Minar employees parked on the street. The parking allotted to employees on the site <br />is not being used by employees. Zisla stated he did not like the idea of building the ability to shift designated <br /> <br />I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\MINUTES\1998\10-20-98.WPD <br /> <br />