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parking to uses for which it was not intended. The present practice of shifting employee parking has led to a problem that should not be encouraged. Teague said Zisla was correct in that adequate parking was allotted for the employees, customers, and service customers. Posting Service Drive “No Parking” on both sides may be the answer to the problem. Zisla asked about the size of the inventory. Teague responded that he understood that, if Minar had 292 available parking spaces, they would have 292 cars. Part of the 116 spaces needed for customers could be used for inventory. Schiferl stated that there seems to be flexibility in terms of interpretation of the parking requirements. Assuming there is no parking on Service Drive, what is the maximum number of parking spaces Minar wants? Less parking and more green space on the site might be considered in the public interest. David Phillips, the architect representing Minar Ford, responded that the parking requirements far exceed the needs of a car dealer. Ford Motor Company recommends thirty-five customer parking spaces, besides spaces for service customers and employees. Phillips said Minar had 110 employees on a shift. Only fifteen or twenty employees park on Service Drive. U-Haul employees also park on Service Drive. Zisla asked Bob Lewis, the manager of Minar Ford, if Minar would ever have more than 292 cars in inventory. Lewis responded affirmatively. Zisla stated Minar should have adequate parking on its site so employees will not park on the street. Lewis stated that Mr. Minar did not want employees parking on Service Drive, but Minar could not stop the employees from doing so because it is a public street. Baker asked why the interior parking spaces, which are shop bays, are on the parking list submitted by the applicant. Teague said he did not use the interior stalls in the parking calculation. Lewis said Minar could accommodate 180 service customers on the site. Schiferl stated the number of parking spaces is far more than required in other cities. Schiferl asked Lewis what he would like to see regarding parking. Lewis responded he would like 378 spaces for inventory, 110 spaces for employees, 120 spaces for service parking, and 60 spaces for customers. Baker asked if the service bays were used in calculating the handicap stalls. Teague responded the handicap parking is calculated based on the number of spaces required under the Code. Therefore, the handicap parking is based on the 358 parking stalls. Baker said the service stalls were not regular parking spaces. The service spaces are used for cars serviced or waiting for service. Teague said that, since these spaces are not customer spaces, he would have no problem with recalculating the handicap parking. Schiferl asked about the lack of landscaping on the north side of Service Drive. Teague said overhead power lines would restrict tall growth. Schiferl asked whether the area was City property or Minar’s property. Teague responded that most of it is right-of-way, 30 feet of the grass area belongs to the City, and 20 feet belongs to Minar. Baker stated this is a public hearing and asked if anyone in the audience wanted to speak on the issue. No one responded. Phillips stated Minar had no objections to the staff recommendation regarding landscaping. Minar would like to request a change in signage. Minar would like the logos on the building to be interpreted as architectural features and not signage. PH. Motion by Baker, seconded by Livingston, 7 Ayes - 0 Nays. Motion TO CLOSE THE UBLIC EARING Carried. I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\MINUTES\1998\10-20-98.WPD