Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 05/08/2003

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extend beyond the surface of the canopy. Internally- illuminated canopies are prohibited.. Canopies shall be Set back at least 20 feet from all .property lines and 30 feet from residential parcels. No public address system shall be audible from any residential parcel. Adequate stacking for gas pumps shall be provided; stacking areas shall not interfere with internal circulation patterns or entrance or exit dr/yes. Subd. 5.' General Development Guidelines. All development within the Town Center Distrfct shall meet the Develoj~meJTr Guidelines that are incorporated into this ordinance by reference. These standards will be used by the City as the minimum requirements for evaluating development proposals and site plans. However, the standards are not intended to restrict creativity in desi~ma. An applicant may request modification or waiver of any standard in favor of an alternate approach that w/ll achieve the same desig'n objective. Subd. 6. ParMng Standards. Parking in the Town Center District is intended to be shared to the greatest extent practicable in all mixed-use areas, with the exception of the TC-3 Sub-District. The parking standards are intended to provide a practical basis for providing adequate parking .within the Town Center District through a careful analysis of uses, shared parking arrangements, use of public street parking and reduction allowances for the proximity to the transit station. A Parking Plan shall be prepared as part of the Development Plan to address the number, location, sharing arrangements, mad public use when applicable. The Parking Plan shall also attempt to anticipate to the extent possible, how to address longer term parking arrangements iff the possibility of use conversion or building expansion exists. Parking shall be provided under any of' the 'Following arran gements: Off-street parking in the TC-1 Sub-District shall be secured for public use through parking easements and other appropriate conveyances. Individual businesses shall not secure parking spaces unless they can be accommodated in a parking sn-ucture or inside a building. On-street parking .adjacent to buildings may ..be used for the purposes of calculating parking requirements for street level, non- residential uses. A Parking Plan shall accompany a Development Plan ~d any revisions that may occur over time. Consultation with the City 42