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Jam Hops Parking Justification <br />In our building plan we are including approximately 110-120 parking stalls. <br />Our busiest time is during the school year, M-F from approximately 4:30pm-9:00pm. However, we are <br />open year-round, potentially from 9:00am-9:00pm every day of the week. <br />Generally speaking, the flow or our parking lot is that most of the recreational kids/parents come for a 1 <br />hour class and then leave again. Then we have competitive and theater kids that are dropped off and <br />later picked up for a 2-4 hour practice. In the evening, we have approximately 4-6 groups of 6-8 kids in <br />the gym at any one time. <br />We have approximately 10 staff members on any given evening. <br />Special Events <br />We will on occasion host events. These are: <br />Theater performances —These are held Saturdays and Sundays and not during our regular class times. <br />There are usually approximately 20 children in a performance (dropped off and picked up), 5 workers, <br />and up to 70 spectators. <br />Gymnastics Meets - These are held on Saturday evenings, outside of regular class times. There are <br />usually about 40 athletes/coaches/judges involved in the meets, and approximately 60 spectators. <br />Gymnastics Spring Shows — This is held over one weekend in May. There are many 1-hour sessions with <br />approximately 30 kids, 50 spectators, and 8 staff members at each session. The sessions are spaced out <br />so traffic and people don't overlap. <br />Past History <br />We have had quite a bit of experience with parking needs in our various buildings and stages of growth. <br />For instance, our current Ham Lake building is 43,000sf and approximately 200 parking stalls. This has <br />been quite adequate for our needs, and with the 13,000sf expansion we'll be adding about 20 more <br />stalls. The current Anoka location is 16,000sf and has about 50 stalls. I always have to take into <br />consideration which types of programs we are running and how much growth I anticipate when deciding <br />on our parking needs. I feel that the plan we have come up with will meet our needs now and moving <br />forward. <br />