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emergency and service velucles. A truck coming in from the north and proceeding south would head west along the line to the area of the dock and continue to the south and exit out onto Country Club Boulevard. With tlus plau they will have 31 more parking spaces. Mr. Brennan questioned if the parking on the foimer recreational land would be partial hotel parking and partial Corporate Center parking. Mr. Kaczmar responded that there are cross easements that were approved in 1988 when the original master plau was submitted by Biskind Development, the restaurant and Wal-Mart have been excluded from tlus agreement but these are still enforce between the Corporate Center and the Radisson. They will present a copy of tlus agreement to the Law Department. He clarified that they have increased the amount of parkiug by 31 cars. Mr. Scott stated that the change may not have given 31 more spaces, but it has given some more spaces. Mr. Kaczmar explained that they will have 100 more parking stalls for the 100 new rooms wluch will be added; 7 spaces for the restaurant addition; and 101 spaces for the ball rooin, so the total new parking required is 208 stalls combiued with the origiual 146 stalls wluch will give tliein a net of 354 stalls. They are showing 281 stalls ou the hotel site alone. When the plau was approved in 1998 a variance for 48 parking stalls was granted and now they are asking for an additioual variance of 31 more stalls wluch will give them 79 so they would have a net of 360 spaces. Tlus is just for the hotel parking, not including any of the Corporate Center parking. He clarified that when they constructed parking on the former recreational land, they would be increasing the number of office building stalls by 31 spaces. Mr. Scott explained that to get the number for the Corporate Ceuter, they counted the spaces from the survey informatiou, and they did not use landbanked spaces in the couut, even thougb they are shown ou the plan. Mr. Kaczmar advised that the new addition will match exactly with the existing, the coloration of the exterior materials, the balconies, the treatment of the balcony railings, and tlie penetrations for the window areas will all be identical. Both the bauquet facility which will have no windows, and the service area which is on the west facing Great Northeni Boulevard can be screened offwith plantings. It was clarified that the lobby addition (the restaurant addition) would be on the west and would also duplicate what is on the existing building presently. The service area would have an overhead door and a man door next to it. Any compactor, etc. will be screened. The banquet facility can be divided to make four individual areas with a large prefunction space in front of it about three fourths the size of the banquet facility. The kitchen will be doubled its present size. There will be solid, double doors in each section of the banquet room to the outside. The service area that encircles the bauquet facility has an exit directly into the lobby. He would like the commission to approve the parlang plan that was presented this evening which has a different traffic circulation, access roads and more parking. Mr. Brennan was concerned because this would plan has cars backing out of parking stalls along the access drive when previously it was only au access drive. Mr. Kaczmar stated that this was on their property and they believed that this is a better turniug radius, at least 50 foot. Mr. Brennan preferred the original plan, he believed that it eliminated some of the green space. 1VIr. Kaczmar stated that the amount of green space was the same, it was merely at the head of the cars. He believed the efficiency of the parking was better since there is head in parking at the end of the rows. Mr. Brennan questioned what accommodations were planned for pedestrian traffic from the rear traffic area. An entrance is planned to service the rear parking area. In reference to the access drive, Mr. Kaczmar explained that with the access road further away from the property line, it would be easier to negotiate the turn, than with the roadway immediately on the property line. He stated that they rarely had semi's and the turning radius would accommodate a hook and ladder truck. It was verified that the trucks would normally access from Great Northern Blvd., but they could come in from Country Club. The size of the rooms will conform to code. City Engineer Deichmauu stated that he saw no problem with the proposal but they would have to meet the retention ordinance. There will be three new entrances in order to accommodate the banquet room and guests parking in the rear. Chairmau Tallon noticed that the parking islands were eliminated from this plan. These were originally landbanked spaces, but the developers removed them because they needed the parking. W. Tallon would like those put back in to 3