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? department store and smaller shops attached to the main structure of the Mall. Two proposed outlots with freestanding structures (uses not determined) are also proposed. Based on the - drawings, the relevant existing and proposed floor areas and parking spaces are as shown on the following table: GREAT NORTHERN MALL Use Existing GLA Proposed GLA Change in GLA Department Stores 578,189 798,189 +224,000 Small Shops 318,588 357,088 +38;500 TOTAL MALL 896,777 1,155,277 +258,500 OUTLOTS 0 15,000 +15,000 TOTAL DEV'T. 896,777 1,170,277 +271,500 ExistingParking Proposed Parking Change in Parking Spaces 5,399 5,275 -124 Parl4ng Ratio (Spaces/IOOOsf GLA) 6.02 4:51 -1.51 P1ote: All data.in this table reflects "Gross LeasableArea" (GLA). ' The proposed expansion will result in a ratio between parking spaces and total floor area which does not comply with the requirements of the Zoning Code. The owner will seek a variance from the City of North Olmsted to permit the planned expansion and a reduced parking ratio. Local Code Requirements for Parking Chapter 1161 of the Zoning Code establishes parking requirements for uses in all districts. Section 1161.05(w) establishes pa.rking requirements for mixed use commercial developments: Business (Larize Unit Develoumenl The following schedule shall apply if a development comprises 12,000 square feet or more of building area and includes a combination of the following uses: (w) All types of retail stores, 6.5 per 1.000 square feet of floor area (emphasis added) offices, services, eating places, bars, taverns, etc. . Parking requirements for smaller, presumably single-use developments, aze addressed in Section 1161.05(0), (p), (q), (r), (s); (t), (u), and (v). With the exception of the parking requirements for "eating places, bars, taverns", the requirements for those single use developments are all significantly less than the collective requirement for a"large unit development". As will be Page 2 of 6