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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-07-22 PACKET 06.3.STAFF REPORT CASE: TA2019-034 ITEM: 6.3 PUBLIC MEETING DATE: 7/22/19 TENTATIVE COUNCIL REVIEW DATE: 8/21/19 APPLICATION APPLICANT: City of Cottage Grove REQUEST: A zoning text amendment to City Code Title 11-1-3, Definitions, to amend the definition of "restaurant," and to City Code Title 11-3-9, Off -Street Parking and Loading, to amend how the number of required parking spaces are calculated for restaurants. SITE DATA LOCATION: N/A ZONING: N/A GUIDED LAND USE: N/A LAND USE OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES: CURRENT GUIDED NORTH: EAST: N/A SOUTH: WEST: SIZE: N/A DENSITY: N/A RECOMMENDATION Approval. Cottage Grove COTTAGE GROVE PLANNING DIVISION � here Pride and Prosperity Meet Planning Staff Contact: Christine Costello, Acting Comm. & Econ. Development Director; 651-458-2824; ccoste I I o (o-)_cottageg rove m n. gov Application Accepted:. N/A 60 -Day Review Deadline: N/A City of Cottage Grove Planning Division • 12800 Ravine Parkway South • Cottage Grove, MN 55016 Planning Staff Report Proposed Parking Ordinance Amendment Case No. TA2019-034 July 22, 2019 Introduction The City of Cottage Grove has applied for a zoning Definitions, to amend the definition of "Restaurant," Parking and Loading, to amend how the number of restaurants. Background text amendment to City Code Title 11-1-3, and to City Code Title 11-3-9, Off -Street required parking spaces is calculated for The City's parking ordinance in its current form resulted from revisions made in 2002 (Planning Case No. TA02-017). In November 2015, a staff report (Planning Case No. TA15-047) was pre- sented to the Planning Commission proposing revisions to the parking regulations. Staff noted that the ordinance inflates parking requirements by automatically defaulting to the larger of two metrics. (Parking requirements are based on either gross floor area or number of seats, "which- ever is greater.") The high resulting parking requirements were a barrier to businesses attempting to lease space in Cottage Grove. The report proposed an amendment eliminating the phrase "whichever is greater." This would allow restaurants to base their provided parking simply on the number of seats per an approved seating plan, as opposed to including areas such as kitchens, which are included within the gross floor area calculation. The proposal was not adopted, and the current ordinance does not reflect this recommendation. A Planning Commission workshop was held on parking requirements on December 17, 2018. The report produced for this workshop reiterated the findings of the November 2015 staff report and suggested an additional revision. The report found that existing requirements were no longer re- flective of the way dining had evolved in Cottage Grove. Notably, due to changes in dining trends, the option of alcohol consumption at an establishment was no longer a good indicator of how long diners would stay at a restaurant. Additionally, only 3 of the 25 peer communities reviewed in- cluded an extra requirement for establishments with alcohol. The report therefore proposed elim- inating the current ordinance's extra parking requirements for establishments serving alcohol. No ordinance changes were made at that time. The amendment currently being proposed responds to both issues described above. Restaurant Parking Requirements in Peer Communities Not only would the proposed amendment help address challenges faced by businesses attempt- ing to lease space in Cottage Grove, it would also bring Cottage Grove's parking requirements better into line with those of peer communities. Planning Commission Restaurant Parking Ordinance July 22, 2019 Page 2 of 3 Andover 1 stall for every 2.5 seats. 141 Spaces One space per 2.5 customer seats; and one space per five seats of outdoor eating area, Apple Valley excluding the first ten outdoor seats. 121 Spaces Brooklyn Center One space for every two seats, and one space for every two employees on maximum shift. 176 + Employee parking 132 spaces (Over 1,000 square feet) 1 parking space for every 40 square feet of dining and bar area, plus (60% dining area, 40% kitchen Champlin 1 parking space for every 80 square feet of kitchen area. area) Without liquor license: one space per 60 square feet of GFA or one space per two and one- half seats whichever is greater. With liquor license: one space per 50 feet of GFA or one 131 (Square Feet) Chanhassen space per two seats, whichever is greater. 176 (Seats) Parking Requirements for 25 Peer Communities Under the current ordinance (in which parking requirements automatically default to the higher metric, floor area), Cottage Grove's requirements are well above the median of 25 communities reviewed. If businesses are required to use only the metric of seating to determine the number of parking spaces they provide, Cottage Grove's requirements are mid-range, falling in line with communities such as Edina, Hastings, Inver Grove Heights, and Rosemount. Eliminating the dis- tinction between restaurants that do and do not serve alcohol would also align Cottage Grove's requirements with those of our peer communities. At least 1 space for each 3 seats, based on capacity design or, where there is no design layout, 118 (Seats, liquor or no liquor) 1 space for each 60 square feet of gross floor area (50 sq ft for bars, taverns or nightclubs, 110 (Square Feet without liquor) Cottage Grove whichever is greater. 131 (Square Feet with liquor) 4 spaces, plus no less than 1 space per 100 and no more than 1 space per 50 square feet of Crystal gross floor area. Min: 70 spaces Max: 135 spaces Spaces equal to one-third the maximum seating capacity, plus one for each employee on the Edina major shift. 118 + Employee parking No Liquor -1 space per 100 SF of GFA With Liquor -1 space per 60 SF of floor area plus 1 66 spaces (no liquor), 110 spaces Golden Valley space per 25 SF of bar area. (liquor) No Liquor- 1 per 60 square feet or 1 per 3 seats With Liquor- 1 per 50 square feet or 1 per 2 seats, except when a bar area is separate from the food service area, a dance area larger than Hastings 100 square feet, or other public areas, additional parking may be required. 131 (square feet) 118 (seats) Inver Grove Heights 1 space for each 3 seats based on design capacity. 118 spaces Lakeville 1 space per 40 square feet of dining area and 1 space for each 80 square feet of kitchen area. 108 spaces At least one space for each 40 square feet of gross floor area of dining and bar area and one Maple Grove space for each 80 square feet of kitchen area. 108 spaces No liquor: One space per 60 square feet of gross floor area or one space per 2.5 seats; whichever is greater. With liquor: One space per 50 square feet of gross floor area or one Minnetonka space per two seats, whichever is greater. 131 (square feet) 176 (seats) New Brighton 1 per 60 square feet of floor space. Nightclubs/bars: 1 space per 50 square feet of floor space. 110 seats Oakdale One space for each three seats plus one for each two employees 118 + Employee parking No liquor: 1 parking space for each 60 square feet of gross floor area. With liquor: 1 parking Prior Lake space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area. 131 spaces Ramsey One space for each 3 seats. 118 spaces Richfield 10 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. 66 spaces Rosemount 1 per 3 seats 118 spaces Roseville 1 space for every 3 seats under maximum designed capacity. 118 spaces Savage 1 space per 75 SF of floor area. 88 spaces St Louis Park One space per each 60 SF floor area. 110 spaces White Bear Lake 1 space for each 2 1/2 seats, based on maximum design capacity. 141 spaces Woodbury One space for each two seats based on capacity design plus employee parking 176 spaces Parking Requirements for 25 Peer Communities Under the current ordinance (in which parking requirements automatically default to the higher metric, floor area), Cottage Grove's requirements are well above the median of 25 communities reviewed. If businesses are required to use only the metric of seating to determine the number of parking spaces they provide, Cottage Grove's requirements are mid-range, falling in line with communities such as Edina, Hastings, Inver Grove Heights, and Rosemount. Eliminating the dis- tinction between restaurants that do and do not serve alcohol would also align Cottage Grove's requirements with those of our peer communities. Planning Commission Restaurant Parking Ordinance July 22, 2019 Page 3 of 3 Proposed Amendments The proposed text amendment would implement two elements of previous discussions: 1. Eliminate the phrase "whichever is greater," which causes parking requirements to default automatically to the highest option; and 2. Eliminate distinctions between different classes of restaurants to better reflect current dining trends. We recommend eliminating the phrase "whichever is greater" in alignment with the evidence pre- sented in the staff report from November 2015. Since the current ordinance defaults to the higher metric in every case, it produces prohibitively high parking requirements in some cases. Parking requirements have often proven to be a barrier to development and redevelopment because of existing site configurations. Basing parking requirements on seating capacity more reliably corre- lates parking requirements with actual parking need. We propose simplifying the definition of "restaurant" in accordance with the December 2018 find- ings regarding the ways in which dining has evolved in the City of Cottage Grove. In place of the current three categories of restaurant, a general definition is proposed. This definition would elim- inate the need for continuous revision as dining trends continue to evolve in the future and would allow parking requirements to be based on an establishment's seating capacity, rather than res- taurant type. The proposed amendment includes an exception to account for establishments containing large open areas such as dance floors. Recommendation The Planning Commission is requested to recommend amending City Code Title 11-1-3, Defini- tions, and Title 11-3-9, regarding parking requirements. Prepared by: Madeline Johnson Planning Inter Attachments: Ordinance No. XXX — Draft ORDINANCE NO. XXX AN ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE, MINNESOTA, AMENDING COTTAGE GROVE CITY CODE TITLE 11, CHAPTER 1, SECTION 3 REGARDING DEFINITION OF RESTAURANT AND SECTION 9 F. REGARDING REQUIRED OFF STREET PARKING The City Council of the City of Cottage Grove, Washington County, Minnesota, does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. The Code of the City of Cottage Grove, County of Washington, State of Minnesota, Title 11, Chapter 1, Section 3 shall be amended as follows: RESTAURANT: An establishment, other than a hotel, where food or drink is regularly prepared on the premises and served to theeg neral public. "Resta-ufants" shall be elassified as c-lassTelass ffmm��rwv tssre SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. The Code of the City of Cottage Grove, County of Washington, State of Minnesota, Title 11, Chapter 3, Section 9 F. shall be amended as follows: F. Required Off Street Parking: The following minimum areas shall be provided and maintained by ownership, easement or lease, for and during the life of the respective uses hereinafter set forth: 1 � 1 SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. The Code of the City of Cottage Grove, County of Washington, State of Minnesota, Title 11, Chapter 3, Section 9 F. shall be amended as follows: F. Required Off Street Parking: The following minimum areas shall be provided and maintained by ownership, easement or lease, for and during the life of the respective uses hereinafter set forth: Restaurants, elasses 1 At least 1 space for every 3 seats based on E�design layout, and 7 eaf", eaf+o,;Or vreFctlefcis-cv-design lave tt, 1 spiccfvf caeh60 squuiefeet. feed, ,radition ' ^f nrE)"" fleer area, t,hieheve f is greatef for establishments without r-estaufan a seating design or that have a dance area larger than 100 square feet, at least 1 space for every 3 people based on building occupancy as determined by the Fire Marshal SECTION 3. SUMMARY PUBLICATION. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 412.191, in the case of a lengthy ordinance, a summary may be published. While a copy of the entire ordinance is available without cost at the office of the City Clerk, the following summary is approved by the City Council and shall be published in lieu of publishing the entire ordinance. This amendment simplifies the definition of Restaurant as well as the restaurant parking space requirements so that 1 parking space is needed for every 3 seats or for every 3 people based on the permitted occupancy load. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication according to law. Passed this day of , 2019. Myron Bailey, Mayor Attest: Joseph Fischbach, City Clerk Published in the South Washington County Bulletin on [Date].