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DATE: June 20, 2006
Updated February 17, 2010
RE: Downtown Parking Inventory
PREPARED BY: Bill Turnblad, Community Development Director
A preliminary inventory of parking in the downtown Stillwater area has been completed. The parking
spots were primarily counted from aerial photography, though some field verification also was
conducted.
A. Public parking lots*
Lot
Lot Name
Dist. #
Spaces **
HC
Notes
1
South Main Street Lot
1
102
4
Pay lot - $5, all day
2
River Lot
1
106
4
Pay lot - $3, all day
3
Chestnut Street Lot
1
36
2
Free lot — 3 hr limit
4
Bridge Lot
4
47
2
Free lot - 4 hr limit
5
Mulberry Point Lot
4
40
2
Free lot — 4 hr limit
6
Maple Island Lot
5
69
2
Free lot — 3 hr limit
7
Water Street Lot
8
117
2
Free lot — 4 hr limit; 50 spaces
reserved for River Market
customers
8
Railroad Lot
6
50
2
Free lot — all day
9
North Main Street Lot
8
84
1
Free lot — all day
10
Mulberry/Second Street Lot
7
15
0
Free lot — all day
11
Municipal Parking Ramp
7
274
6
Pay lot; various rates
12
Olive /Second Street Lot
2
45
2
Free lot — 4 hr limit
13
UBC lot
2
99
4
Free lot -4 hr limit
14
Riverview Lot (Cub)
2
158
6
Free lot (only during non -
business hours)
15
Mulberry Street Lot
7
28
0
Free lot (only during non -
business hours)
TOTALS
1,270
39
* Unverified info from www.stillwaterparking.com
** Not including Handicapped (HC) spaces
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B. Marked on- street parking spaces (unmarked on- street parking spaces not included, i.e Water St.
north of Myrtle, Third Street except between Chestnut and Myrtle, Olive between 3rd and 2nd, and
Chestnut between 3rd and 2"d).
Lot
Lot Name
Dist. #
Spaces **
HC
Notes
1
Water St., nose -in parking, between
Chestnut & Nelson
1
38
2
Nelson St. east of Main
1
8
3
Main St. between Nelson & Chestnut
1
12
3
Main St. between Nelson & Chestnut
2
13
4
Nelson St. between Main and the river
1
11
5
Main St. between Chestnut & Myrtle
3
8
6
Myrtle St. between Main & Water
3
2
7
Water St. between Myrtle & Chestnut
3
5
7
Water St. between Myrtle & Chestnut
4
12
8
Main St. between Commercial & Myrtle
5
3
9
Main St. between Commercial &
Mulberry
7
13
9
Main St. between Commercial & Myrtle
8
12
10
N. Main St. between Mulberry & Terra
Springs
7
40
10
N. Main St. between Mulberry & Terra
Springs
8
39
11
Chestnut St. between Main & 2nd
2
8
11
Chestnut St. between Main & 2 "d
3
7
12
Union Street between Chestnut & Myrtle
3
18
13
2nd R. between Chestnut & Myrtle
3
12
14
2 "d St. between Myrtle & Commercial
5
8
15
Commercial St. between 2 "d & Main
5
5
15
Commercial St. between 2nd & Main
7
6
16
South Main St. between Nelson &
Andiamo, west side
1
26
17
South Main St. south of Nelson, east side
1
47
2 tour bus spots
18
2 "d R. between Commercial & Mulberry
7
33
19
Nelson St. between Main & 2nd
2
8
20
Myrtle St. between Main & 3`d
5
4
1
20
Myrtle St. between Main & 3`d
3
5
21
3`d St. between Chestnut & Myrtle
3
12
22
2' St. between Chestnut & Olive
2
12
23
2nd R. between Olive & Nelson
2
16
24
Olive St. between 2nd & Main
2
17
25
Nelson Alley between 2nd & Main
2
7
TOTALS
467
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C. Unmarked on- street parking. This table represents an estimate of the number of possible
parking spots based upon lineal footage of available space divided by 22 feet.
Location
Dist. #
Spaces
HC
Notes
Water St. north of Myrtle, east side
4
12
Water St. north of Myrtle, east side
8
11
Water St. north of Myrtle, west side
_
5
2
Water St. north of Myrtle, west side
4
8
3rd Street except between Chestnut
and Myrtle, west side
2
22
3rd Street except between Chestnut
and Myrtle, west side
7
15
3rd Street except between Chestnut
and Myrtle, east side
2
22
3rd Street except between Chestnut
and Myrtle, east side
3
7
3rd Street except between Chestnut
and Myrtle, east side
7
16
Olive St between 3`d and 2 "d north
side
2
12
Olive St between 3rd and 2 "d south
side
2
6
Chestnut St between 3`d and 2 "d
north side
3
8
Chestnut St between 3rd and 2nd
south side
2
7
TOTAL
148
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D. Private (non - residential) parking lots.
This category includes lots that are private and either dedicated to employees, clients, or members.
Some of these may be posted to exclude general public parking. This category also includes both lots
that are private but allow their retail customers to park, and lots at government buildings.
Lot #
Private lot name
Dist. #
Spaces*
HC
notes
1
St. Croix Preparatory Academy parking
lot
7
111
9
2
Post office rear lot
NA
35
4
Associated Eye Care Block
7
66
5
Maple Island hardware store lot
8
23
Public allowed to use after business
hours
6
Mills on Main retail parking
(underground)
7
55
7
Desch Building south lot
8
27
Not including underground parking
8
Desch Building north lot
8
78
Not including underground parking
9
Minnesota Zephyr south lot
8
48
2
10
Minnesota Zephyr north lot
8
42
1
11
Stillwater Yacht Club
8
108
12
Old Post Office
7
8
14
Water Board lot
NA
6
15
City Hall parking lot (excluding squad
car spots)
NA
69
1
16
Post office front lot
NA
8
1
17
Victorian Building, et. al.
3
21
18
Gazette Building lot
3
39
19
Washington Federal ramp
3
37
Not including lower level
20
Reeds Building
1
6
21
Freight House lot
1
32
2
22
Stone's Restaurant
2
10
23
Cub Foods lot
2
56
2
24
Brick Alley /Commander lot
1
47
1
25
Dock Cafe lot
1
30
1
26
Old public works building
NA
26
27
Vacant lot adjacent to Marx
Restaurant
1
6
28
Water Street Inn
4
60
29
Historic Courthouse lot
NA
31
2
30
Armory lots
Shorty's
2
2
12
21
Grumpy Steve's west lot
2
15
Qwest
2
11
Whitey's
2
8
Alley
2
6
TOTAL
1,158
24
* not including handicapped spaces
NA for each private lot that is outside of the Downtown Parking District
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SUMMARY
This inventory finds a total of 3,107 parking spaces in the Stillwater Central Business District. This
is up 252 spaces since 2006.
• 1,925 of the spaces are available to the public (1,309 in public parking lots; 616 on- street)
• 1,429 of the public spaces are free (813 free in lots;; 616 free on- street)
• Therefore, 74.3% of all public parking downtown is free.
• 1,182 spaces are available in private /semi - private commercial parking lots (includes 24
handicapped spaces). This does not include private residential parking spaces and parking
lots.
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District 1
District 2
District 3
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District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
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Pariing
MEMORANDUM.
TO: Downtown Parking Commission Members
FR: Steve Russell, Community Development Director
DA: August 26, 1996
RE: FINAL REVIEW OF DOWNTOWN PAF#(ING STUDY INFORMATION
The attached update report on the downtown parking survey was presented at the
commission meeting for a final time. For your assigned area, review the business and
square footage information to make sure it is accurate. This information may be the
basis for collecting a parking deficiency fee.
Please turn any updated information into me by September 6, 1996, so I can enclose it
with our next agenda. If you have any questions, give me a call at 439 -6121.
Attachments.
The next parking commission meeting will be September 18, 1996.
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G Leased Public Parking Lots
80 Parking Spaces/Lot
• 500 - 599
• 400 - 499 Additional
1. 300 - 399 Parking
200 - 299 Spaces
100 - 199 Needed
0- 99
Parking Space Surplus
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City of Stillwater - Downtown Parking Survey Update - 8/29/96
Downtown Parking Survey Update
As of August29, 1996, over 90% of the downtown businesses have been surveyed to obtain information
regarding 1.) the number of off street parking spaces provided by each business and, 2.) the square footage
of each business. This information was then used in conjunction with the City of Stillwater Zoning
Ordinances to estimate the number of parking spaces required for each business. By subtracting the number
of parking spaces a business requires by the number of parking spaces that business provides, the parking
space deficiency or surplus for each business was identified. The number of parking spaces in public lots and
public on- street parking spaces were tabulated as well. Following is a summary of the information obtained
as it relates to each parking district. Some of these figures are projections based upon information already
obtained from surveyed businesses. The final figures may vary slightly upon completion of the project.
Parking District 1 contains 50 businesses that provide 164= parking spaces. There are 207 public -lot parking
spaces and 77 public, on- street parking spaces, resulting in a total of 448 available parking spaces. An
estimated 1015 parking spaces are needed to satisfy the city's zoning ordinances. The result is a total
parking deficiency of 567 spaces.
Parking District 1
Number of Businesses 50
Private, Off - street Parking Spaces 164
Public, Off - street Parking Spaces (lots) 207
Public, On- street Parking Spaces 77
Total Available Parking Spaces 448
Parking Spaces Required 1015
Parking Space Deficiency /Surplus -567
Parking District 2 contains 75 businesses that provide 225 parking spaces. There are 204 public -lot parking
spaces and 160 public, on- street parking spaces, resulting in a total of 589 available parking spaces. An
estimated 1111 parking spaces are needed to satisfy the city's zoning ordinances. The result is a total
parking deficiency of 522 spaces.
Parking District 2
Number of Businesses 75
Private, Off - street Parking Spaces 225
Public, Off - street Parking Spaces (lots) 204
Public, On- street Parking Spaces 160
Total Available Parking Spaces 589
Parking Spaces Required 1111
Parking Space Deficiency /Surplus -522
Parking District 3 contains 57 businesses that provide 145 parking spaces. There are 0 public -lot parking
spaces and 59 public, on- street parking spaces, resulting in a total of 204 available parking spaces. An
estimated 703 parking spaces are needed to satisfy the city's zoning ordinances. The result is a total parking
deficiency of 499 spaces.
Parking District 3
Number of Businesses 57
Private, Off - street Parking Spaces 145
Public, Off-street Parking Spaces (lots) 0
Public, On- street Parking Spaces 59
Total Available Parking Spaces 204
Parking Spaces Required 703
Parking Space Deficiency /Surplus -499
City of Stillwater - Downtown Parking Survey Update - 8/29/96
Parking District 4 contains 1 business that provides 64 parking spaces. There are 58 public -lot parking
spaces and 17 public, on- street parking spaces, resulting in a total of 139 available parking spaces. 163
parking spaces are needed to satisfy the city's zoning ordinances. The result is a total parking deficiency of
24 spaces.
Parking District 4
Number of Businesses 1
Private, Off - street Parking Spaces 64
Public, Off - street Parking Spaces (lots) 58
Public, On- street Parking Spaces 17
Total Available Parking Spaces 139
Parking Spaces Required 163
Parking Space Deficiency /Surplus -24
Parking District 5 contains 20 businesses that provide 48 parking spaces. There are 76 public -lot parking
spaces and 21 public, on- street parking spaces, resulting in a total of 145 available parking spaces. 282
parking spaces are needed to satisfy the city's zoning ordinances. The result is a total parking deficiency of
137 spaces.
Parking District 5
Number of Businesses 20
Private, Off - street Parking Spaces 48
Public, Off - street Parking Spaces (lots) 76
Public, On- street Parking Spaces 21
Total Available Parking Spaces 145
Parking Spaces Required 282
Parking Space Deficiency /Surplus -137
Parking District 6 contains 0 businesses that provide 0 parking spaces. There are 0 public -lot parking
spaces and 0 public, on- street parking spaces, resulting in a total of 0 available parking spaces. An estimated
0 parking spaces are needed to satisfy the city's zoning ordinances. The result is a total parking surplus of 0
spaces.
Parking District 6
Number of Businesses 0
Private, Off - street Parking Spaces 0
Public, Off - street Parking Spaces (lots) 0
Public, On- street Parking Spaces 0
Total Available Parking Spaces 0
Parking Spaces Required 0
Parking Space Deficiency /Surplus 0
Parking District 7 contains 53 businesses that provide 135 parking spaces. There are 45 public -lot parking
spaces and 112 public, on- street parking spaces, resulting in a total of 292 available parking spaces. An
estimated 691 parking spaces are needed to satisfy the city's zoning ordinances. The result is a total parking
deficiency of 399 spaces.
Parking District 7
Number of Businesses 53
Private, Off- street Parking Spaces 135
Public, Off- street Parking Spaces (lots) 45
Public, On- street Parking Spaces 112
Total Available Parking Spaces 292
Parking Spaces Required 691
City of Stillwater - Downtown Parking Survey Update - 8/29/96
Parking Space Deficiency /Surplus -399
Parking District 8 contains 14 businesses that provide 355 parking spaces. There are 187 public -lot parking
spaces and 60 public, on- street parking spaces, resulting in a total of 602 available parking spaces. 270
parking spaces are needed to satisfy the city's zoning ordinances. The result is a total parking surplus of 332
spaces.
Parking District 8
Number of Businesses 14
Private, Off- street Parking Spaces 355
Public, Off - street Parking Spaces (lots) 187
Public, On- street Parking Spaces 60
Total Available Parking Spaces 602
Parking Spaces Required 270
Parking Space Deficiency /Surplus +332
The total downtown commercial survey area contains 270 businesses that provide 1136 parking spaces.
There are 777 public -lot parking spaces and 506 public, on- street parking spaces, resulting in a total of 2419
available parking spaces. An estimated 4235 parking spaces are needed to satisfy the city's zoning
ordinances. The result is a total parking deficiency of 1816 spaces.
Downtown Total
Number of Businesses 270
Private, Off - street Parking Spaces 1136
Public, Off - street Parking Spaces (lots) 777
Public, On- street Parking Spaces 506
Total Available Parking Spaces 2419
Parking Spaces Required 4235
Parking Space Deficiency /Surplus -1816
Please refer to the City of Stillwater Downtown Parking Survey Map for a graphic representation of this
information.
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City of Stillwater- Downtown Parking Survey (8 /29/96)
Parking
District
PJ Asch
The Dock Cafe
No. Street
413.E Nelson St .
425 E Nelson St.
Parking Business
Spaces Sq.
Provided Footage
grick Alley 2,700
32 3,784
Parking
Spaces
Required
32
Parking
Space
Deficiency
Andiamo Boats
427
E Nelson St.
20
2,000
(300)
SIG Packaging Technologies
201
South Main St.
0
6,171
21
(21)
1
Seasons Tique
South Main St.
0
1,800
9
(9)
Apartment
211
South Main St.
0
1du
2
(2)
1
Thumbelinia's Fun Factory
213
South Main St.
0
2,227
11
(11)
Sebastian Joe's
215
South Main St.
0
2,400
12
(12)
Brines Restaurant/Bar
219
South Main St.
0
8,250
69
(69)
Saint Croix Outfitters Inc
223
South Main F
0
10,000
(50)
Apartment
223
South Main St.
2du
(4)
Apartment
225
South Main St.
2du
(4)
Gaalaas Jewelry
227
South Main St.
0
3,000
15
(15)
Stillwater Book Center
South Main St
10
3,600
18
(8)
Residence
239
South Main St.
0
4du
8
(8)
Silver Lake Restaurant
241
South Main St.
6
3,160
(20)
Mc Garry- Keamey Agency
243
South Main St.
300
Midtown Mali
301
South Main St.
0
14,400
36
(36)
Noah's Ark
317
South Main St.
0
529
3
(3)
Barbara Ann's Fudge Shoppe
317
South Main St. ste 1
0
566
3
(3)
Fancy Nancy's
317
South Main Si ste 2
0
864
(4)
Busy Needle
317
South Main St. ste 3
0
540
3
(3)
Daily Grind Express
317
South Main St. ste 4
3
(3)
Grand Games
317
South Main St. ste 5
700
4
(4)
Jimmy Vees
317
South Main St. ste 8
0
300
(2)
Trumps Deluxe Bar & Grill
317
South Main St. upper
0
6,000
50
(50)
1
Traditions Quality Home Furnishings
321
South Main St.
0
6,000
15
(15)
W.R Medical Electronics
321
South Main St. upper
0
6,000
(20)
Harvest States Co-op
Riverside Gallery
Jazzy House of Blues & Cigar ...
People Management Minnesota
421
South Main St (E2 ?)
2
1,025
3
(1)
River Crossing Antiques
421
South Main St. (B ?)
2
1,000
5
(3)
River Valey Endodontis
421
South Main St. (E ?)
2
(1)
Stillwater Area Chamber of Commerce
421
South Main St. B1
2
950
3
(1)
St. Croix Crafts & Gifts
421
South Main St. F1
780
(2)
Hope Adoption Services
421
South Main St. ste 40 (F ?)
3
1,220
4
(1)
1
Miss Dona
421
South Main St. ste 50 (B ?)
2
900
5
(3)
1
Sterling Interiors
421
South Main St. ste 50 (F1 ?)
3
1,380
7
(4)
Stillwater Psychological Assoc.
Esteben's
421
South Main St.(A1 ?)
2
770
3
(1)
423
South Main St. A
14
6,431
54
(40)
Apartment
423
South Main St. D1
1du
(1)
E
423
South Main St. E
535
(1)
McGuire Architects
423
South Main St. E2
3
(1)
Storage
423
South Main St. E2
700
Brick Alley Books
423
South Main St. R102 (A ?)
3
1,160
6
(3)
Soaring Eagle
423
South Main St.(D2 ?)
1
621
3
(2)
Stillwater Trolley
305
South Water St.
0
(0)
Freight House Restaurant
305
South Water St.
33
8,000
67
(34)
1 Vem's Barber /Stylist
2 , State National Guard Armory
2 Peterson & Hudson LPA
228 South Water St.
107 E Chestnut St.
118 E Chestnut St. unit 1
0
0
2 chairs
27,496 -
1,500
(6)
(5)
2
Shorty Cleaner/Launderer
121
E Chestnut St.
17
7,500
38
(21)
2
St. Croix Area United Way
200
E Chestnut St. ste 2
1,450
5
(2)
2
Firstar Bank of Minnesota
J. Barry Designs
Nearly New
213 E Chestnut St.
E Chestnut St..
221 E Chestnut St.
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City of Stillwater - Downtown Parking Survey (8/29/96)
Parking
District
Business Name
Street
Parking
Spaces
Provided
Business
Sq.
Footage
Parking
Spaces
Required
Parking
Space
Deficiency
2
Allstate Insurance
221 E Chestnut St.
0
2
Birch Lake Imports
Cameo Costumes
Tailor Maid of Stillwater
Anna Low's Hair Design, "
2 R Cottage on the St. Croix
221 E Chestnut St.
221 E Chestnut St„
223 E Chestnut St.
225 E Chestnut St
229 E Chestnut St.
0
240
240
(1)
2
Smitty's Barber Shop
235 -1/2
E Chestnut St.
1,000 5 (5)
(3)
(3)
2,021 2
3,528 (18)
320 2 (2)
(10)
(24)
2,484 21 (19)
2,300 (12)
4,600 23 (19)
7,400 (37)
2,070 (12)
2 (2)
8 (8)
2,640 (13)
2 (2)
(4)
(2)
(1)
1,368 7 (6)
16 (15)
(3)
(0)
3 (2)
(42)
(6)
(4)
(26)
(3)
4 (3)
(0)
(0)
5 (4)
4 (3)
(4)
10,230 85 (78)
6
1,000 5 (5)
1,000
2,000
4,600
8,700
12,760
2,500
2
Tatoos by Permanent Marks
235-1/2
E Chestnut St.
0
2
Gordon Iron & Metal Co
207
E Nelson St.
4
2
Katydids/stokes Jewelry
202
South Main St.
0
2 Your Treasure Island
Past & Present Antiques
2 Sherburne's Gold & Gems
2 Kmitsch Girls & Toytown
2 " Down in the Valley Crafts
2 Mad Capper Saloon & Eatery
204 South Main $t.
x : ;
208 South' Main St
210 South Main St.
214 South Main St.
6 South Man St
224 South Main St.
300
764
3
3
18
2
Stillwater Antiques
226
South Main St.
St. Croix Antiquarian Booksellers/Coffee Shop
232
South Main St.
4
2
American Gothic Antiques
South Main St.
0
2
John's Bar & Tavem
302
South Main St.
5
2
Residence
308
South Main St.
2
Tremblays Sweet Shop
308
South Main St.
0
2
Kelley Gallery Framing
310
South Main St.
0
2
Residence
312
South Main St.
0
2
Madiba Restauraunt
312
South Main St
2
Ethel's Gallery
324
South Main St.
2
Tupelo
324
South Main St.
1
Southem Charms
Grand Theatre'
Rosteria
324 South Main St.
324 South Main St
324 South Main St.
1du
1,680
1du
1,450
595
425
1,915
Jazmine
324
South Main St.
857
2
Stillwater Chamber of Commerce
324
South Main St.
100
2
Richards
324
South Main St.
1
2
Wild River Smokehouse
324
South Main St.
1
5,136
2
Rain Clan
324
South Main St.
1
1,477
2
Art Decor
324
South Main St. ste 10
1,019
2
BelaCosa
324
South Main St. ste 17
2
3,324
2
Cottage
324
South Main St. ste 2
1
713
Barry McKee attorney
324
South Main St. ste 22
1
1,086
2
D. Cheil
324
South Main St. ste 24
292
2
Hilco
324
South Main St. ste 27
100
HAF Equipment Inc
324
South Main St. Ste 290
1
1,375
2
Macushla's Irish Shop
324
South Main St. ste 5
1
797
2
Custom Bronzeworks on the St. Crobr
324
South Main St. ste 9
1
1,041
Vittorio's
Second Street Store
402 South Main St.
402 South Main St-upper
233 South Second St.
12
37
17
13
12
3
2
4
0
43
7
5
28
4
1
0
5
2
Surya & Friends
233
South Second St.
0
2
Andiamo Deli
301
South Second St.
2
Andiamo Commissary
301
South Second St.
0
2
Andiamo Banquette Facilities
301
South Second St.
2
U S West Communications
South Second St.
14
Keister & Keister Insurance
St. Croix Valley Alanon Society
James /Barbara Rosamilia
202 South Third St.
2238 South itirrd St
220 South Third St.
13
5
(5)
17
(17)
15
(15)
101
(101)
39
(25)
(2)
2
Stillwater Realty
222
South Third St.
0
2
(2)
Motorbooks International
275
South Third St.
3
2,400
12
(9)
Page 2
102
South Main St.
0
1,100
City of Stillwater- Downtown Parking Survey (8/29/96)
Parking
District
Business Name
No.
Street
Parking
Spaces
Provided
Legat Assistance of Washii
JWB Associates LTD
Thoetson Coen & Company LTD!
2 Harlan -Evans Inc
on't Buffington;atiny
. Richard C tlkka attorney
Midwest Lumber Association
People Management
Eric Crandall, Attorney at Law
l5 Sotdh Thad S
7S South'1'hird;
South•1 hrrd S
South Third St.ste 20
$outtt'f herd St ste,2(
South Thtrd,St ste 2(
South Third St.ste 30
$ouch Third State 30 ,
275 South Third Ste 205
Business
Sq.
Footage
Parking
Spaces
Required
Parking
Space
Deficiency
2
2
Nolde & Son
CUB Corporate Offices
311
South Third St.
1
1,500
5
421
3
Piper Jaffray Co
106
South T
outh hind t
E Chestnut St.
44,000
147
14
3
3
Harvest Inn
Water Music/The Blue Guitar
114
E Chestnut St.
3
6,766
1,600
23
13
3
Kinsel's Liquor Store
116
E Chestnut St.
0
4,500
23
118
E Chestnut St.
3
3
Edina Realty
FirstBank
200
E Chestnut St.
20
3,765
19
4,000
13
(2)
(4)
(87)
(9)
(10)
(23)
(19)
7
E Chestnut St.
23
3
The MYX
220
E Chestnut St.
0
11,500
3
3
The New York Style Deli
St. Croix Cards & Gifts
European Hair Spa
Extraordinary Journeys
224 E Chestnut St.
E Chestnut Stk
E Chestnut St,
228 E Chestnut St. Rm 1
J P Laskin Co
1,558
58
13
(3 5)
(13)
308
E Chestnut St.
3
3
Optical Express
The Mind's Aye
109
E Myrtle St.
10
2,700
14
221
E Myrtle St.
0
650
3 Loggers
3 ' . Elks Lodge No 179
3 Central Bank
Images of the Past & Present
231 E Myrtle St.
279 g Myrtle St
101 South Main St.
1,000
(3)
(4)
(3)
(8)
8,000
Harold Kimmel & Associates
106
South Main St.
3
The Main Cafe
108
South Main St.
3
Tamarack Gallery & Framing
112
South Main St.
1
3
Clark J Watches
113
South Main St.
0
2,500
1,500
1,300
2,500
8
13
3
(6)
(8)
(13)
13
3
3
Inter -State Lumber Co.
MasonicTempte
Leo C. Neuman LTD. CPA
St. John's Home Corp.
David Carlson CPA;
Silver Light Photography
113 South Main St.
3 South Main St
South Main St.
South Main St.
13 South Main St:'
116 South Main St.
(2)
(13)
Eastern National Park and Monument Associatc
3
117
South Main St.
0
2,500
8
3
Lynskey Real Estate/Property
118
South Main St.
2,500
8
3
River City Antiques
119
South Main St.
0
2700
14
Lutheran Brotherhood
118
South Main St.
0
160
1
3
3
Petals & Primitives
124
South Main St.
0
2,000
10
Impressive Imprints
124
South Main St. ste 10
0
500
3
(4)
(8)
(8)
(1)
(14)
(10)
3
Country Charm Antiques
124
South Main St. ste 13
0
3
River Valley Clock Shop
124
South Main St. ste 5
0
1,900
10
3
3
Nelson's Card Connection
124
South Main St. ste 6
0
250
(3)
(10)
3
3
Nearly New
124
South Main St. ste 8
0
1,900
10
3
St. Croix Designs
M R Griffin Insurance
125
South Main St.
0
3,000
10
(3)
(1)
(10)
(10)
126
South Main St
0
700
Jan St. Ores Dance Studio
3
Diamonds on Main
129
South Main St.
0
2,000
7
(2)
(7)
129 -1/2
South Main St.
0
3
3
Creative Art Supplies
129 -1/2
South Main St.
0
468
3
Vacant (formerly Joel's Bakery)
131
South Main St.
3
Saint Croix Rexall Drug Co/Hallmark
132
South Main St.
5,930
5,000
3
Stillwater Evening Gazette
102
South Second St.
20
8,425
(3)
(2)
(30)
(25)
(6)
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City of Stillwater- Downtown Parking Survey (8/29/96)
Parking
District
Business Name
No.
Street
Parking
Spaces
Provided
Business
Sq.
Footage
Parking
Spaces
Required
Parking
Space
Deficiency
3
Meerkats
124
South Second St.
2
400
2
0
3
Stillwater Title
124
South Second St.
2
300
1
1
3
J R Transmission & General Repair
124
South Second St.
6
2,500
6
0
3
Holsten Law Office
124
South Second St.
16
5,000
17
(1)
3
3
3
The Courier News
American Legion Building
Traditional Healing Arts Center
126
101
115
South Second St.
outh T Third
South Third St.
0
0
2
2,000
• ' 7,500
1,500
6
8
(6)
(6)
3
a
3
Elert & Associates
Aesthetics
Del's Stillwater Outdoor Power Equipment
140
150
150
South Third St.
South Third St
South Third St.
9
0 _
6
4,000
2,000
13
10
(4)
p
(4)
3
Reflections
150 South ThirerSt.
6
1,200
6
0
4
Lumber Baron's Hotel the Old Brogue/Queen Vi.
101 South Water St.
64
163
(99)
5
Old post office Shops
220 E Myrtle St.
0
9,995
50
(50)
5
Mark S. Belay
226 E Myrtle St.
1
736
2
(1)
5
Jeanne Anderson & Associates Inc
226 E Myrtle St.
1
1,084
4
(3)
5
R.J. Steichen & Co.
226 E Myrtle St.
3
2,640
9
(6)
5
One of a Kind Antiques
102 North Main St.
0
1,700
9
(9)
5
Fina Gas & Convenience
103 North Main St.
6
2,610
13
(7)
5
James Buelow & Associates
104 North Main St.
0
1,400
5
(5)
5
Tozer Foundation Inc
104 North Main St.
0
1,400
5
(5)
5
Ranum Law Offices
104 North Main St.
0
1,900
6
(6)
5
WIMN AM 1220
104 North Main St.
0
1,000
3
(3)
5
Savories
108 North Main St.
0
1,800
15
(15)
5
Cat Ballou's
112 North Main St.
0
4,200
35
(35)
5
Gabrielle
114 North Main St.
0
1,440
5
(5)
5
Residence
118 North Main St.
0
1du
2
(2)
5
Main Street Antiques
118 North Main St.
0
1,512
8
(8)
5
Capiz Galleries Limited
120 North Main St.
0
1,700
g
(9)
5
R L Schneider, dentist
126 North Main St.
0
2,000
10
(10)
5
Lowell Inn
102 North Second St.
37
7,000
85
(48)
5
Voyageur Press Inc
123 North Second St
0
1,400
4
(4)
5
WR Medical Electronic Co
123 North Second St
0
1,400
5
(5)
7
Fire -Guard Sprinkler Service
212 Commercial St.
0
3,212
3
(3)
7
Glass Service Co
220 Commercial St.
0
3,000
3
(3)
7
Valiant Inc
222 Commercial St.
0
576
2
7
Hi -Tech Signs Inc
222 Commercial St.
0
1,200
1
(2)
(1)
7
Larry's Floor Coverings
260 E Mulberry St.
0
3,000
15
7
Marathon Aftermarket Service
260 E Mulberry St.
0
1,600
5
(1
7
Moore Sales Co
260E Mulberry St.
p
896
3
(5) )
7
Vacant
210 North Main St.
5
1,500
(3)
7
Wrap and Ship
212 North Main St.
6
1,500
8
(3)
7
Stillwater Book and Stationery
212 North Main St.
0
1500
8
(2)
7
Valley Auto Supply
218 North Main St.
8
5,000
25
(8)
7
Associated Eye Physicians & Surgeons
232 North Main St.
25
5000
25
(17)
7
Croucside Opticians
232 North Main St.
25
500
3
7
Johnny's TV
242 North Main St.
13
3,375
g
5
7
Mulberry Point Antiques
270 North Main St.
6
16,000
80
7
Rich's Health Shop
304 North Main St.
0
850
4
(74)
7
More Antiques
312 North Main St.
0
7,414
37
(4)
7
Appel Associates
312 North Main St.
0
3,200
11
(1)
7
Consolidated Communication Technologies
09
312 North Main St.
5
1,382
5
(11)
7
Architectural Antiques
316 North Main St.
0
1'
9
7
H & 1 Wood Specialties
318 North Main St.
0
2,980
15
(9)
7
Carved Elegance
324 North Main St.
0
330
2
(15)
7
Thoreson's Craft Connection
330 North Main St.
0
330
2
(2)
7
Original Woodworks
360 North Main St.
(2)
7
Shoppe of Enlightenment
370 North Main St.
0
200000
10 (10)
_
(10)
Page 4
Harding Design Studio
402
North Main St.
0
2,400
8
(8)
7
City of Stillwater - Downtown Parking Survey (8/29/96)
Parking
District
Business Name
No.
Street
Parking
Spaces
Provided
Business
Sq.
Footage
Parking
Spaces
Required
Parking
Space
Deficiency
7
In House
370
North Main St. rear
2,000
10
(10)
7
Chuan -Lo Martial Arts
402
North Main St.
0
7
Grafiks
402
North Main St.
0
7
Northern Vineyards Winery
402
North Main St.
0
3,000
15
(15)
7
Moffat David
402
North Main St.
0
3,000
10
(10)
7
7
The Supreme Bean
402
North Main St.
0
1,100
9
(9)
Hedron Inc
402
North Main St.
0
1,660
(5)
Stillwater Framing Company
402
North Main St.
900
5
7
Stillwaters Trading Post
402
North Main St.
0
800
4
7
7
Studio B
North End Coney Island
402
North Main St.
North MainS.
0
1,500
3
(5)
(4)
(3)
402
0
100
1
Glasspectacle
.................._.........._
Hall:Kelly Inc
Z
Stillwater Chuan Lo
Mill Antiques
402 North Main St.
402 North Main St.
402 North Main
St.:
North Main St.
410 North Main St.
7
7
Lonnie Loveness, Inc.
North Main St.
0
700
(1)
0
3,715
12
Vacant
450
North Main St.
West Publishing Co
7
201
North Second St.
12
6,735
(12)
0
12,500
42
7
Residence
212
North Second St.
29
96du
96
7
Brian L Bunce dentist
225
North Second St.
0
4
(30)
(67)
7
CS Communication Specialty
225
North Second St.
0
800
3
Stillwater Dental Laboratories
225
North Second St.
0
360
2
St Croix Recreation Company Inc
ivertown Arcade Office
Bliss Plumbing & Heating
225 North Second St.
225 North Second St:'
225 North Second St.
7
Washington County Historical Society
602
North Main St.
0
8
8
Pappy's on the River
Mulberry Point Yacht Club
422
E Mulberry St.
4,000
3,400
1,950
13
11
16
8
422
E Mulberry St.
8
StillwaterYacht Club/storage
StillwaterYacht Club Sales/Rental
422
E Mulberry St.
53
157slips
160s
(4)
(3)
(2)
(2)
(12)
(11)
(16)
(39)
27
422
8
StillwaterYacht Club repair
422
8
Student Assurance Services
Behavioral Health Services
333
E Mulberry St.
E Mulberry St.
10
2,000
10
0
North Main St.
42
5,000
6,425
5
21
0
21
333
8
8
Datalog inc.
Magnussen Law Firm
333
North Main St.
North Main St.
28
14
2,834
2,200
14
7
14
7
8
333
North Main St.
9
8
Stillwater Dental Clinic
North Main St.
23
The Sand Creek Group LTD
333
North Main St.
8
Domino's Pizza
Steve's Repair
501
North Main St.
12
8
501
North Main St.
30
TOTALS
The Minnesota Zephyr
601
North Main St.
120
1136
1,400
2,340
1,361
2,200
1,500
7,800
5
4
12
18
6
(6)
24
3897
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Planning Subject File
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PS
1960 Downtown Parking Stud
Downtown Parking
Studies
DOWNTOWN PARKING STUDY
FOR STILLWATER MINNESOTA
COMMUNITY PLANNING &
DESIGN. ASSOCIATES INC
COMMUNITY PLANNING
& DESIGN ASSOCIATES
P L A N N I N G A R C H I T E C T U R E D E S I G N
9 AUGUST 1960
THE CITY COUNCIL
THE PLANNING COMMISSION
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PARKING COMMITTEE
STILLWATER, MINNESOTA
GENTLEMEN:
CITIES OF ALL SIZES ACROSS THE NATION ARE FACING CRITICAL
SHORTAGES OF PARKING SPACE IN THEIR DOWNTOWN AREAS. THE
PROVISION OF ADEQUATE PARKING TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE
MERCHANT AND THE CONVENIENCE OF THE CUSTOMER IS GENERALLY
A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM.
MORE IS AT STAKE THAN MERCHANT AND CUSTOMER CONVENIENCE,
HOWEVER. FROM THE CITY'S POINT OF VIEW, INADEQUATE PARKING
STRANGULATES THE ALREADY OVER TAXED CIRCULATION SYSTEM AND
DRIVES MANY POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO OTHER FACILITIES WITH
ADEQUATE PARKING, THUS IMPAIRING THE ECONOMIC WELL -BEING OF
THEIR COMMUNITY AND ULTIMATELY LOWERING ITS TAX BASE... THESE
CONSIDERATIONS TEND TO MAKE THE PROVISION OF ADEQUATE PARKING
EVERYONE'S BUSINESS.
.THE RECOGNITION OF THESE FACTS LED THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO
STUDY THE PARKING PROBLEM. FROM THEIR EFFORTS, THE CITY •
COUNCIL DIRECTED THAT A PARKING STUDY BE CONDUCTED. THIS
REPORT IS THE RESULT OF THE COUNCIL'S ACTION.
IN THE CONDUCT OF THIS STUDY, WE WISH TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE
TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PARKING COMMITTEE, THE PLANNING AND
ZONING COMMISSION AND THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR THEIR HELP AND
GUIDANCE.
SINCERELY,
COMMUNITY PLANNING &
DESIGN ASSOCIATES INC
THOMAS H. HODNE
R I : DLF
DENNIS W. GREBNER ROBERT L. ISAACSON
THOMAS H. HODNE
REYNOLD M. ROUERTS AIA
2835 UNIVERSITY AVENUE ST. PAUL 14. MINNESOTA MIDWAY 5 -3617
SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1. DOWNTOWN STILLWATER HAS 732 PARKING SPACES TODAY ONLY 235 OF WHICH ARE
OFF-STREET.
2. DOWNTOWN STILLWATER HAS A CURRENT DEMAND FOR AN ADDITIONAL 500 PARKING
SPACES) ALL OFF-STREET.
3. THIS IMMEDIATE DCMAND CAN DE MET THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PARKING FACILITIES
AT THE FOLLOWING SITES:
- 300 SPACES NORTH OF LOWELL PARK EXTENDING OUT ON TO THE PENINSULA.
- 50 SPACES SOUTH OF LOWELL PARK BETWEEN THE RAILROAD AND LAKE
ST. CROIX.
- 100 SPACES IN A TWO LEVEL RAMP ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF EAST
MYRTLE AND NORTH SECOND.
- 100 SPACES IN A TERRACED LOT ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF EAST
OLIVE AND SOUTH SECOND.
4. THESE AND FUTURE FACILITIES MUST BE LOCATED IN RELATION TO THE RING ROAD
PROPOSED IN PHASE I. THIS WOULD FACILITATE THE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC INTO
AND OUT OF THE-PARKING FACILITIES AND HELP DEFINE AND PRESERVE THE MAJOR
BUSINESS DISTRICT.
5. ALTERNATE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS ARE INCLUDED TO: PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY IN MEETING
PARKING NEEDS.
G. STILLWATER'S LONG -RANGE PARKING REQUIREME.N.TS.OF FROM 2,000 TO.2,500 SPACES
CAN BEST BE MET THROUGH RELATION TO PHASE II AND STILLWATER'S CONTINUING
PLANNING EFFORT.
7. A COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THE CITY ATTORNEY AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY
COUNCIL, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY SHOULD BE
FORMED TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL PROCEDURES TO ACHIEVE THIS PLAN AND
PROGRAM.
8. REVENUE OBTAINED FROM PARKING FACILITIES SHOULD BE RESERVED IN A SPECIAL
PARKING FUND.
9. THE SOLUTION TO STILLWATER'S PARKING PROBLEM 15 ONLY ONE STEP IN THE
EVENTUAL REVITALIZING OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
IV
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL III
SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Iv
LIST OF TABLES .VI
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS yr
CHAPTER
I. INTRODUCTION 1
CONCEPT
PROGRAM
II. STILLWATER DOWNTOWN-PARKING NEEDS 3
IMMEDIATE
'LONG -RANGE
III. RELATION TO PHASE .I PLAN ELEMENTS 4
IV. IMMEDIATE RECOMMENDATIONS 5
V. LONG -RANGE RECOMMENDATIONS 10
VI. .ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATIONS 12
VII. .APPENDIX 14
vl
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE PAGE
1. SUMMARY OF NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES
THROUGH IMMEDIATE RECOMMENDATIONS 8
2. CURRENT PARKING SPACES WITHIN DOWNTOWN CORE
AND FRAME APPENDIX 1
3. SUMMARY OF DOWNTOWN CORE FLOOR AREA USE APPENDIX 1
4. SUMMARY OF DOWNTOWN FRAME FLOOR AREA USE .APPENDIX 2
5. SUMMARY OF TOTAL DOWNTOWN FLOOR AREA USE .APPENDIX 2
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
ILLUSTRATION PAGE
1. PARKING LOCATIONS CONCEPT 2
2. IMMEDIATE AND FUTURE PARKING SITES 6
3. EXISTING PARKING, DOWNTOWN CORE AND FRAME APPENDIX 6
VI
1. INTRODUCTION
IN DETERMINING THE MOST LOGICAL LOCATION FOR PARKING FACILITIES TO MEET DOWNTOWN
STILLWATER'S IMMEDIATE AND LONG -RANGE DEMANDS IT WAS FELT NECESSARY TO:
1. DETERMINE THE NEED FOR PARKING, BOTH IMMEDIATE AND LONG -RANGE
2. ESTIMATE FUTURE POPULATION
3. PROVIDE AN OVER -ALL FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH THE PROPOSED PARKING COULD
BE LOCATED TO BEST SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
AS PART OF DETERMINING THE NEED FOR PARKING WE FIRST SURVEYED THE EXISTING
SITUATION AND CONDUCTED A DETAILED BUILDING USE SURVEY OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA. AN
INDICATION OF FUTURE POPULATION AND AN OVER -ALL FRAMEWORK FOR LOCATING PARKING
FACILITIES WERE PROVIDED AS PART OF PHASE I OF YOUR PLANNING PROGRAM. THESE
ELEMENTS, PLUS A REVIEW OF A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS, FORMED
THE BASIS OF DETERMINING IMMEDIATE AND LONG -RANGE DEMAND. SEE APPENDIX) THE
STUDIES AND CONCLUSIONS ARISING OUT OF THE ABOVE INVESTIGATIONS HAVE BEEN RE-
VIEWED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PARKING COMMITTEE AND ARE SUMMARIZED IN THIS
REPORT.
CONCEPT
GENERALLY, THE BASIC CONCEPT-INVOLVED IN PROVIDING OFF - STREET PARKING FACILITIES
FOR STILLWATER IS TO LOCATE THEM ON THE "RING ROAD" SYSTEM, PRESENTED AS A RECOM-
MENDATION IN PHASE I. SUCH LOCATIONS WOULD PERMIT EASY ACCESS TO PARKING FROM
ALL AREAS OF STILLWATER AND PROVIDE MAJOR PARKING AREAS CLOSE TO ANY SECTION OF
THE DOWNTOWN AREA. ANOTHER ADVANTAGE OF THE RING ROAD IS THAT IT WOULD FACILITATE
MOVEMENT AROUND THE DOWNTOWN, AND THUS FROM ONE PARKING AREA TO ANOTHER IN THE
EVENT THAT THE PARKING AREA OF FIRST CHOICE IS FULL. THE RING ROAD ALSO SERVES
THE FUNCTION OF GIVING IDENTITY TO AND PROVIDING A DEFINITION OF THE MAJOR COM--
MERCIAL AREA OF STILLWATER. (SEE ILLUSTRATION 1)
PARKING LOCATION CONCEPT
3.
PROGRAM
To BEST MEET THE PARKING NEEDS OF STILLWATER, AN IMMEDIATE AND LONG-RANGE
PROGRAM OF ACTION IS REQUIRED. RECOGNIZING THAT A CRITICAL PROBLEM EXISTS TODAY
IN RELATION TO 'ARKING, SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A GUIDE FOR
IMMEDIATE ACTION TO SERVE CURRENT NEEDS ARE PRESENTED. ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT
DEMAND INCREASES IN RELATION TO BUSINESS AND POPULATION, A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO
KEEP PACE WITH PARKING NEEDS OVER A 20 YEAR PERIOD IS PRESENTED.
II. .STILLWATER DOWNTOWN PARKING NEEDS
THE ESTIMATES OF STILLWATER'S CURRENT AND LONG -RANGE DOWNTOWN PARKING NEEDS WERE
BASED ON EXISTING AND PROROSED BUILDING SPACE USE, POPULATION, AND A COMPARISON OF
SIMILAR SIZED CITIES. THE VARIOUS METHODS EMPLOYED TO ESTIMATE THIS NEED GAVE
RESULTS THAT RANGED FROM 135 TO 858 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES NEEDED'IMMEDIATELY.
ON A LONG -RANGE BASIS, THE TOTAL DEMAND WAS FROM BETWEEN 1,420 TO 3,250 PARKING
SPACES, COVERING A PERIOD FROM NOW TO 1980. (SEE APPENDIX)
IMMEDIATE
LOOKING FIRST AT THE IMMEDIATE DEMAND, THE RANGE APPEARS TO HAVE TWO RATHER SEVERE
EXTREMITIES. .A CURRENT DEMAND OF 858 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES SEEMS EXCESSIVE FOR
A TRADE CENTER SUCH AS STILLWATER. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT SEEMS THAT 135 ADDITIONAL
SPACES WOULD NOT ADEQUATELY MEET STILLWATER'S IMMEDIATE NEEDS. THIS LOWER FIGURE
WAS DERIVED FROM AN ANALYSIS OF SIMILAR SIZED CITI ES, AND IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT
STILLWATER DOES NOT POSSESS THE SAME NEEDS AND CHARACTERISTICS AS THE OTHER COMMUN-
ITIES. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY, AN IMMEDIATE ADDITIONAL DEMAND OF APPROXIMATELY
500 PARKING SPACES WAS DEEMED TO BE ADEQUATE. THIS NUMBER REPRESENTS THE MIDPOINT IN
THE ESTIMATED DEMAND. IT IS FELT THAT 500 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES REPRESENTS A
REALISTIC AMOUNT TO PLAN ON PROVIDING IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. IN EFFECT, IT
PROVIDES A SCALE OF CURRENT NEED AND ESTABLISHES A GOAL TO STRIVE TOWARD.
4.
.ADDING THE 732 EXISTING PARKING SPACES (SEE TABLE 2 AND ILLUSTRATION 3 IN
APPENDIX) TO A CURRENT DEMAND OF 500 ADDITIONAL SPACES, A TOTAL CURRENT DCMAND
OF APPROXIMATELY 1 230 SPACES IS DETERMINED. WE RECOMMEND THAT ALL ADDITIONAL
PARKING BE PROVIDED IN OFF - STREET FACILITIES. OF THE 732 EXISTING SPACES ONLY
235 ARE OFF- STREET.
LONG -RANGE
USING THIS ADJUSTED TOTAL CURRENT DEMAND AS A BASE, A MORE REFINED ESTIMATE FOR
1980 CAN BE OBTAINED. THE RANGE ESSENTIALLY RESULTS FROM APPLYING THE HIGH AND
LOW POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR 1980 TO THE VARIOUS METHODS USED IN DETERMINING THE
CURRENT NEED. FROM THE REFINED CURRENT NEED, A RANGE OF 2,000 TO 2,500 TOTAL
PARKING SPACES IS ESTIMATED FOR 1980.
WE FEEL THAT THE PROVISION OF A TOTAL OF 1,230 PARKING SPACES AS AN IMMEDIATE
GOAL AND BETWEEN 2,000 AND 2,500 SPACES OVER A TWENTY YEAR PERIOD WOULD ADE-
QUATELY MEET THE PARKING NEEDS OF STILLWATER'S EXPANDING ECONOMY AND POPULATION.
III. RELATION TO PHASE 1 PLAN ELEMENTS
RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED AS PART OF YOUR PHASE I PLANNING EFFORT MUST SERVE AS
THE BASIS FOR DEVELOPING A PARKING PLAN. AT THIS TIME WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT
THIS CAN BE DONE WITH ASSURANCE. THIS IS UNQUESTIONABLY SO IN RELATION TO
MEETING STILLWATER'S IMMEDIATE PARKING DEMAND. OUR PROGRAM FOR LONG -RANGE RE-
QUIREMENTS MUST BE TIED INTO THE PHASE II PROGRAM STILLWATER IS CURRENTLY UNDER-
TAKING. BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT DEMAND WILL FLUCTUATE WITH POPULATION AND
ECONOMIC CHANGES, THE EXISTING SITUATION SHOULD BE EXAMINED FROM TIME TO TIME TO
ASSURE THAT SUPPLY IS ADEQUATE FOR DEMAND AND THAT THE PROGRAM IS PROGRESSING IN
RELATION TO THE COMMUNITY'S LONG -RANGE DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES.
5.
GENERALLY, IT IS OUR OPINION THAT PHASE I SETS A WORKABLE AND LOGICAL FRAMEWORK
FOR THE PARKING STUDY. THE PARKING STUDY DOES MUCH TO FIRM UP MANY PHASE I RE-
COMMENDATIONS IN RELATION TO THE RING ROAD AND MORE GENERAL OBJECTIVES.
IV. IMMEDIATE RECOMMENDATIONS
THE IMMEDIATE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PROJECTS THAT CAN BE INITIATED AT ONCE - AS
SOON AS THE MACHINERY TO DO SO IS IN GEAR. THEY MAKE UP A PROGRAM THAT SHOULD
PROCEED WITH ALL DUE HASTE AND BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THREE YEARS. SUCH A PERIOD
SHOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TIME TO MEET THE LOWER PRIORITY RATING ATTACHED TO
CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE IMMEDIATE PROGRAM.
WHENEVER THE RECOMMENDED SITE CONTAI.NS A STRUCTURE, IT WAS DETERMINED BY FIELD
SURVEY THAT THE STRUCTURE WAS IN SUCH A POOR CONDITION THAT IT WOULD BE UNECONOMIC
TO BRING IT UP TO STANDARD IN RELATION TO THE VALUE AFTER IMPROVEMENT.
ACCORDING TO PRIORITY, THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS ARE RECOMMENDED TO MEET THE CRITICAL
SHORTAGE OF PARKING SPACES IN DOWNTOWN STILLWATER, RECOGNIZING THAT WITHIN BUDGET
LIMITATIONS AS MUCH OF THIS PROGRAM SHOULD BE INITIATED AND CARRIED ON CONCUR-
RENTLY AS POSSIBLE SEE ILLUSTRATION 2 FOR DETAILS):
1. IMPROVE FOR PARKING THE STRIP OF LAND EXTENDING NORTH FROM LOWELL
PARK AND INCLUDING A MAJOR PORTION OF THE PENINSULA IMMEDIATELY
SOUTH OF THE BOAT WORKS AND MARINA. THIS AREA WOULD PROVIDE 300 PARKING
SPACES. IT IS SEEN AS DEVELOPING PRIMARILY TO SERVE ALL DAY, DOWNTOWN
EMPLOYEE PARKING. IN ADDITION, IT WOULD SERVE THE NEEDS OF SPECIALIZED
ALL -DAY PARKING AS WELL AS WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY RECREATION PARKING.
ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEES TO PARK IN SPECIAL AREAS SOMEWHAT REMOTE FROM
THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN AND YET WITHIN REASONABLE WALKING DISTANCE WOULD
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2. IMPROVE FOR PARKiNG THE AREA IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF LOWELL PARK
TO ACCOMMODATE 50 CARS. THIS AREA WOULD SERVE THE SAME PURPOSES
AS 1 ABOVE.
BOTH THE AREAS OF RECOMMENDATIONS 1 AND 2 SHOULD BE CAREFULLY
PLANNED TO MAINTAIN THE OPEN SPACE CHARACTER OF THE VICINITY SET BY
LOWELL PARK. THIS COULD IN PART BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE CAREFUL SAVING
OF THE TREES IN THE AREAS. WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THIS CAN BE DONE AND
STILL PROVIDE ADEQUATE PARKING. THE PARK SHOULD BE UTILIZED AS A
VISUAL AND PHYSICAL LINK BETWEEN THE PARKING AREAS AND DOWNTOWN.
3. IMPROVE FOR PARKING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF EAST MYRTLE AND NORTH
SECOND, INCLUDING THE SIMONET WAREHOUSE. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A TWO
LEVEL RAMP BE CONSTRUCTED AT THIS SITE AND THAT THE EXISTING SERVICE
STATION BE INCLUDED AS A SERVICE FACILITY AND BE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICI-
PATE IN THE PROGRAM. BECAUSE OF THE COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL AVAILABLE
HERE, THE PROVISION OF THIS PARKING FACILITY COULD WELL BE A PRIVATE
VENTURE.
A RAMP AT THIS SITE WOULD ACCOMMODATE 100 CARS. IT WOULD BE WITHIN THE
DOWNTOWN RING ROAD AND IN A KEY LOCATION TO SERVE THAT PART OF DOWNTOWN
NORTH OF CHESTNUT.
4. IMPROVE FOR PARKING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF EAST OLIVE AND SOUTH SECOND.
THIS AREA WOULD PROVIDE 100 PARKING SPACES ON TERRACED LEVELS AND WOULD
8.
SERVE, ALTHOUGH JUST OUTSIDE THE PROPOSED RING ROAD, PRIMARILY THE
SOUTH PART OF DOWNTOWN.
TABLE I
SUMMARY OF NUMBERS OF ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES PROVIDED THROUGH
IMMEDIATE RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDATION No. OF PARKING SPACCS
1 NORTH OF LOWELL PARK 300
2 SOUTH OF LOWELL PARK 50
3 EAST MYRTLE AND NORTH SECOND 100
4 EAST OLIVE AND SOUTH SECOND 100
TOTAL 550
THE PROVISION OF THE ABOVE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD MEET THE IMMEDIATE DEMAND FOR
PARKING IN DOWNTOWN STILLWATER - A TOTAL OF 550 ADDITIONAL SPACES AT ADEQUATE
STANDARDS. THIS AMOUNT OF SPACES EXCEEDS THE CURRENT ESTIMATED DEMAND BY 50.
THIS FACT ADDS SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THE PROGRAM BY PERMITTING THE SCALING DOWN
OF CERTAIN FACILITIES', IF DEEMED DESIRABLE.
THERE ARE, HOWEVER, OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT SHOULD RECEIVE ATTENTION AS PART
OF IMMEDIATE RECOMMENDATIONS. THESE CONSIDERATIONS ARE:
1. VACATION OF A 24 FOOT STRIP OF LOWELL PARK ALONG ITS WESTERN BOUNDARY
SOUTH OF CHESTNUT. THE AMOUNT OF USEABLE PARK SPACE TAKEN THROUGH THIS
VACATION COULD EASILY BE MADE UP BY CLOSING THE ROADWAY ALONG THE
EASTERN EDGE OF THE PARK AND EXTENDING THE PARK ACROSS THE CLOSED STREET
TO THE LAKE FRONT.
.THE ADDITIONAL 24 FEET GAINED ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE COULD BE IMPROVED
FOR MORE ADEQUATE PARKING AS PART OF THE IMMEDIATE PROGRAM. IT WOULD
PROVIDE 50 SPACES SOUTH OF CHESTNUT. As THE RING ROAD AND IMPROVED
BRIDGE ACCESS BECOMES A REALITY, THIS LAND WOULD DE USED FOR THE PRO-
VISION OF ADEQUATE RIGHT -OF -WAY. THE PARKING WOULD THEN BE MOVED AS
PART OF THE LONG - RANGE, CONTINUING PROGRAM. THE VACATION OF THIS
AREA WILL BE A NECESSITY IN PROVIDING THE SOUTHEASTERN SEGMENT OF
THE RING ROAD. THEREFORE, IF IT IS TO BE UTILIZED FOR PARKING, IT
MUST DE DEVELOPED IMMEDIATELY TO JUSTIFY THE EXPENSE INVOLVED IN
PREPARING IT FOR PARKING BEFORE THE RING ROAD IS BUILT.
2. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA NORTH OF NELSON AND BETWEEN WATER STREET
AND THE RAILROAD FOR PARKING. THIS AREA WOULD ACCOMMODATE 130 CARS AND
WOULD SERVE THE PURPOSE OF ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR THE SPUR TRACK CUR-
RENTLY SERVING THE AREA. THIS AREA ALSO SERVES THE IMPORTANT FUNCTION
OF PROVIDING A SPACE FOR PARKING DISPLACED BY THE RING ROAD.
3. THAT THE AREA TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE NEW HOOLEY SUPERMARKET COULD
BE USED FOR PARKING (THE AREA TO THE NORTH UNDOUBTEDLY WILL BE, ESPECIALLY
AFTER THE RING ROAD BECOMES A REALITY). .THIS WOULD PROVIDE 130 SPACES.
THERE IS A QUESTION, HOWEVER, WHETHER THIS PARKING SHOULD BE PROVIDED AT
PUBLIC EXPENSE BECAUSE IT WOULD MOST ASSUREDLY BE USED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY
FOR SUPERMARKET PARKING. THESE SPACES CANNOT BE ENTIRELY COUNTED IN
MEETING CURRENT DEMAND BECAUSE OF THE PECULIAR REQUIREMENTS OF A SUPER-
MARKET. THOSE SPACES ABOVE SUPERMARKET REQUIREMENTS, IF THERE ARE ANY
AND IF THE PRIVATE OWNERSHIP SO ALLOWS, COULD BE USED FOR MEETING CURRENT
GENERAL DEMAND.
10.
THESE ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE PRESENTED AS POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO THE
IMMCDIAIE RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED ABOVE. THIS GIVES MORE FLEXIBILITY IN
MEETING YOUR PARKING PROBLEM AND REALIZING THE IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE OF 500
ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES. THEY ALSO PROVIDE AN INDICATION OF THE NEXT STEPS
THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN AS PART OF YOUR LONG -RANGE PROGRAM OF KEEPING ABREAST OF
PARKING DEMAND AS IT INCREASES WITH ECONOMIC AND POPULATION GROWTH.
V. LONG -RANGE RECOMMENDATIONS
AFTER THE PROVISION OF 550 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES IN DOWNTOWN STILLWATER TO
ADEQUATELY MEET IMMEDIATE DEMANDS, A PROGRAM SHOULD BE INITIATED TO CONTINUALLY
KEEP ABREAST OF PARKING NEED. OUR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT BY 1980 DOWNTOWN
STILLWATER WILL NEED ANYWHERE FROM 2,0001-O 2,500 PARKING SPACES TO SERVE ITS
CUSTOMERS AND VISITORS. THIS MEANS THAT FROM THE TIME IMMEDIATE DEMANDS ARE
MET, AN ADDITIONAL 1,000 TO 1,500 SPACES WILL BE REQUIRED IN THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS
DEPENDING ONTHE-RATE OF GROWTH OF STILLWATER'S ECONOMY. THIS NUMBER INCLUDES THE
REPLACEMENT OF ON- STREET PARKING THAT SHOULD BE REMOVED AND PLACED INTO OFF - STREET
FACLLITIES. ON- STREET PARKING, IN THE LONG RUN, SHOULD BE AT LEAST REMOVED FROM
THE RING ROAD AND CHESTNUT STREET. IT IS ALSO A REAL POSSIBILITY THAT BY 1980
DOWNTOWN STILLWATER WILL BE IN A POSITION TO CLOSE CERTAIN STREETS AND ORIENT ITS
BUSINESS ACTIVITY MORE TO THE. PEDESTRIAN. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT SUCH ACTION WOULD
DISPLACE 250 ON- STREET PARKING SPACES. THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE SPACES IS PROVIDED
IN THE ESTIMATED 11000 TO 1.500 ADDITIONAL SPACES BY 1980.
GENERALLY, APPROXIMATELY 1,100 ADDITIONAL SPACES CAN BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE FOL-
LOWING PROGRAM, STAGED TO MEET DEMANDS OVER THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS:
1. EXPANSION OF THE NORTH SECOND AND EAST MYRTLE FACILITY TO TWO ADDITIONAL
LEVELS PROVIDING 150 MORE SPACES.
2. CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE LEVEL RAMP AT SOUTH SECOND AND EAST OLIVE
TO ACCOMMODATE AN ADDITIONAL 200 CARS.
3. THE PROVISION OF 130 MORE SPACES AS OUTLINED PREVIOUSLY FOR THE AREA
NORTH OF NELSON STREET BETWEEN THE RAILROAD AND WATER STREET. THIS,
OF, COURSE, ASSUMES THAT THIS AREA IS NOT PART OF THE IMMEDIATE PROGRAM.
4. THE AREA NORTH OF COMMERCIAL STREET AND BETWEEN MAIN AND SECOND CAN
ACCOMMODATE 120 CARS.
5. THE AREA NORTH OF NELSON AND BETWEEN MAIN AND SECOND CAN ACCOMMODATE
100 CARS.
6. EXPANSION OF THE AREA NORTH OF LOWELL PARK TO ACCOMMODATE 200 AD-
DITIONAL CARS. •
7. EXPANSION OF THE AREA SOUTH OF LOWELL PARK TO ACCOMMODATE 200
ADDITIONAL CARS.
THE COMPLETION OF SUCH A PROGRAM WOULD PROVIDE FOR THE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIRE-
MENTS OF DOWNTOWN STILLWATER BY 1980. BECAUSE THE LONG -RANGE DEMAND IS INTEGRALLY
RELATED TO THE LONG -RANGE GROWTH OF THE STILLWATER AREA, MORE DETAIL IN RELATION
TO THE LONG -RANGE RECOMMENDATIONS CANNOT BE GIVEN AT THIS TIME. MORE DEFINITE
ANSWERS TO THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF STILLWATER WILL BE GAINED THROUGH THE
PHASE 11 PLANNING WORK CURRENTLY UNDERWAY BY YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION. THERE-
FORE, WE RECOMMEND THAT THE PROVISION OF PARKING TO MEET YOUR LONG -RANGE DEMAND
BE REFINED IN RELATION TO YOUR CONTINUING PLANNING PROGRAM.
WE FEEL IT WOULD BE WELL TO CONSIDER THE UNDERTAKING OF A SPECIAL PLAN FOCUSED
ON THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF STILLWATER. IN ADDITION TO THE PINPOINTING OF FUTURE
PARKING AREAS AND NUMBERS OF SPACES, SUCH A PROJECT WOULD OUTLINE THE FUTURE AUTO-
MOBILE AND PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION, NEW BUSINESS LOCATIONS AND DESIGN, A SHOPPER'S
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MALL, AND PROVIDE A SCALE BY WHICH TO JUDGE THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RETAIL,
OFFICC, COMMERCIAL AND OTHER DOWNTOWN USES. IN ADDITION, A CAREFULLY PURSUED
PLAN FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA WOULD PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR BUILDING AN URBAN RENEWAL
PROGRAM AROUNC THE NEEDS OF DOWNTOWN. THIS WOULD SERVE THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PUBLICLY CLEARING DETERIORATED PROPERTY AND MAKING IT
AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT - PARKING, NEW BUILDING SITES, ROADS,
MALLS, ETC,
VI. ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
ACHIEVING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THIS REPORT WILL REQUIRE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS
THAT CAN BEST BE MADE BY YOUR LOCAL CITIZENS AND OFFICIALS„ HOWEVER, THERE ARE
CERTAIN CONSIDERATIONS IN RELATION TO PARKING PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION THAT MAY
ASSIST YOU IN ARRIVING AT A MEANS OF ACHIEVEMENT. IN RELATION TO THIS, WE PRE-
SENT THE FOLLOWING CONSIDERATIONS:
1. THE PARKING PROGRAM BE CONDUCTED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF EXISTING
GOVERNMENT.
2. THE IMMEDIATE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PARKING STUDY BE ADOPTED, WITH
REVISIONS AS FELT NECESSARY, BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY
COUNCIL AS THE PARKING PROGRAM FOR DOWNTOWN STILLWATER.
3. .A COMMITTEE BE FORMED OF RCPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY COUNCIL, PLANNING
COMMISSION AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO OUTLINE THE PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW
IN ACHIEVING THE IMMEDIATE PROGRAM. THE CITY ATTORNEY WOULD BE A
VALUABLE MEMBER OF THIS COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE WOULD REPORT TO THE
CITY COUNCIL ON NEEDED LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT PARKING NEEDS AND /OR
DETERMINE THE BEST PROGRAM FOR PLAN ACHIEVEMENT IN LINE WITH THE PROGRAM
.AND GENERAL COMMUNITY SENTIMENT. THE COMMITTEE COULD WELL BE GUIDED IN
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THEIR EFFORTS DY CAREFULLY REVIEWING THE WORK OF ST. CLOUD AND WILLMAR
IN MEETING THEIR RESPECTIVE PARKING NEEDS.
4. BEGIN DET. ,LED SITE LAYOUT OF LOTS AND PRELIMINARY ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN OF RAMP FACILITY WHILE IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS ARE BEING
WORKED OUT. TO DE EFFECTIVE, PARKING AREAS MUST DE FUNCTIONALLY LAID
OUT, ADEQUATELY MARKED, LIGHTED AND LOCATED, WITH WELL DESIGNED DIRECTORY
SIGNS.
.5. THAT REVENUE OBTAINED FROM PARKING SOURCES BE RESERVED IN A SPECIAL
PARKING FUND TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR PARKING PURPOSES. WE FEEL THAT
THE PARKING PROBLEM IS A COMMUNITY WIDE PROBLEM AND THAT THE MONEY THE
COMMUNITY SPENDS ON PARKING SHOULD BE USED TO MEET THEIR PARKING NEEDS.
EXPERIENCE INDICATES THAT A PARKING PROGRAM IS NOT CHEAP. ACCORDING TO
REPORTS, THE PARKING PROVIDED BY ST. CLOUD AS A RESULT OF THEIR PROGRAM
AVERAGED $1,500 PER SPACE. A MUNICIPAL RAMP ABOUT TO BE BUILT IN
WILLMAR (106 CAR CAPACITY) COST $653 PER SPACE, EXCLUSIVE OF LAND COST.
INCLUDING 'LAND COST THE PRICE PER SPACE COULD WELL REACH OVER $1,000.
APPENDIX -- 1
DISCUSSION OF METHODS USED IN DETERMINING PARKING NEED
THE FOLLOWING TABLES PROVIDE THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO MAKE ESTIMATES OF
DOWNTOWN STILLWATER'S PARKING REQUIREMENTS. AFTER THEIR PRESENTATION, THERE
FOLLOWS A DISCUSSION OF THE VARIOUS METHODS USED TO DETERMINE PARKING REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR STILLWATER'S DOWNTOWN AREA.
TABLE 2
CURRENT PARKING SPACES WITHIN DOWNTOWN CORE AND FRAME, STILLWATER, MINNESOTA*
STREET
METERED
NOT METERED
OFF STREET
TOTAL
CORE
FRAME TOTAL
208 23 231
123 143 266
50 185 235
381 351 732
*BASEO.ON ACTUAL COUNT CONPUCTED JUNE 1960
TABLE 3
SUMMARY OF DOWNTOWN CORE FLOOR AREA USE
USE AREA
(SQUARE FT.)
COMMERCIAL
HEAVY COMMERCIAL
. OFFICE
INSTITUTIONAL
STORAGE - VACANT (BUILDINGS)
RESIDENTIAL
PARKING
LAND WITHOUT BUILDINGS*
STREETS AND ALLEYS
INDUSTRIAL
TOTAL
211,850 17.2
141,250 11.5
39,420 3.2
39,450 3.2
80,950 6.5
45,700 3.7
13,800 1.1
213,700 17.3
409,000 33.2
38,000 3.1
TOTAL 1,233,120 100.0
*DOES NOT MEAN TO INFER THAT THE LAND IS NOT USED, 1T MEANS ONLY THAT ON THIS
AMOUNT OF LAND THERE ARE NO BUILDINGS. •A USED CAR LOT, FOR INSTANCE, HAS NO
BUILDING BUT IS CERTAINLY BEING USED.
TABLE 4
SUMMARY OF DOWNTOWN FRAME FLOOR•AREA USE
USE AREA
SQUARE FT.)
COMMERCIAL 39,200 2.7
HEAVY COMMERCIAL 145,400 10.2
OFFICE 6,000 .4
INSTITUTIONAL 39,050 2.7
STORAGE - VACANT (BUILDINGS) 17,400 .0.2
RESIDENTIAL 38,100 ,,.2.7
PARKING 50,600 3.5
LAND WITHOUT BUILDINGS* 824,850 57.8
STREETS AND ALLEYS 265,000 18.6
INDUSTRIAL 2,700 .2
APPENDIX - 2
TOTAL
TOTAL
1,428,300 100.0
*INCLUDES PARK AND RAILROAD PROPERTY, AGAIN DOES NOT MEAN LAND IS NOT USED.
TABLE 5
SUMMARY OF TOTAL DOWNTOWN FLOOR AREA USE
USE AREA
(SQUARE FT.)
COMMERCIAL
HEAVY COMMERCIAL
OFFICE
INSTITUTIONAL
STORAGE - VACANT
RESIDENTIAL
PARKING
LAND WITHOUT BUILDINGS
STREETS AND ALLEYS
INDUSTRIAL
TOTAL
TOTAL
251,050 9.5
286,650 10.8
45,420 1.7
78,500 2.9
98,350 3.7
83,800 3.1
64,400 2.4
1,038,550 39.2
674,000 25.2
40,700 1.5
2,661,420 100.0
RATIO METHOD
IN EMPLOYING THIS METHOD, THE FOLLOWING STEPS WERE TAKEN:
APPENDIX - 3
1. THE AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY FOUNDATION, AFTER EXHAUSTIVE STUDY, RECOMMENDS A
RATIO OF ONE SQUARE FOOT OF PARKING TO ONE SQUARE FOOT OF PRIME DOWNTOWN
COMMERCIAL USE.!
2. THE ASSUMPTION IS MADE THAT FOR OFFICE AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL USES A RATIO
OF ONE SQUARE FOOT OF PARKING TO TWO SQUARE FEET OF USE WOULD SUFFICE.
THIS IS BECAUSE OFFICE AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL USES DO NOT HAVE AS MANY
VISITORS AND ARE GENERALLY LESS INTENSIVE LAND USERS THAN REGULAR COM-
MERCIAL USES.
3. .THE ASSUMPTION IS MADE THAT BY SATISFYING THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS, ALL
PARKING NEEDS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA WILL BE MET. THIS CAN BE DONE
BECAUSE:
- THESE ARE THE PRIMARY USERS OF LAND IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA
(32% OF ALL LAND IN THE CORE TAKEN AS A WHOLE)
- THEY GENERALLY REPRESENT USERS THAT MUST BE IN DOWNTOWN TO
FUNCTION MOST EFFECTIVELY.
- PARKING DEMANDS OF OTHER USES ARE MINIMAL BECAUSE THEIR SPACE
USE AS MINIMAL.
• IN MANY INSTANCES DEMAND OCCURS AT DIFFERENT PERIODS IN TIME
(AS BETWEEN THEATRES AND OFFICES, FOR INSTANCE) AND THIS SAME
SPACE COULD SATISFY TWO USES.
4. CURRENT PARKING NEED FOR CORE USES
USE
COMMERCIAL
HEAVY COMMERCIAL
OFFICE
TOTAL NEED
SQUARE FEET RATIO
211,850
141,250
39,420
1:1
1:2
1:2
PARKING
(SQUARE FT.)
211,850
70,625
19,710
302,185
THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS DIVISION OF RESEARCH RECOMMENDS 250 TO 300
SQUARE FEET PER CAR SPACE. APPLYING AN AVERAGE OF 275 SQUARE FEET PER
SPACE TO THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOT NEED, A DEMAND OF 1,110 SPACES IS DETER-
MINED. COMPARING THIS WITH AN ACTUAL COUNT OF PARKING SPACES IN THE
DOWNTOWN CORE OF 381, A DEFICIT OF 729 SPACES IS NOTED.
1 AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY FOUNDATION, WHAT PARKING MEANS TO BUSINESS (WASHINGTON, B.C.
THE FOUNDATION, 1955), P. 30.
2 DIVISION OF RESEARCH OF PUBLIC ROADS, PARKING GUIDE FOR CITIES (WASHINGTON, B.C.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, 1956), P. 124.
APPENDIX - 4
5. BECAUSE LAND IS LESS INTENSIVELY USED IN THE FRAME, AND USES WITHIN
THE FRAME ARE GETTING FARTHER AWAY FROM STILLWATER'S "100% CORNER ",
A RATIO OF ONE SQUARE FOOT OF PARKING TO TWO SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR
AREA WAS ASSUMED.
IN THE FRAME, THERE IS 270,450 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA THAT REQUIRES
PARKING (TOTAL, LESS: STREETS AND ALLEYS, LAND WITHOUT BUILDINGS, LAND
ALREADY USED FOR PARKING, STORAGE - VACANT). APPLYING 275 SQUARE FEET
PER PARKING SPACE TO ONE HALF THE AREA REQUIRING PARKING, A DEMAND OF
480 SPACES IS OBTAINED. COMPARING THIS WITH THE ACTUAL COUNT OF 351
SPACES IN THE FRAME AREA, A DEFICIT OF 129 SPACES IS NOTED.
6. TOTAL ESTIMATED PARKING DEMAND FOR DOWNTOWN STILLWATER IS APPROXIMATELY
850 MORE SPACES OR 234,000 MORE SQUARE FEET
7. ESTIMATED 1980 PARKING DEMAND FOR DOWNTOWN STILLWATER
- CURRENTLY, UNDER THE RATIO METHOD, STILLWATER NEEDS NEARLY
1600 PARKING SPACES TO SERVE A CITY POPULATION OF 8,300 PLUS
AN UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN STILLWATER'S TRADING AREA.
(732 EXISTING, 850 ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL). '
- ASSUMING THAT STILLWATER'S TRADE AREA GROWS AT THE SAME RATE AS
STILLWATER, AND THAT THE CURRENT RATIO OF DOWNTOWN PARKING TO
POPULATION REMAINS CONSTANT, A 1980 TOTAL PARKING DEMAND CAN BE
DERIVED FROM FORECASTED POPULATION FIGURES. (ALSO ASSUMES PRO-
PORTIONATE INCREASE IN OTHER USES.)
- 1980 DEMAND UNDER "HIGH" POPULATION FORECAST INDICATES A NEED
FOR 3250 SPACES.
- 1980 DEMAND UNDER "LOWtt POPULATION FORECAST INDICATES A NEED
FOR 2760 SPACES.
THIS INCLUDES TOTAL DEMAND, SO IT WOULD BE A COMBINATION OF ON AND OFF -
STREET PARKING.
AS PART OF THIS ANALYSIS IN DETERMINING THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR STILLWATER, WE
DIVIDED THE DOWNTOWN AREA INTO THE CORE AND FRAME. THIS WAS DONE IN EMPLOYING ONLY
THE RATIO METHOD OF FORECASTING PARKING NEEDS. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE PHYSICAL
LIMITATIONS OF DOWNTOWN STILLWATER, THE RELATIVELY SHORT DISTANCE TO THE HEART OF
THE AREA FROM ALL OTHER POINTS, AND THE RESULTS FROM THE OTHER METHODS USED IN
FORECASTING PARKING REQUIREMENTS, THE CORE AND FRAME DIVISIONS WERE NOT USED AS A
..FRAMEWORK FOR PRESENTATION OF THIS REPORT. WE FELT THE ENTIRE DOWNTOWN AREA COULD
BEST BE TREATED AS ONE UNIT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT.
COMPARATIVE METHOD
THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF TH PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF CITIES
THROUGHOUT THE NATION ON VARIOUS POPULATION GROUPS. •
IBID., P. 25.
APPENDIX - 5
•THEY FOUND THAT IN CITIES OF STILLWATER'S POPULATION GROUP (5,000 TO 103 -000)
THERE EXISTED 797 TOTAL PARKING SPACES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. IN THE CITIES
STUDIED, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT 70 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES DE PROVIDED,
ON THE AVERAGE, TO MEET CURRENT DEMANDS. IN OTHER WORDS, THE CITIES STUDIED
IN THE 5,000 TO 10,000 POPULATION CLASS REQUIRED AN AVERAGE OF 867 PARKING
'SPACES TO MEET CURRENT DEMAND.
THIS HELPS POINT UP THE DEFICIENCY IN PARKING IN STILLWATER'S DOWNTOWN .TODAY.
WITH ONLY 732 SPACES AVAILAELE, STILLWATER LAGS 135 SPACES OFF THE AVERAGE RE-
QUIREMENT OF CITIES OF SIMILAR SIZE. THIS REPRESENTS PARKING SPACES ONLY, AND
DOES NOT HAVE ANY BEARING ON SUCH OTHER PROBLEMS AS LOCATION, ACCESSIBILITY,
SIZE OF FACILITY, TYPE OF FACILITY, TRAFFIC FLOW, ETC.
WHAT ABOUT FUTURE DEMAND? BY 1980 IT HAS BEEN ESTIMATED BY THE STILLWATER PLAN-
NING COMMISSION THAT THE POPULATION OF STILLWATER WILL 3E AT LEAST 13,600 AND
PERHAPS AS MUCH AS 16,900. THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS IN THEIR STUDY INDICATED
THAT CITIES OF THIS SIZE DEMAND AROUND 1,850 PARKING SPACES IN THEIR DOWNTOWN
AREAS. IN LAND ALONE, THIS WOULD REQUIRE 510,000 SQUARE FEET OF LAND OR NEARLY
12 ACRES.
FUTURE DEMAND COULD ALSO BE SIMPLY VIEWED AS RATIO BETWEEN POPULATION AND
PARKING SPACES. CONSIDERING THAT THE CURRENT POPULATION OF 8,300 REQUIRES
867 SPACES, A POPULATION OF 13,500 IN 1980 WOULD REQUIRE 1,420 AND A POPULATION
OF 16,900 - 1,770.
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Area
LOTS-
PARKING. SPACE SURVEY
DEC.8,1978 THRU JAN.10, 1979
Total
Empty Spaces_Avq.
A.M. A.M.
P.M. P.M.
254 21.2
Auditorium 518 264 20.3
240 20.0
Maple Island 373 133 10.2
103 8.6
Reeds 191 88 6.8
424 35.3
River 804 380 29.2
ON STREET PARKING-
51 4.3
Chestnut '92 41 3.2
44 3.7
Commercial 66 22 1.8
341 28.4
Main 538 197 15.2
83 6.9
Myrtle 153 70 5.4
23 2.1
Olive 34 1I 1.2
221 18.4
Second 350 129 9.9
8 0.7
Union 19 11 1.0
13 1.2
Water 28 15 1.4
TOTALS
1805 150.4
3166 1361 104.7
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and Olive Streets which varied somewhat)- 12 A.M.'s - 13 P.M.'s
Empty spaces refer to the number of available meters
counted during the survey.
PARKING METER SURVEY
Friday, December 8, 1978 2 :00 p.m.
5 empty spaces on Myrtle Street
3 empty spaces on Commerical Street
9 empty spaces on 2nd Street
12 empty spaces on Main Street
15 empty spaces in Maple island L-t
3 empty spaces in Reeds Lit
22 empty spaces in River Lot
21 empty spaces in Auditorium Lot
4 empty spaces on Chestnut Street
2 empty spaces on Union Alley
96 Total empty spaces
Monday, December 11, 1978 9:30 a.m.
13 empty spaces in Auditorium Lot
6 empty spaces on Myrtle Street
2 empty spaces on Commercial Street
10 empty spaces on 2nd Street
36 empty spaces on Main Street
23 empty spaces in Maple Island Lot
6 empty spaces in Reeds Lot
36 empty spaces in River Lot
6 empty spaces on Chestnut Street
1 empty space in Union Alley
1 empty space on Olive Street
140 Total empty spaces
Monday, December 11, 1978 2:00 p.m.
6 empty spaces on Myrtle Street
1 empty space on commerical Street
11 empty spaces on 2nd Street
17 empty spaces on Main Street
8 empty spaces in Maple Island Lot
8 empty spaces in Reeds Lot
33 empty spaces in River Lot
14 empty spaces in Auditorium Lot
3 empty spaces on Chestnut Street
101 Total empty spaces
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Monday, December 11, 1978 3:30 p.m.
6 empty spaces on Myrtle Street
2 empty spaces on Commercial Street
13 empty spaces on 2nd Street
20 empty spaces on Main Street
9 empty spaces in Maple Island Lot
4 empty spaces in Reeds Lot
36 empty spaces in River Lot
11 empty spaces in Auditorium Lot
3 empty spaces on Chestnut Street
1 empty space on Water Street
105 Total empty spaces
Tuesday, December 12, 1978 9:30 a.m.
7 empty spaces on Myrtle Street
5 empty spaces on Commerical Street
28 empty spaces on 2nd Street
37 empty spaces on Main Street
27 empty spaces in Maple Island Lot
15 empty spaces in Reeds Lot
39 empty spaces in River Lot
14 empty spaces in Auditorium Lot
5 empty spaces on Chestnut Street
5 empty spaces on Union Street
1 empty space on Olive Street
1 empty space on Water Street
Total empty spaces
Tuesday, December 12s 1978 3:15 p.m.
6 empty spaces in Reeds Lot
34 empty spaces in River Lot
22 empty spaces on Main Street
8 empty spaces in Maple Island Lot
2 empty spaces on Water Street
7 empty spaces on Myrtle Street
21 empty spaces on 2nd Street
14 empty spaces in Auditorium Lot
1 empty space on Olive Street
5 empty spaces on Chestnut Street
1 empty space on Union Street
121 Total empty spaces
STILLWATER5 MINNESOTA
LAND USE CHARACTERISTICS
GROSS POPULATION ESTiMATES
LAND DEMAND
WHAT DOES STILLWATER WANT 70 BE 7
PREPARED rm.:,
THE STILLWATER PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
COMMUNITY PLANNING & DESIGN ASSOCIATES INC
2635 UmtvrasITY Aw Sr, PAUL 4. MINWROTA
LAND USE CHARACTER 1 S`3 I CS
EXISTING LAND USE PERCENTAGE Of DEVELOPED LAND
INSTITUTIONAL 6.9%
INDUSTRY 2.1%
COMMERCE 2.3%
SINGLE FAMILY 40.2%
MULTI4AMI LY 9.6%
PARK 1.2%
PLAYGROUNDS 9.4%
STREETS 3202%
RAILROADS 2.2%
COMMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL USES SEEM TO OCCUPY A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE PERCENTAGE OF
DEVELOPED LAND AS COMPARED WITH OTHER CITIES. BEING THE COUNTY SEAT*
AND HAVING THE NUMBER OF CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS THAT STILLWATER HAS* ALL
CONTRIBUTES TO THIS FACTOR.
INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE ARE BOTH LOW. THE FORMER 1S BECAUSE OF THE RATHER
LIMITED DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY AT THIS MOMENT. THE LATTER PERHAPS
REFLECTS THE CROWDEDNESS OR LACK OF LAND IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS AREA,
IN THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES* THERE REPRESENTS A NET DENSITY CF
APPROXIMATELY FIVE DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE; IN MULTI *PAMILY USES •
THIRTEEN DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. THE DENSITY SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY REASON=
ABLE IN A TOWN SUCH AS STILLWATER.-
PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS INCLUDING THE GOLF COURSE TOTAL APPROXIMATELY ONE
HUNDRED ACRES IN THE CITY* NOT INCLUDING THE FORTY +SIX ACRES OWNED BY
STILLWATER ON THE WISCONSIN SIDE OF THE ST. CROI X. WITH STILLWATER
POSSESSING SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL ADVANTAGES AND LACK OF EQUAL DIS-
TRIBUTION OF PARK AND PLAYGROUND FACILITIES* THIS IS NOT ADEQUATE,
STREETS OCCUPY 32.2% OF THE DEVELOPED ACRES. THIS IS DEFINITELY EX.°
CESSIVE. THE STEEP TOPOGRAPHY HAS MADE SEVERAL PARTS OF THE CITY
DIFFICULT TO SERVE WITH STREETS. THE EXCESSIVE STREET MILAGE IS UNDER"
STANDABLE.
LAND USE
Ex' ST1 NG A11: S j of CITY TOTAL
INSTITUTIONAL 55 3
INDUSTRY 20 1
COMMERCIAL 22 1
0.5 ACRE'S PARKING INCLUDED)
SINGLE FAM/ LY •S83 18
MULTI - FAMILY 34 1.5
**PARK 11 0.5
RECREATION (SPORTS) 90 4
** *VACANT 19204 53,5
*STREETS 308 13
WATER 82 3,5
RAILROAD 21 1
TOTAL 2,2240 100
IMPROVED ONLY
** PARK I N WISCONSIN m 46 ACRES
* ** VACANT LAND ACHIEVED BY SUBTRACTING TOTAL. OTHER USES
FROM WSP TOTAL VCR CITY (305 SQUARE MILES)
SUMMARY:
DEVELOPED AREA 12036 4805
VACANT LAND USEABLE.: 1,102 49
BLUEvS4 SLOPES AND
RAVINES 102 4,5
TOTAL 2240 100
OWELING UNITS
MEi G 2ui?'` MOOD SINGLE N1OL I
N1 705 149
N2 416 i! k3?
N3 504 97
N4 244 19
12869 + 44 6
ABOVE DOES NOT INCLUDE CBD
TOTAL
22315
GROSS POPULATION i S 'a WA- S FOR S`I'' i L.LWA. 'ER
rROM A 1950 POPULATION OF NEARLY 7,70051 t T IS E II AT D THAT STI LLWAT^.:5-'
HAS GROWN ABOUT 11,00: S•r'OnLr: To ABOUT 897100 �:Y.,TENDI I+7G 1,5I R L -eOM
1 R T +ER INTO THE iP U TI.6 %s:: OiTiVAMS YOR 1970 A?ac 1980 ST ESUI,. T IN AID r-1 :
MATk?.L'f 129000 ANO 179000 PEOPLE .`'# =5P:eCTi Ti.LY„ >, I ci 5dE!"R ;N :: A ;r.O:':CLAT '. ^SCI
BV 3 98 0 07 NEARLY DOUBL :y' ' t * AT I T I S TODA'r, ? T A Z$UM1 Alt: THAT Sit LLW\T1'_:_'
MA 8 RITA i NS 1 T'' StiVRRENT :' NA€ E I R THE TOTAL WASHINGTON Co UNT'S` F4.)PVLA T I SON .
WE CONSIDER TI'E METROPOLITAN TAN P'L.AAti\11 G Co IrK'a SSIIJWtt S ;4EG`;N,T ETIMATES OR
WASHINGTON NGTON COUNT? TO BE TIj''_-° MOST RELIABLE AVA I L ABL o IT CAN BF POI f$TED
OLIT THAT THE 1980 •':'OR CASTER FOIadI'LATIOI# VALLF SHORT OF .r1T, LLWAT1 3t°"_-;,
WI GNEGT POPULATION OF OVER 209000 REACHED i N Taq;c; `.Aa d_'' 9.∎..)l:l' S,
% S`F'I 4.L ZiATf Or
vfA!H1 NGTON COUNTY
Y`AR WASHINGTON COUNT`
1890
1930
1940
1950 349544*
1957 419095"
960 439500+
1970 5O :.000+
1980 840300+
S T i L LWA Y k r;
20.,000
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7'3
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8,000+ 19o5
89700+ 20.0
119600++
169850++
• 1950 C °NSIas
** MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
▪ ESTIMATES OF THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION
+ 4- ! • SUM,I NG THATY
I, STI LLWATER RETAINS SHARE I N WASHINGTON COUNTT GROWT
2. I"'C gSTIMATES FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY ARE THE MOST
REALISTIC AVAI LABL.F:.
LAND DEMAND ACRES PERCENTAGE
USED 1,036 46.5%
VACANT 1,102 494
VACANT IJNUSEABLE 102 . 4.5
TOTAL ACRES 2,240 1 00.0%
USEABLE LAND VACANT 1,100 ACRES
20 YEAR LAND DEMAND (IF ONLY INCREASED AT PRESENT RATE OF GROWN)
RESIDENTIAL
300 ACRES (BASED ON: 2.8.D.U.. /ACRE
PRESENT: 5.5 D.U. /ACRE)
INSTITUTIONAL 65 ACRES
INDUSTRIAL 20 ACRES
COMMERCIAL 15 ACRES
PARR/FLAY 40 ACRES
STREETS 300 ACRES
TOTAL ACRES 1,240
EXPANDED USES?
RECREATIONAL AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION
COMMERCIAL EXPANSION CBD OR DECENTRALIZATION
WHAT DOES ST I LLWATER WANT TO BE ?
STILLWATER IS ONE OP T h g OLDEST TOWNS I N THE STATE. AROUND THE TURN OF
TIRE CENTURY WHEN THE LUMBER INDUSTRY WAS AT ITS PEAK, STILLWATER HAD
APPROXIMATELY 2,000 RESIDENTS. IN THE YEARS THAT ='OLLO.1 D A DRAMATIC
DECREASE I N POPULATION WAS Wf TNESSF'D. AROUND 1940, THE DECLINE REACHED
ITS DEPTH .. 7,000 PEOPLE. SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN A MODERATE E 1 NCRf AeS1
TO THE PRESENT POPULATION OF SOMEWHAT OVER SAM. NI S IS DUE I N PART
TO GENERAL GROWTH OF THE TWIN Cl TI €S AREA AND IN PART TO THE FACT THAT
PERHAPS STILLWATER HAS BEGUN TO P'1 ND A NEW IDENTITY. SE KI NG NEW INDUS 1 Y
AND /OR DEVELOPING NG NATURAL SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL -FACILITIES DEMONSTRATES
EFFORTS STILLWATER HAS TAKEN IN SEARCH OF THIS IDENTITY* WHIAT 'ME FUTURE
Or STILLWATER WILL BE DEFENDS UPON DECISIONS MADE TODAY.
STILLWATER MAY DEVOTE ITS EFFORT ALO ?tI, ME ABOVE LINES OzR FIND NEW REASONS
FOR-GROWTH. FOR CONSCIENTIOUS AND ORDERLY PROGRESSp IT 13 IMPORTANT FOR
STILLWATER TO KNOW ITS OWN ASSETS AND E''itO3L MSg AND TO DEVELOP M ASSCTS
AND ELIMINATE THE PROBL';?4I3, A GENERAL k'XAMfNATIOt1 die' THESE, ALTERNATIVE
DIRECTIONS OF GROWTH WILL BE HELPFUL.
STI LLWATEFR' S CASE AS A RECREATIONAL TOWN.
BECAUSE Or NATURAL SCENIC AND HISTORICAL ASS :TSf, STILLWATER SHOWS GREAT
POTENT? AL IN THIS RESPECT. T.. : ST„ Co RI t i ; RIVER I S A PALACE FOR SPORT
AND PLEASURE BOATS IN THE SUiMNER. MUCH EVFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO MAKE THE
£i VER EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE row RT=1CREATIONAL PURPOSES. to NAI`1t BUT A
ES§ :NTII AL STERSa
1* DEEPENING OF THE CHANNEL ON IRE EIGHT BANK UNDER THE INTERSTATE
BRIDGE WOULD PERMIT BOATS GO1 NG UNDER THE BRIDGE NOT TO DISTURB
BRIDGE TRA FIC,
2. BUILDING NEW OR ENHANCING EXISTING RESTAURANTS AND OTHER RELATED
FACILE T f ES,,,
3Q fit,. TA I i'YI NG AND "__:N1.1!lNC N%1 1„AYVDf3cAPi Nt'v ALONG TX' . CI;N1 t> ARZALS s:,N
110Th ;Z 1 VE;R BANKS °
4. DEVELOPING OTHER ATT'RACLON, IN T'iva O '''SSEASO'14 U0 THAT THE
TRADE, WILL BE YEAR ROUND.
S'1' i L W A "3`: R A A DORm i TONY Tow
'ME L;w :._ POT4?.NTI AL TN THIS RE:F FTCT PROBADL AAZINQT BEN Di_':9ti,LOF'f=D:, Ai 3 G'.
T"Ri' WW HIGHWAYS ARE CO MPL :T D- TYI<= TRAY t TIME BETWEEN ST 1 LLWATti;P AND T?.!
C,7 :N°.`.RA'L O1' T343E. METROPOLITAN AREA t l i.L 3E GF'v'ILATL' 33h i3be%,1)o
LING TIME MAY B ; nDUCF.D TO tH;. Vi Ci NI TY O'F' TtANT'e f+tl NU'I?ES , As 'L ti: c3U1 0DAE3¢J
LAND A'jAI LAf3LE 1 'i THE CONTRA!. CITY DI( I A!# sS1',1° 3. STI LLWA C %.:R., AS A :.aATS_'.-L e6
TOWN T°, A` O ( T= w a
�'�' ;¢," -S 'X�' • nt' % TO O ";I�y� �I.itii '1a1S":' "1'rli�T'l`: 51.1SA..Ik'',Elc. Bf;CAUNE Oi "•' 1 TS;
i RESOURCE OR VACANT.p BUR LDABL° LA
2 RICH HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
3, COMMUNITY IDENTITY
44 SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
5, AVAILABLE UTILITIES
SHOULD STI LLWATER DETERMINE TO 8C A DORMITORY TOWN THESE ASSETS !MOULD
BC STRENGTHENEDn •
STILLWATER AS AN INDUSTRIAL TOWN
ACCORDING TO A NORTHERN STATICS POWER COMPANY SURVEYS THERE IS A NUMBER O
IMPORTANT MANUFACTURERS I N STI LLWAT!ER. THEIR PRODUCTS RANGE FROM SI OCS TO
DAIRY PRODtjCTSo THEIR MARKET COVERAGE I S NATIONAL AS WELL AS Gl ONAL *
SOME 3 0 / 1 . % OF THE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IS ENGAGED ! N MANUFACTURING ACCORDING TO
THE 1950 CENSUS* HOWEVER, HAS STILLWA.TERBS INDUSTRIAL POTENTIAL SEEN
rULLT EXPLORED? NAVE THE PRESENT MOTOR AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
IN STI LLWATER BEEN FULLY EXPLORED? CAN THE SIN CRO I X RIVER 0E AN ASSET
I N SEEIU NG INDUSTRY? (THE t 4 551 SCSI PPI RIVER I S REACHING ITS PEAK I N
OXIDIZING THE METROPOLITAN INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL WASTE)* IS THE
PROXIMITY Or STI LLWATER TO ST* PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS AN ADVANTAGE OR
DISADVANTAGE? ? HE MOST FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION OR ALL I S WHETHER STI LLWATE:
WANTS ANY NEW INDUSTRY AF TER CONSIDERING WHAT INDUSTRY MAY BRING TO
STILLWATER SAC BOTH IN BENEFITS AND PROBLERS
SUMMARY:
THERE MAY BE OTHER ALTERNATIVE ROLES OR COMBINATIONS or NEVERAL OF THE
ABOVE ROLES STI LLWATER CAN PLAY* THE IMPORTANT THING I S WHAT STI LLWAT'8R !ANTS
TO BE 14 THE FUTURE a ST! LLWAT ,R SHOULD THINK HARD Hl v O RI' REACHING A DECI kit ON*
I N% CONSL LTAIW S ROLE IS MAINLY TO BRING OP THESE ALTERNATIVES AND HIEIJ TO
ANALYZE EACH SO THAT NE MAY ASSIST STI LLWATER I N REACHING TNN: BEST D ,Cl SI ON*