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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDowntown Parking Inventory 2006 - Updated 2010TO: File 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 CBD Parking Inventory February 17, 2010 Page 2 of 6 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 2nd) 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 2"d St. 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 2"d & 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 2nd St. between Commercial & Mulberry 7 33 19 Nelson St. between Main & 2nd 2 8 20 Myrtle St. between Main & 3rd 5 4 1 20 Myrtle St. between Main & 3rd 3 5 21 3`d St. between Chestnut & Myrtle 3 12 22 2"d St. between Chestnut & Olive 2 12 23 2"d St. between Olive & Nelson 2 16 24 Olive St. between 2"d & Main 2 17 25 Nelson Alley between 2"d & Main 2 7 TOTALS 467 1 CBD Parking Inventory February 17, 2010 Page 3 of 6 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 3`d 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 CBD Parking Inventory February 17, 2010 Page 4 of 6 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 r I S t 30 Armory lots 2 12 Vl Shorty's 2 21 3e.' Grumpy Steve's west lot 2 15 ra ` 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 CBD Parking Inventory February 17, 2010 Page 5 of 6 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. 404 850 720 714 t 10 30 3^1 13 845 81 1 14 8 113 211 320 808 J 801 806 ^a 20 F ®® o� 1 _ 1 i ml *Me A 010 Q ,' 626 40.• �.- inV:143 NER ti6 t ta �ov1 409 902 47 7 424 420 614 v l 407 Ir a 1 - i- WATMHEFX 38 ' 32 .n �z8 1 "52 6 ;24 ^ 4 218 l 210 .19 215 216 209 212 37 422 233 C L 418 0 ;01 202 #EM�11rttl !TAP - - 125 126 207 324 6 208 121 122 114 1 04 1 l I 517 102 it 516 112 108 104 112 115 1I 1 tV J-1IEIz 61 406 415 410 22 128 36 o� o di RIOT_ EI7, 304 316 3^0 J 623 613 0 507 903 WC 821 809 807 T CLM 804 1 T,A •' 406 - 303 310 318 9. 3.3 ®� �40� 9. 9. X 904 1.. O6 *ti i� ®® -® 30t - � 303 ®' 30 208 Jy 000 9. ® ®, 9. A 34. 9. 1 L 9. 200 tion 63 rill5111`.1‘ 9. 1 422 422 160 'kr* 2®\rer �w 10 rOn vgi,• Sirt 0,0 9' 2 f los ors, � Arits1\ 61 • V .11\fatet THE BIRTHPLACE 09 MI..ESOT. Downtown Parking Districts District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 1 District 5 District 6 I District 7 District 8 • • • • • • • - - January 2010 J L1 I Iistorn Cmimnmse T-:IRD St Michael's Chureh St. C roix River St Mar.'s churh Cub Foods Ndgrtrs. ommander \rrnor� 12 SECOND FIe1 tt nous Lowell Park Legion' 0 W atetStm, Inn 0 ( IIaII Il n IS en / 1'irc Dcpt SECON D On street parking - marked On street parking - unmarked Public parking lot number - corresponds with 6/20/06 inventory Stapla M it Pub11c Restroorns Pioneor.Pa& \F'ashington Count � istoric Museum Minnesoat Zephyr City Of Community Development Department Unmarked on -street Pariing MEMORANDUM. TO: Downtown Parking Commission Members FR: Steve Russell, Community Development Director DA: August 26, 1996 RE: FINAL REVIEW OF DOWNTOWN PAF RING 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. August 29, 1996 A150 0 150 300 450 600 Feet Legend: 1 Parking Commission District NParking District Boundary O Public Parking Lots O Leased Public Parking Lots 80 Parking Spaces/Lot 1.1.11 400500 • 499599 Additional E`> 300 • 399 Parking 200 • 299 Spaces 100 - 199 Needed 0.99 Parking Space Surplus Parking Survey Results U 0 0 Y_l E E 0 0 c ea Q. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Public Street Parking OI C_ 6 17 1- Reauired Parking icency/Surlus 164 207 77 448 1015 -557 225 204 160 589 1111 -522 145 0 59 204 703 -499 64 58 17 139 163 -24 48 76 21 145 282 -137 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 45 112 292 691 399 8 14 355 187 6Q 502 270 332 Total 270 1135 777 506 2419 4235 -1816 Ol 7 0 9 N z a a 50 75 57 20 0 53 Available vs Required Parking Availab a Par) ng _,keg aed Palk:ng A A T PAtkiltg nisinet Map Area 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 1 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. City of Stillwater- Downtown Parking Survey (B/29/96) Parking District 1 1 Business Name PJ Asch - The Dock Cafe No. 413 ;E 425 Street Netsori'St E Nelson St. Parking Spaces Provided Bock Alley 32 Business Sq. Footage 2,700 . - 3,784 Parking Spaces Required 32 Parking Space Deficiency 0 1 Andiamo Boats 427 E Nelson St. 20 2,000 320 (300) 1 SIG Packaging Technologies 201 South Main St. 0 6,171 21 (21) 1 Seasons Tique 209 South Main St. 0 1,800 9 (9) 1 Apartment 211 South Main St. 0 1du 2 (2) 1 Thumbelinia's Fun Factory 213 South Main St. 0 2,227 11 (11) 1 Sebastian Joe's 215 South Main St. 0 2,400 12 (12) 1 Brines Restaurant/Bar 219 South Main St. 0 8,250 69 (69) 1 Saint Croix Outfitters Inc 223 South Main Ft 0 10,000 50 (50) 1 Apartment 223 South Main St. 0 2du 4 (4) 1 Apartment 225 South Main St. 0 2du 4 (4) 1 Gaalaas Jewelry 227 South Main St. 0 3,000 15 (15) 1 Stillwater Book Center 229 South Main St 10 3,600 18 (8) 1 Residence 239 South Main St. 0 4du 8 (8) 1 Silver Lake Restaurant 241 South Main St. 6 3,160 26 (20) 1 Mc Garry-Keamey Agency 243 South Main St. 4 300 1 3 1 Midtown Mall 301 South Main St. 0 14,400 36 (36) 1 Noah's Ark 317 South Main St. 0 529 3 (3) 1 Barbara Ann's Fudge Shoppe 317 South Main St. ste 1 0 566 3 (3) 1 Fancy Nancy's 317 South Main St. ste 2 0 864 4 (4) 1 Busy Needle 317 South Main St. ste 3 0 540 3 (3) 1 Daily Grind Express 317 South Main St. ste 4 0 633 3 (3) 1 Grand Games 317 South Main St. ste 5 0 700 4 (4) 1 Jimmy Vees 317 South Main St. ste 8 0 300 2 (2) 1 Trumps Deluxe Bar & Grill 317 South Main St. upper 0 6,000 50 (50) 1 Traditions Quality Home Fumishings 321 South Main St. 0 6,000 15 (15) 1 W.R Medical Electronics 321 South Main St. upper 0 6,000 20 (20) 1 1 1 Harvest States Coop Riverside Gallery Jazzy House of Blues & Cigar ... 401 402, 421 South Main St. South Main St South Main St (D?) 8 7. 2 15,000 850 50 4 �d2) (2) 1 People Management Minnesota 421 South Main St (E2?) 2 1,025 3 (1) 1 River Crossing Antiques 421 South Main St. (B?) 2 1,000 5 (3) 1 River Valey Endodontis 421 South Main St. (E?) 1 600 2 (1) 1 Stillwater Area Chamber of Commerce 421 South Main St. B1 2 950 3 (1) 1 St. Croix Crafts & Gifts 421 South Main St. F1 2 780 4 (2) 1 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) 1 Stillwater Psychological Assoc. 421 South Main St.(A1?) 2 770 3 (1) 1 Esteben's 423 South Main St. A 14 6,431 54 (40) 1 Apartment 423 South Main St. D1 1 1du 2 (1) 1 E 423 South Main St. E 1 535 2 (1) 1 McGuire Architects 423 South Main St. E2 2 960 3 (1) 1 Storage 423 South Main St. E2 1 700 1 0 1 Brick Alley Books 423 South Main St. R102 (A?) 3 1,160 6 (3) 1 Soaring Eagle 423 South Main St.(D2?) 1 621 3 (2) 1 Stillwater Trolley 305 South Water St. 0 48 0 (0) 1 Freight House Restaurant 305 South Water St. 33 8,000 67 (34) 1 2 2 Vern's Barber/Stylist State National Guard Armory Peterson & Hudson LPA 228 107 118 South Water St. E Chestnut St. E Chestnut St. unit 1 0 0 2 chairs 27,496 1,500 6 5 (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 3 1,450 5 (2) 2 2 2 Firstar Bank of Minnesota J. Barry Designs Nearly New 213 221 221 E Chestnut St. E Chestnut St. E Chestnut St. 28 0 0 12,000 2 810 60 4 (32) (4) Page 1 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 2 Allstate Insurance 221 E Chestnut St. 0 240 1 (1) 2 Birch Lake Imports 221 E Chestnut St. 0 240 1 (1) 2 Cameo Costumes 221 E Chestnut St ; ' 0 .: 2 Tailor Maid of Stillwater 223 E Chestnut St. 0 425 2 (2) 2 Anna Lou's Hair Design 225 E Chestnut St. 0 S00 2 R Cottage on the St. Croix 229 E Chestnut St. 0 1,000 5 (5) 2 Smitty's Barber Shop 235-1/2 E Chestnut St. 0 300 3 (3) 2 Tatoos by Permanent Marks 235-1/2 E Chestnut St. 0 764 3 (3) 2 Gordon Iron & Metal Co 207 E Nelson St. 4 2,021 2 2 2 Katydids/stokes Jewelry 202 South Main St. 0 3,528 18 (18) 2 Your Treasure Island 204 South Main. - St. 0 320 2 (2) 2 Past & Present Antiques' 208 South Main St. 0 . 2 Sherbume's Gold & Gems 210 South Main St. 0 1,950 10 (10) 2 Kmitsch Girls & Toytown 214 South Main St. 1 5,000 25 (24) 2 Down in the Valley Crafts 216 South Main St, 0 2 Mad Capper Saloon & Eatery 224 South Main St. 2 2,484 21 (19) 2 Stillwater Antiques 226 South Main St. 0 2,300 12 (12) 2 St. Croix Antiquarian Booksellers/Coffee Shop 232 South Main St. 4 4,600 23 (19) 2 American Gothic Antiques 236 South Main St. 0 7,400 37 (37) 2 John's Bar & Tavem 302 South Main St. 5 2,070 17 (12) 2 Residence 308 South Main St. 0 1du 2 (2) 2 Tremblays Sweet Shop 308 South Main St. 0 1,680 8 (8) 2 Kelley Gallery Framing 310 South Main St. 0 2,640 13 (13) 2 Residence 312 South Main St. 0 ldu 2 (2) 2 Madiba Restauraunt 312 South Main St 8 1,450 12 (4) 2 Ethers Gallery 324 South Main St. 1 595 3 (2) 2 Tupelo 324 South Main St. 1 425 2 (1) 2 Southem Charms 324 South Main St. 1 1,368 7 (6) Grand Theatre 324 South Main St. 1 1,118 2 Rosteria 324 South Main St. 1 1,915 16 (15) 2 Jazmine 324 South Main St. 1 857 4 (3) 2 Stillwater Chamber of Commerce 324 South Main St. 0 100 0 (0) 2 Richards 324 South Main St. 1 636 3 (2) 2 Wild River Smokehouse 324 South Main St. 1 5,136 43 (42) 2 Rain Clan 324 South Main St. 1 1,477 7 (6) 2 Art Decor 324 South Main St. ste 10 1 1,019 5 (4) 2 BelaCosa 324 South Main St. ste 17 2 3,324 28 (26) 2 Cottage 324 South Main St. ste 2 1 713 4 (3) 2 Barry McKee attomey 324 South Main St. ste 22 1 1,086 4 (3) 2 D. Cheil 324 South Main St. ste 24 1 292 1 (0) 2 Hilco 324 South Main St. ste 27 0 100 0 (0) 2 HAF Equipment Inc 324 South Main St. Ste 290 1 1,375 5 (4) 2 Macushla's Irish Shop 324 South Main St. ste 5 1 797 4 (3) 2 Custom Bronzeworks on the St. Croix 324 South Main St. ste 9 1 1,041 5 (4) 2 Vlttorio's 402 South Main St. 7 10,230 85 (78) 2 Wolf Pass Gallery 402 South Main St. upper 6 6 2 Second Street Store 233 South Second St. 0 1,000 5 (5) 2 Surya & Friends 233 South Second St. 0 1,000 5 (5) 2 Andiamo Deli 301 South Second St. 0 2,000 17 (17) 2 Andiamo Commissary 301 South Second St. 0 4,600 15 (15) 2 Andiamo Banquette Facilities 301 South Second St. 0 8,700 101 (101) 2 U S West Communications 302 South Second St. 14 12,760 39 (25) 2 Keister & Keister Insurance 202 South Third St. 13 2,500 8 5 2 St Croix Valley Alanon Society 208 South Third St. 7 ? 7 2 James /Barbara Rosamilia 220 South Third St. 0 480 2 (2) 2 Stillwater Realty 222 South Third St. 0 500 2 (2) 2 Motorbooks Intemational 275 South Third St. 3 2,400 12 (9) Page 2 City of Stillwater- Downtown Parking Survey (8/29/96) Parking District Business Name Legal Assistance of Washington County JWB Associates LTD 2 Thoerson Coen & Company LTD 2 Harlan -Evans Inc 2 Sharon L Buffington attny Richard C Dicke attorney 2 Midwest Lumber Association 2 People Management 2 Eric Crandall, Attorney at Law 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Nolde & Son CUB Corporate Offices Piper Jaffray Co Harvest Inn Water Music/The Blue Guitar Kinsel's Liquor Store Edina Reeky FirstBank The M Y X 3 The New York Style Deli 3 St. Croix Cards & Gifts 3 European Hair Spa 3 Extraordinary Joumeys 3 J P Laskin Co No. Street 275 South Third St: 275 South Third St. 275 South Third St. 275 South Third St.ste 20 275 South Third St.ste 20 275 South Third St.ste 20 2751 South Third St.ste 30 275 South Third St.ste30 275 South Third Ste 205 311 421 106 114 116 118 200 200 South Third St. So uth Third, t E Chestnu�St. E Chestnut St. E Chestnut St. E Chestnut St. E Chestnut St. E Chestnut St. 220 E Chestnut St. 224 E Chestnut St. 226 E Chestnut St. 228 E Chestnut St. 228 E Chestnut St. Rm 1 308 E Chestnut St. Parking Spaces Provided 0 1 60 14 3 0 0 20 23 0 0 0 Business S4• Footage 600 1,500 44,000 6,766 1,600 4,500 3,765 4,000 11,500 1,558 850 650 900 Parking Spaces Required 2 5 147 23 13 23 19 13 58 13 7 2 3 Parking Space Deficiency (2) (4) (87) (9) (10) (23) (19) 7 (35) (13) 3 3 Optical Express The Mind's Aye 109 221 E Myrtle St. E Myrtle St. 10 0 2,700 650 14 3 3 3 3 3 3 Loggers Elks Lodge No 179 Central Bank Images of the Past & Present Harold Kimmel & Accnciates The Main Cafe Tamarack Gallery & Framing Clark J Watches 231 E Myrtle St. 279 E Myrtle St.- 101 South Main St. 102 106 108 112 113 South Main St. South Main St. South Main St. South Main St. South Main St. 0 0 0 1 0 1,000 5,000 8,000 40 1,100 2,500 1,500 1,300 2,500 6 8 13 3 13 3 Inter -State Lumber Co. 3 Masonic Temple 3 Leo C. Neuman LTD. CPA 3 St. John's Home Corp. 3 David Carlsen CPA 3 Silver Light Photography 3 Eastem National Park and Monument Associatic 113 South Main St. 113 South Main St. 1131South Main St. 113 South Main St. 113 South Main St. 116 South Main St. 117 South Main St. 0 0 0 0 0 2,500 800 2,500 8 (7) (2) (3) (4) (3) (8) (6) (8) (13) (2) (13) (8) 0 (7) (91) 3 3 Lynskey Real Estate/Property Lutheran Brotherhood 118 118 South Main St. South Main St. 0 0 2,500 160 8 1 3 River City Antiques 119 South Main St. 0 2700 14 3 Petals & Primitives 124 South Main St. 0 2,000 10 3 Impressive Imprints 124 South Main St. ste 10 0 500 3 (4) (8) (8) (1) (14) (10) 3 3 3 Country Charm Antiques River Valley Clock Shop Nelson's Card Connection 124 124 124 South Main St. ste 13 South Main St. ste 5 South Main St. ste 6 0 0 0 1,900 500 250 10 3 1 (3) (10) 3 Nearly New 124 South Main St. ste 8 0 1,900 10 3 St. Croix Designs 125 South Main St. 0 3,000 10 3 M R Griffin Insurance 126 South Main St. 0 700 2 (3) (1) (10) (10) 3 Jan St. Ores Dance Studio 129 South Main St. 0 2,000 7 3 Diamonds on Main 129-1/2 South Main St. 0 600 3 3 Creative Art Supplies 129-12 South Main St. 0 468 2 3 3 3 Vacant (formerly Joel's Bakery) Saint Croix Recall Drug Co/Hallmark Stillwater Evening Gazette 131 132 102 South Main St. South Main St. South Second St. 0 0 20 5,930 5,000 8,425 30 25 26 (2) (7) (3) (2) (30) (25) (6) Page 3 City of Stillwater - Downtown Parking Survey (8/29/96) Parking Business Name No. Street Parking Spaces Provided Business Sq. Footage ranting Spaces Required rmwn.y Space Deficiency District 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. South Third.St.: r. d St South Third 0 0 2 2,000 7,500 1,500 6 ` 8 (6) (6) 3 3 3. 3 Elert & Associates Aesthetics„ " Dal'a Stillwater Outdoor Power Equipment I 140 150 150 South Third St. South Third St. South Third St. 9 0 6 4,000 2,000 13 10 (4) 0 (4) 3 Reflections163 150 SouthThir t. 6 1,200 6 0 4 Lumber Baron's Hotel/the Old Brogue/Queen Vic 101 South Water St. 64 (�) 5 Old office Shops 220 E Myrtle St. 0 9,995 50 (50) 5 post 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 9 (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 (2) 7 Hi -Tech Signs Inc 222 Commercial St. 0 1,200 1 (1) 7 Larry's Floor Coverings 260 E Mulberry St. 0 3,000 15 (15) 7 Marathon Afterrnarket Service 260 E Mulberry St. 0 1,600 5 (5) 7 Moore Sales Co 260 E Mulberry St. 0 896 3 (3) 7 Vacant 210 North Main St. 5 1,500 8 (3) 7 Wrap and Ship 212 North Main St. 6 1,500 8 (2) 7 Stillwater Book and Stationery 212 North Main St. 0 1,500 8 (8) 7 Valley Auto Supply 218 North Main St. 8 5,000 25 (17) 7 Associated Eye Physicians & Surgeons 232 North Main St. 25 5,000 25 0 7 Croixside Opticians 232 North Main St. 25 500 3 23 7 Johnny's TV 242 North Main St. 13 3,375 8 5 7 Mulberry Point Antiques 270 North Main St. 6 16,000 80 (74) 7 Rich's Health Shop 304 North Main St. 0 850 4 (4) 7 More Antiques 312 North Main St. 0 7,414 37 (37) 7 Appel Associates 312 North Main St. 0 3,200 11 (11) 7 Consolidated Communication Technologies 312 North Main St. 5 1,382 5 0 7 Architectural Antiques 316 North Main St. 0 1,800 9 (9) 7 H & I Wood Specialties 318 North Main St. 0 2,980 15 (15) 7 Carved Elegance 324 North Main St. 0 330 2 (2) 7 Thoreson's Craft Connection 330 North Main St. 0 330 2 (2) 7 Original Woodworks 360 North Main St. 0 2,600 13 (13) 7 Shoppe of Enlightenment 370 North Main St. 0 2,000 10 (10) Page 4 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 0 2,000 10 (10) 7 Chuan-Lo Martial Arts 402 North Main St. 0 7 Grafiks 402 North Main St. 0 ? 7 Northam Vineyards Winery 402 North Main St. 0 3,000 15 (15) 7 Moffat David 402 North Main St. 0 3,000 10 (10) 7 The Supreme Bean 402 North Main St. 0 1,100 9 (9) 7 Harding Design Studio 402 North Main St. 0 2,400 8 (8) 7 Hedron Inc 402 North Main St. 0 1,660 5 (5) 7 Stillwater Framing Company 402 North Main St. 0 900 5 (5) 7 Stiiaaters Trading Post 402 North Main St. 0 800 4 (4) 7 Studio B 402 North Main St.. 0 1,500 3 (3) 7 North End Coney Island 402 North Maintt. 0 100 1 (1) 7 7 7 7 7 Glasspectacle Hall Kelly Inc ZDI Stillwater Chuan Lo Mill Antiques 402 402 402 410 410 North Main St. North Main St. North Main St. North Main St. North Main St. 0 0 0 700 800 18,000 4 90 (4) (90) 7 Lonnie Loveness, Inc. 450 North Main St. 0 3,715 12 (12) 7 Vacant 450 North Main St. 0 6,735 0 0 7 West Publishing Co 201 North Second St. 12 12,500 42 (30) 7 Residence 212 North Second St. 29 96du 96 (67) 7 Brian L Bunce dentist 225 North Second St. 0 864 4 (4) 7 CS Communication Specialty 225 North Second St. 0 800 3 (3) 7 Stillwater Dental Laboratories 225 North Second St. 0 360 2 (2) 7 " 7 St Croix Recreation Company Inc Rivertown Arcade Office Bliss Plumbing & Heating 225 225 225 North Second St. North Second St; North Second St. 0 1 450 4,000 2 13 (2) (12) 7 Washington County Historical Society 602 North Main St. 0 3,400 11 (11) 8 Pappy's on the River 422 E Mulberry St. 0 1,950 16 (16) 8 Mulberry Point Yacht Club 422 E Mulberry St. 0 157slips 39 (39) 8 StillwaterYacht Club/storage 422 E Mulberry St. 53 160s 26 27 8 StillwaterYacht Club Sales/Rental 422 E Mulberry St. 10 2,000 10 0 8 StillwaterYacht Club repair 422 E Mulberry St. 5 5,000 5 0 8 Student Assurance Services 333 North Main St. 42 6,425 21 21 8 Behavioral Health Services 333 North Main St. 28 2,834 14 14 8 Datalog inc. 333 North Main St. 14 2,200 7 7 8 Magnussen Law Firm 333 North Main St. 9 1,400 5 4 8 Stillwater Dental Clinic 333 North Main St. 23 2,340 12 11 8 The Sand Creek Group LTD 333 North Main St. 9 1,361 5 4 8 Domino's Pizza 501 North Main St. 12 2,200 18 (6) 8 Steve's Repair 501 North Main St. 30 1,500 6 24 8 The Minnesota Zephyr 601 North Main St. 120 7,800 86 34 TOTALS 1136 3897 (2761) Page 5 ct DOWNTOWN PARKING STUDY FOR STILLWATER MINNESOTA COMMUNITY PLANNING & DESIGN ASSOCIATES INC COMMUNITY PLANNING & DESIGN ASSOCIATES PLANNING ARCHITECTURE DESIGN 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 RI : DLF DENNIS W. GREBNCR THOMAS H. HODNE ROBERT L. ISAACSON REYNOLD M. ROBERTS AIA 2635 UNIVERSITY AVENUE BT. PAUL 14, MINNESOTA MIDWAY 5•8617 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 DEMAND 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 TQ FROVIDE 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 STILLWATERtS 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 IS 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 LIST OF TABLES LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS CHAPTER IV VI VI 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 vi 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 I. 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) ,' i1ut. W. \;;ttN 11.11 \W. \Kt1 ./' Q 1 i 7 d- F ---,- _i-•--t'.-"�-4 4--6--/ -1'� 'i ' ,- ".r-4-t'-t-T-. T •- ,.. - •. 1 Araxr into �crawr ".�` i rn 1 t ,-/rirMr77 - Cttt77zr u. _1v 'VIAL L w ...^•7 fth F (aK K \\\�v/ -\ kik HI 5I 1-lEE r '.f CONCEPT z O H v 0 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 PROPOSED 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 CITIES, 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 RERRESENTS 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 DEMAND 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 11 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 TIIC 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 CONTAINS 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 73 0 X 0 0 CAST lAULCCI3RY S RCET LI ETI r EAST MYRTLE • C HE S T NUT rn COMMERCIAL STREET 3./100 STREET 0 0 0 •-• EAST OLIvE STREE „i 411 ME= Roe iVir3CC EZZZEI sorAcc (3-4& ItA7•3TC) 0 toNs-A 2 LEVEL ACol non 7 LOCL R.33P SLARraCC I/5o pR 'miry/IA.0M or sPAccs 0 AvENuE 0 L.4 _ J NELSON STREET / 30 0 r-• z 0 / 0 ) IMMEDIATE AND FUTURE PARKING SITES 7. HELP IN RELIEVING THE PARKING SHORTAGE DOWNTOWN FOR CUSTOMERS. 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 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 RCCOMMENDATION 1 NORTH OF LOWELL PARK 2 SOUTH OF LOWELL PARK 3 EAST MYRTLE AND NORTH SECOND 4 EAST OLIVE AND SOUTH SECOND TOTAL No. OF PARKING SPACCS 300 50 100 100 550 8. 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. 9. ,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. TFIIS 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 1S 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 IMMEDIATE 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 2,000 TO 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 ON THE 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 FACLLITIEO. 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 1.000 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 or 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 S"iREET. 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. G. 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 II 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 bHOPPER'S 12. MALL, AND PROVIDE A SCALE BY WHICH TO JUDGE THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RETAIL, OFFICE, 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 13. THEIR EFFORTS BY CAREFULLY REVIEWING THE WORK OF ST. CLOUD AND WILLMAR IN MEETING THEIR RESPECTIVEPARKING NEEDS. 4. BEGIN DET..LED SITE LAYOUT OF LOTS AND PRELIMINARY ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF RAMP FACILITY WHILE IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS ARE BEING WORKED OUT. TO BE EFFECTIVE, PARKING AREAS MUST BE 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. INCLUDUNG LAND COST THE PRICE PER SPACE COULD WELL REACH OVER $1,000. 14. V 1 I . APPENDIX APPENDIX - 1 DISCUSSION OF METHODS USED IN DETERMINING PARKING NEED THE FOLLOWING TABLES PROVIDE THE INFORMATION NCCF_SSARY 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 *BASED, 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 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 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. APPENDIX - 2 TABLE 4 SUMMARY OF DOWNTOWN FRAME FLOOR AREA USE USE AREA % TOTAL (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 ,.1.2 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 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 251,050 9.5 HEAVY COMMERCIAL 286,650 10.8 OFFICE 45,420 1.7 INSTITUTIONAL 78,500 2.9 STORAGE -VACANT 98,350 3.7 RESIDENTIAL 83,800 3.1 PARKING 64,400 2.4 LAND WITHOUT BUILDINGS 1,038,550 39.2 STREETS AND ALLEYS 674,000 25.2 INDUSTRIAL 40,700 1.5 TOTAL RATIO METHOD TOTAL 2,661,420 100,0 IN EMPLOYING THIS METHOD, THE FOLLOWING STEPS WERE TAKEN: APPENDIX - 3 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 IS 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 211,850 141,250 39,420 RATIO 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, D.C. THE FOUNDATION, 1955), P. 30. 2 DIVISION OF RESEARCH OF PUBLIC ROADS, PARKING GUIDE FOR CITIES (WASHINGTON, D.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.) - 9980 DEMAND UNDER "HIGH" POPULATION FORECAST INDICATES A NEED FOR 3250 SPACES. - 1980 DEMAND UNDER "LOW" 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. flat D., P. 25. APPENDIX - 5 'THEY FOUND THAT IN CITIES OF STILLWATER'S POPULATION GROUP (5,000 TO 10,-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 DErICIENCY IN PARKING IN STILLWATER'S DOWNTOWN.TODAY. WITH ONLY 732 SPACES AVAILABLE, STILLWATEP. 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 PE 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. 10 l • ( AST 41I)L A(tt ITV E A S T mvR TLE IO 11119111;�Ini�!; Ii T1iI CHESTNUT STREET 0169�i��,i�lllddil �• EAST vE STREET 121 0 N ti ti LN JZ T 111...=.01111••••• 111. STREET Ii1111111111f;;i11f 111411111 orin 1°1 CY: ry i-C Orr 11RCCT PMRitti .1T(¢C11 Ot. STREET •4vnIRG MY.-•CtCS CO 7t S1RCCf PARAIM.: • i IMO _II it UI NELSON i ^ f f, 1 STREET EXISTING PARKING - DOWNTOWN CORE AND FRAME 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 h ,Ve", t',,. r 240 20.0 E Maple Island 373 133 10.2 3 U✓ -ee -�:<. ram_. f 103 8.6 / /t-U;_,,;,,., Reeds 191 88 6.8 0 424 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 lI 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 * Averages based on 25 time periods (except Union, Water, 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 3 9 12 15 3 22 21 4 2 96 empty spaces on Myrtle Street empty spaces on Commerical Street empty spaces on 2nd Street empty spaces on Main Street empty spaces in Maple Island L-)t empty spaces in Reeds L-vt empty spaces in River Lot empty spaces in Auditorium Lot empty spaces on Chestnut Street empty spaces on Union Alley Total empty spaces Monday, December 11, 1978 9:30 a.m. 13 empty 6 empty 2 empty 10 empty 36 empty 23 empty 6 empty 36 empty 6 empty 1 empty 1 empty 140 Total spaces in spaces on spaces on spaces on spaces on spaces in spaces in spaces in spaces on space in space on Auditorium Lot Myrtle Street Commercial Street 2nd Street Main Street Maple Island Reeds Lot River Lot Chestnut Street Union Olive empty spaces Alley Street Monday, December 11, 1978 2:00 p.m. Lo t 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 Monday, December 11, 6 empty 2 empty 13 empty 20 empty 9 empty 4 empty 36 empty 11 empty 3 empty 1 empty 105 Total 1978 3:30 spaces on spaces on spaces on spaces on spaces in spaces in spaces in spaces in spaces on space on -2- p.m. Myrtle Street Commercial Street 2nd Street Main Street Maple Island Lot Reeds Lot River Lot Auditorium Lot Chestnut Street Water Street empty spaces Tuesday, December 12, 1978 9:30 a.m. 7 5 28 37 27 15 39 14 5 empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty 5 empty 1 empty 1 empty Total spaces spaces spaces spaces spaces spaces spaces spaces spaces spaces space space empty on Myrtle Street on Commerical Street on 2nd Street on Main Street in Maple Island Lot in Reeds Lot in River Lot in Auditorium Lot on Chestnut Street on Union Street on Olive Street on Water Street spaces Tuesday, December 12, 1978 3:15 p.m. 6 34 22 8 2 7 21 14 empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty 1 empty 5 empty 1 empty 121 Total spaces spaces spaces spaces space s space s spaces spaces in Reeds Lot in River Lot on Main Street in Maple island Lot on Water Street on Myrtle Street on 2nd Street in Auditorium Lot space on Olive Street spaces on Chestnut Street space on Union Street empty spaces S?1 LLWATEB9 MI N'NESOT A LAND USE CHARACTERISTICS GROSS POPULATION Ott ESii I MA ES LAND DEMAND WHAT DOES ST i LL►lATER WANT 70 BE T THE STI LLWA`5ER PLANNING AND ZONING COMI SSI ON C04ML I 7Y PLANNING & DESIGN ASSOCIATES INC 263 UNPV RSIT AVaVE5• ST,, PAUL. 14. M t So;A LAND LSE CHARACTER1Sf CS EIil STI NG LARD Ls PCI NTAG 0' D:'A:VI�LOPi D LAND INSTITUTIONAL 68� INDUSTRY COkM€RCE ��� SINGLE FAMILv 40.2% 1ULTI4AMI LY sos% PARIC PLAYGROUNDS 904% STREETS �02� RAILROADS COMMENTS INSTITUTIONAL USES SEEM TO OCCUPY A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE PERCENTAGE 0� DEVELOPED LAND AS COMPARED WI T".1 OTHER CITIES. BEING TiifC COUNTY SEATS AND HAVING THE NUMBER OF CI�URCSdES AND SCHOOLS THAT STILLWATER KAS, ALL C0NT3SI BUTE$ TO T I Z it ACTOR 1 NDUSTRY AND C0194ERCE ARE BOTII LOWO THE FORMER 1 5 BECAUSE OF TM l± RATHER LINITED DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY AT THIS MOMENT. THE LATTER PERHAt�B REFLECTS TIME CR0WDKDNE8s OR LACK OF LAND IN TKE CENTRAL 8USI NESS AREA iN THE SINGLAMI LY 5i DE;NT1 AL LSESA TN1 RE REPRE5ENT3 A NbT DENU TY C� APPROXIMATELY f1Vs DWELLING UNITS PER ACR€.; IN MLLTI"rAMILY USES T9�IRT�EN DWE LLING UNITS PER ACRE Tkw DENSITY BC�kS TO BE rAIRLY REA sC%Nm A8LE IN A TOWN SUCIi AS STILLWATER - PARRS AND PLAYGROUNDS INCLUDING THE GOIS COURSE TOTAL APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED ACRES IN THE CITY NOT INCLUDING hE FORTY•SIX ACRES OWNED 8Y STI LLWATER ON THE WI scoNsI N 51 DE of TH? S r . Ci of X. WI m STI LLwATER POSSESSING SCENI C AND RECRe ATI 0NAt. ADVANTAGES AND I.ACK OF EQUAL DIS— TRIBUTION OF PARK AND PLAYGROUND rACI LI TI E=SmI S 13 NOT ADEQUATE. STREETS OCCUPY 32.2 OF THE DEVELOPED ACRE$. THIS 15 DEFINITELY EX"' CESSivE. THE STEEP TOPOGRAPHY HAS MADE SGVgRAL PARTS or THE CITY DIFFICULT TO SERVE bn TH STREETS. THE EXCESSIVE STREET MILAGS 15 UNDER STANDABLE. LAND USE .. EXISTING ACR7S Sri OF CITY TOTAL INSTITUTIONAL 65 3 INDUSTRY 20 1 COMMERCIAL 22 1 1.5 ACRES PARKING INCLUDED) Sa NGLE FAM/ LY 883 18 MULTI —FAMILY 34 1.5 *`PARK 11 0.5 RECREATION (SPORTS) 90 4 ***VACANT 1,9204 53,5 'STREETS 308 13 WATER 82 305 RAILROAD 21 1 TOTAL. 2,240 100 ** IMPROVED ONLY PAR!{ IN Wg SCONSI N 46 ACRES VACANT LAND ACHi `,'VZD BY SUBTRACTING TO7AL OTWER USES FROM NSP TOTAL VOR CITY (3.5 SQUARF, MILES) SUMMARY: D.FVELOP D AREA VACANT LAND US ;ADL: BLU FSD SLOPES AND TOTAL 1.036 1,102 102 46.5 49 4>5 2,240 100 I. i MG UN I US N_,GMB0f0!`OOD SINGLE MUL '! eOTAG. N 1 705 149 N2 416 8'r gW 3 504 87 NW 244 19 1,869 + 44€5 _ 2,315 ABOVE DOES NOT INCLUDE CBD GROSS S POPULAT 1 ON ESTIMATES FOR s f i L.L.WA ,' TR FROM i. 1950 POPTIATION Of NEARLY 7:; 00,q CT IS S I -I 4ATfD MAT STILLWATR:n"" HAS GROWN ABOUT I f;OOO Pe.'O,;'LE TO ABOUT 8,700 T,ODA'>'.: ,TENDING 'FS 1 .S GROP.,fi';it: 1`URTHER INTO T4;>> t LITi. ;g°f: i!:STI6,AT S FOR 1970 AND 180 nf..m.q.T IN AgP-RBI,, MA1'rz.L`° 12,000 AND I7A00 ' 'Ir l.._ SP:tC T! I LY , REP E EN:'S A If-ONJ Ap'81 BY T980 07 NEARLY DOOBL,-. WHAT IT IS 700A . 1' ;S ASSUMING "U'i'AT S a I LLWT1' R F4A S & TA I WS IT'S CURRENT SNAeT ; IN THE TOTAL WASHINGTON COv3:7? ;'Ofi ULA T; QN , We cosNI DEf4 TME METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMI S SI IJJN43 %F, `tuu ESTIMATES TOR WASHINGTON COUNTY TO BE T*4 MOST f?rL ABL£ AVAILABLE. IT CAN Ci' POINTED OUT THAT THE 980 FaT$EXAS°T"aa: POPt1,'Lsl'I'101'i ;rAl.f S SHORT OF t3' :.L,WP,T1;iE' "'• HIGHEST POPULATION OF OVER 20,000 REACHED IN 1'HR 9/1..0`*4 % S `1' I L _, A T U OF r AN WASM6 MGTON COUNTY STI LWA`f :n WASHINGTON COUNTY 1890 20,000 'i 93O 7,,17; 1940 - 7.01 195O 34,E544* 7;:* i4/ 22.2 957 41,095** 8,000-1 19.5 l 960 43 500* 8,, ` 00+ 20.0 1970 5O n000+- 110 E;OO++ 1980 84,E 16,, a50++ • 1950 C:_°Nsis+s ** t4 NNESOtA D,€'AR TMXNT OF M ;AL'Yot • ESTIMATES OF THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION + 4- ASS Mi NG THAT: 1, STI LLWAT M RETAINS SHAM IM WASI.9e NGTOR COUNTY GROWT 2. C 15TI[4AT'.S FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY ARE THE MOST REALISTIC AVAI LA13LEQ LAND DEMAND ACRES PERCENTAGE UsED 1,036 46,5% VACANT 1,102 49.0% VACANT UNUSABLE 102 4.5g TOTAL ACRES 2,240 100.0% USEABLE LAND VACANT 1000 100 ACRES 20 YEAR LAND DEMAND (IF ONLY INCREASED AT PRESENT RATE OF GROWTH) RESIDENTIAL S, 00 ACRES (BASED ON: 208. D.U./ACRE PRESENT: 5.5 D.U./ACRE) INSTITUTIONAL 65 AcilEs INDUSTRIAL 20 ACRES COMMERCIAL 15 ACRES PARR/PLAY 40 ACRES STREETS 00 ACRES TOTAL ACRES 1.240 EXPANDED Uses? RECREATIONAL AND RELATED ACTIVITIES INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION COMMERCIAL EXPANSION CB© OR DECENTRALIZATION WAT DOES S T 1 LLWATER WANT TO BE ? STI LLWATE 1 $ ONE OF me OLO€;ST TOWNS IN INC STATE. AROUND THE, TURN OF THE, CENTURY WREN THE: LUm R 1 NDUSTu3Y WAS AT ITS •EAi( STI LLWATER 6IAO APPROXIMATELY 2p000 RESIDENTS„ ! N 1WE YFARS THAT frOLLOW D; A DRAMATIC DECREASE IN POPULATION WAS WETNESSf•D. MOUND 1940) THE DECLINE REACHED ITS DEPTH '° 7,000 PEOPLE. SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN A MODrRA's`i:: INCREASE TO THE PRESENT POPULATION 0P SOMEWHAT AT OVER 8. 000 rn$1 S IS DUE IN PART TO GENERAL GROWTH OF THE TWIN C1 TI ER AREA AND IN PART TO THE. '.'ACT THAT PERHAPS STILLWATE.R HAS BEGUN TO FIND A NEW 6 DENTI TTa SEEKING NEW INDUS'T AND/OR DEVELOPING NATURAL SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES DEMONSTRATES €rff ORTS STI LLWATER HAS TAKEN I M SEA 't f; OF THIS IDENTITY. WHAT THE i UTUf Or S'TI LLWATER WILL BE DEPENDS UPON DECISIONS MAD; TODA't O STt LLWATER #4AY DEVOTE ITS EFFORT ALONG TEE ABOVE LINES 0 3 FIND NSW R :ASON.S OR GROWTH. FOR CONSCIENTIOUS AND ORDERLY :RLY PROGRESSp IT 1 S IMPORTANT PORTANT 5"OFt STi LLWATER TO KNOW ITS OWN ASSETS AND F3308L MS5 AND TO DEVELOP TH ASSETS AND E'LiMI NAT ; THE PROBLEMS. ! O A GENERAL EXAMINATION or; grirsc ALTERNATIVE DIRECTIONS OF GROWTH W;LL BE HELPFUL. . STI LLWA T ER' S CASE AS A RECREATIONAL TOWN. BECAUSE Or NATURAL SCENIC AND HISTORICAL ASSETS e STILL":,r'ATER SE`0WS GREAT POTENTIAL IN THIS RESPECT. Tr z ST„ CRO t Rt V aR I S A PALACE FOR SPORT AND 1"'LeAs'LRF„ BOATS 1 N THE SUMMER. ML9G'R 7);: oP.1- SHOULD L.D D. MADE: TO MAKE THE Rt VER [ 'EN MORE A T TM cT1 V:. FOR R',CREAT1 OFJ6.L. PURPOSES. 10 NAMC BUT A hW ER %'_• NTt AL STEPS'; !a D;f`s'sF+'lI NG OP THE CHANNEL ON TE•t'F. 17,i G?1T BANK UNDER T1•* INTERSTATE Ra'TAT BRIDGE WOULD PERMIT BOATS GOING UNDER THE BRIDGE NOT TO DI IaTURS BRIDGE TRAF 't C : 2. BfJ LD1 NG NEW OR ENHANCING EXISTING RE,ITAU:BAN T'? AHD OTHER RELATED PACILi !f 'ao 0 1 .' TA I NI NG AND `';NE11lFug:- Nti i:+?lidDSCAPI l4:Cv AI,.O G ME =:CS;NI C AREAS a„N BOTH AtIER BANKS. 4. Df:V%' L.OPt NO OTHER .AT RAC , ONS`, iN T-'i r,_ t)'''-SE:At?'Oi9-. ..::G THAT 'nHC TRADE, WI LL BE YEAR ROUND., STi t.`:aja' d'Ul; A:y A DORMI T03rf TOWN ME - 4'; „L „PoT:'NTI AL IN THIS RESt', ;CT ":``FA,OI3ADL ;A M1°'1 EtriN D?.":9 .LOF'KD:, Nt4 HIGHWAYS Agar: COM1FL. ;T D. TiYe T"+FIAI L. TIME B"t`WCEN ST I LWATI AND n€ : C ;PiTa A@, 6:1 1 E>"- DY THE METROR"'C)9.,I TAt+1 A FEA tr}1 t 5, B GEREATi.,';` LING 11%; MAY I?S; FRf:DUCrD TO f6S:4 VI CI N1 'i' C?F' 114E.NT"i' NI M9'7C:S.: As THE E BI''i s,DAEI LAND _A AI LAGL,= 1 ThF Cc=;NTRAL CITY UIP1p TSy' 3. ST I LLWA cR A 3AT4.;..I '7r ?'OWN :a T 4 A` r] 0 W TO Oi'J,' ANDIATte, SIH.'."31iG 'Em; F3E:CA) W- 1 RESOURCE Of,' VACANT, RUI LCABL": LAND 2, RICH HISTORICAL BACKGROUND S, CAI MUN€ TY IDENTITY 4.. SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL FACT L i TI iE S 5 AVAILABLE UTILITIES SHOULD STI LLWATFR D 'T6RM11 Nr<; TO BC A DORMITORY TOWN, MBE ASSETS SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED. STI LLWATER AS AN INDUSTRIAL TOWN ACCORDING TO A NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY SISRVEY3 THERE IS A NUMBER 0;= I t POFITANT MANUFACTURERS IN STI LLWATER o THEIR PRODUCTS RANGE FROM S'vtiOES TO !M Pti' PRODUCTS. HEIR MARKET COVERAGE IS NATIONAL AS WELL AS REGIONAL„ SOME 30 OF THE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IS ENGAGED IN MANUFACTURING ACiORDi NG TO THE 1950 CENSUS. HowrvFA,1 HAS STI LLWATF:RS INDUSTRIAL POTENTIAL urrN FULLY EXPLORED? NAVE THE PRESENT MOTOR AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION PACI LI T! S IN STI LLWATER BEEN PULL). r;XPLOR€D? CAN THE ST. CR OI Y, RIVER BE AN ASSET i !N SEEKING INDUSTRY? V HE M1 SSI SSI P `I RIVER IS RkACHI NO ITS PEAK IN Oh? DI . I NG THE METROPOLITAN INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL WASTO IS THE PROXIMITY OF ST► LLWATFR TO ST, PA&UL AND ICI NNEAPOLI S AN ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE? ADVANTAGE? THE MOST U''UNDAP4ENTA'L QUESTION of ALL 15 At/NETHER STI LLWATE % WANTS ANY NSW INDUSTRY AFTER CONSIDERING 1:AT INDUSTRY MAY BRING TO STI LLWATER .... BOTH IN B; NE'I TS AND PPOBLE4S0 Si..'I. MOAR o THERE MAY BE OTHER ALTERNATIVE ROLES OR COMBINATIONS OF SEVERAL 07 THE ABOVE ROLES STILLWATER CAN FLAY. SHE IMPORTANT THING IS tIHAT STP LL:iAT; R 4ANTS TO BE IN THE FUTURE. STI LLWATER SHOULD THINK OIAiRD BEFORE ORE REACIai NG A OEC1 !A ONo THE CONSULTANT° S ROLE IS MAINLY NLY TO BRING OP THESE ALTERNATIVES AI1t TO ANALY E EACH SO THAT RE MAY ASSIST STI L LWATER IN REACHING THE BEST DECi $1 ON,