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. • • 7. As part of the transaction, the Applicant intends to merge the vacant abutting lot with the lot on which the existing building is located. The property would be one parcel with the entire enlarged single lot being the property for the sale and the property for the development. (testimony of Mr. Haugen; testimony of Mr. Ingalsbe) 8. The existing parking for the lot on which the building is located is limited to four off-street parking spaces off the alley. For the proposed change of use, the City determined that the existing parking on the building's lot was insufficient and that the Applicant must provide additional parking. As a solution, the Applicant proposed to merge the abutting lot with the lot on which the structure is located in order to provide a parking lot with 16 off-street parking spaces. The total number of parking spaces available with the variance would be the 16 off-street spaces on the vacant lot and the existing four off-street spaces on the lot on which the subject property is located. (exhibit 2, site plan, page 1; testimony of Mr. Ingalsbe) 9. In order to convert the building to the proposed use, improvements must be made to the building. The Applicant has submitted a site plan that depicts the building footprint, the basement level floor plan, fire safety revisions and the main level floor plan. In addition, the Applicant submitted an upper level floor plan which depicts all the units used for residential purposes. (exhibit 2, site plan; testimony of Mr. Ingalsbe) 10. The City Planning Department representative testified that the parking provided at the building was nonconforming and does not meet the City standards. However, rather than expanding on the nonconformity, the City determined that the parking can be reviewed pursuant to the requested variance. According to City calculations, the variance would be a reduction from the required 52 off- street parking spaces and would allow 20 off-street parking spaces. The requested variance is a reduction of 32 required off-street spaces. (testimony of Mr. Ingalsbe) 11. The required off-street parking per City standards has not been available on-site for over 24 years. In the past, any parking needs were provided on the abutting lot. With the limited number of available parking spaces on the lot with the building, the City received no complaints over the years. The City's position is that with the authorization of the reduced parking availability there would be no detriment to the property or the general area. (exhibit 1, staff report, page 2; testimony of Mr. Ingalsbe) 12. The original building on-site was constructed in 1921, and in 1927 an addition to the structure was built. The original zoning was C-1, General Commercial, but it was rezoned in 2008 to BMU. All of the City's activities with zoning and issuance of building permits were done with the knowledge of the available parking on-site. (testimony of Mr. Ingalsbe) 3�� O.