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ordinance requires that structures used for retail purposes have a minimum of one off-street parking place for each 100 square feet of retail space. Ms. Haase’s proposed 485 square feet of space would thus require at least four off-street parking slots.) “The nature of the business is walk-in, and those people will be parked elsewhere.” She aaded that if it becomes a problem, Mr. Batchelder would be willing to put a parking lot in the front yard.
Dr. Werner Krebser, who owns the Social Services building next door, added his concern to those expressed earlier about parking. “There is Peter Kramer’s building down the street, with a tremendous number of square feet upstairs for office space ... there are two or three spaces on the street used by the Health Department (clients). . . on court days, consider the parking problem on Gay St. ... I think that if you make an exception, set a precedent, you are going to create a problem for the town . . . this will not be the last you will hear.”
“How about delivery trucks,” he questioned. “Where will they park?” Dr. Krebser pointed out that when he remodeled what is now the Middle St. Gallery, “you required six spaces, and we did.”
“There’s one difference,” interjected Jim Thomasson. “You should have had 12: ten spaces for the gallery and two for the apartments upstairs. You are still liable for six spaces.”
Mayor Morehouse said that the issue of parking had been submitted to the town’s Planning Commission for review of the situation and consideration of the need for an ordinance, “and we got back a resounding ‘No!’ in response. Perhaps we need to put it back to them again. Parking is a critical matter - particularly when it affects adjacent landowners.”
Diane Bruce, who spoke in opposition to the application at the earlier public hearing, said that she wanted to reinterate her comments, “although many of my concerns are already resolved or maybe resolved.”
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