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Exhibit A <br />Page 3 -REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER <br />(18) Alley Access Lots in R-1 <br />(a) General Standards. <br />1. Applicability. Except as provided in (b) below, the following standards apply to development on <br /> alley access lots in R-1. <br />2. Use Regulations. Alley access lots have the same land use regulations as the base zone except <br />that there is no allowance for a secondary dwelling. <br />3. Building Size. The total building square footage of a dwelling shall not exceed 10 percent of the <br /> total lot area or 800 square feet, whichever is smaller. Total building square footage is measured <br />at the exterior perimeter walls and is defined as all square footage inside of the dwelling, <br />including, but not limited to hallways, entries, closets, utility rooms, stairways and bathrooms.. <br />Prior to the Council's adoption of the above-quoted code provision, general R-1 zoning regulations <br /> applied to alley access lots and allowed lot owners to build structures that cover up to 50% of the <br />lot. Thus, the Claimant could have built a 1,200 square foot house on her alley access lot before <br />EC 9.2751(18)(a)3. went into effect because the total lot size is 4,620 square feet. Now, however, <br />EC 9.2751(18)(a)3. limits any structure on the Claimant’s lot to a maximum of 462 square feet, <br />which restricts the Claimant’s ability to build an economically and practically feasible home on the <br /> property. <br />Adopted on July 28, 2014 (by Ordinance No. 20541) and effective on August 29, 2014, EC <br />9.2751(18)(a)3. establishes the following limitations on square footage of buildings on alley access <br />lots: <br />Claimants assert that EC 9.2751(18)(a)3.. is a "land use regulation" that "restricts the <br />residential use" of their property because prior to the 2014 adoption of Ordinance No.20541, <br />the existing residence on Claimants'property would have automatically qualified to allow a <br />1,200 s.f. dwelling. However, following the adoption of Ordinance No.20541,the <br />dwelling would be limited to 462 s.f.. <br />September 24, 2018, Meeting - Item 3