Item 8: Ordinance Establishing Chambers Special Area Zone

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The following table categorizes lots by the type of street and/or alley access available. Access Number of lots One street 156 Comer lot 50 Street and alley 43 Alley only 13 Landlocked 3 Total 265 Alley development Alleys in this area have not been widely developed with dwellings or other structures. For lots with street and alley access, the alley is generally used for utility access, not for primary access to a dwelling or garage, which is typically via a driveway off the street. The four houses on the east side of Taylor Court are an exception to the typical alley pattern. This portion of Taylor Court is paved and developed more like a "lane," with the four houses facing the alley as if on a standard street. For lots with alley access, the following table shows the number of structures and dwellings accessed from the alley. Number of Number of Number of Total Access structures single-family dwelling units in dwelling on alley structures on multi-unit units on alley structures on alley alley Street and alley 11 8 9 17 Alley only 13 11 4 15 Total 24 19 13 32 There are 19 single-family dwellings facing on an alley, three duplexes, one triplex, and one 4-plex. All five alley developments with multi-unit structures have severe negative impacts on adjacent properties. 20 In the entire R-2 area, there are no examples of compatible alley developments with two or more dwelling units. (See the "Assessing compatibility and impacts" section later in this report for a discussion of how we evaluated impacts.) 20 These structures are located as follows: I duplex at 1143/1145 Polk Alley, 2 duplexes and a triplex in the 1400 block ofW. lIlh Alley, and a 4-plex at 1577 W. 1 fh Alley. November I, 2005 Chambers Revisited - Neighbors' Report 38