Item 1: Ordinances on Infill Compatibility Standards Code Amendments

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alley and creating problems. In addition, these changes will help developers accommodate the increased parking recommended in #1 above. Proposed Code Changes for Off-Street Parking Criteria The Multi-D Committee recommends that the following code changes for off-street parking criteria. The requirements for leased parking in EC 9.6410 Motor Vehicle Parking Standards should be changed as follows: When a multifamily project leases parking to another multifamily project, both projects must meet the current parking standards in place when the city approved agreement is signed. Leased parking spaces must have permanent signs The requirements for off-street parking in Table 9.6410 Required Off-Street Motor Vehicle Parking for multiple family (3 or more dwellings per lot) in the R-3 and R-4 zones in the West University Neighborhood and South University Neighborhood Association (SUNA) should be changed as follows: One tandem parking space may be counted as 2 parking spaces for each dwelling unit with 3 or more bedrooms. The minimum depth of a tandem parking space should be defined to be 33 feet. Tandem parking when not underground can only be used directly off an alley and must be located a minimum of 30 feet from the right-of-way of a public street. The dimensions for off-street parking in Table 9.6420(1) Motor Vehicle Parking for compact spaces should be changed with a note as follows: The minimum depth of all parking spaces directly off and 90 degrees to an alley in multifamily development shall be 18 feet if the right-of-way width of the alley is 14 feet or less. The minimum depth of parking spaces directly off an alley at other angles should also be increased correspondingly. The specific code changes are listed below in italics. Add a definition for a Tandem Parking Space to EC Section 9.0500 Definitions as follows: Tandem Parking Space. A permanently maintained space with proper access for two nose-to-end in tandem The motor vehicles parked as indicated in this land use code. first motor vehicle does not have independent access, and the second motor vehicle must move to provide access to the first motor vehicle. The requirements for the location of off-street parking shall be changed as follows: 9.6410Motor Vehicle Parking Standards. (1) Location of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces. Required off-street Multi-Dwelling Infill Committee Parking Recommendations - April 6, 2009 Page 8