Item 7: Action: Ordinance on Infill Compatibility Standards Code Amendments

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4. No portion of a driveway or parking area shall be wider than 12 feet within 30 feet of any portion of a lot line that abuts a street. 5. For a driveway or parking area located within five feet of an existing driveway or parking area on an adjacent property under common ownership or within the same development site, the maximum total width of the two driveways and/or parking areas is 18 feet within 30 feet of any portion of a lot line that abuts a street. 6. The full width of impermeable surfaces and surfaces with permeable paved surfaces (such as parking areas or walkways) that are within one foot of a driveway shall be included in calculating the driveway width except that one private walkway, no wider than 4 feet within 5 feet of the driveway, may terminate at the driveway. (See Figure 9.3625(6)(a)6.) 7. Exception. For a duplex where both main entrances face the same street and the lot is not on the corner of two streets or the corner of a street and an alley, two curb cuts and driveways are allowed as long as both curb cuts and driveways meet all of the following conditions: a. There must be at least 30 feet between the two curb cuts; b. Each curb cut must be at least 5 feet from any curb cut on an adjacent lot; c. The maximum curb cut width is limited to 11 feet where the driveway abuts the street, and the driveway must taper to no more than 9 feet within 3 feet of the street curb or edge; and d. No portion of a driveway or parking area shall be wider than 9 feet within 30 feet of any portion of a lot line that abuts a street. (See Figure 9.3625(6)(a)7.). (b) Alley-Access Driveway Width. The maximum driveway and/or parking area width is 18 feet within 30 feet of any portion of a lot line that abuts the alley. (c) Adjustment. The driveway width standards in this subsection (6) may be adjusted based on the criteria of EC 9.8030(26)(1). (7) Parking Standards. (a) Except as provided in (3)(d)3. above, each dwelling shall have one on-street or on-site vehicle parking space for every three bedrooms, rounded up to the next whole number (i.e. a four- bedroom dwelling must have at least two parking spaces). For purposes of this subsection, each uninterrupted twenty feet of lot line that abuts a street right-of-away where parking is legal within the entirety of that twenty feet shall count as one on-street parking space. The twenty feet may not include any portion of a curb cut. (b) No portion of a vehicle parking area may be located in the area defined by the Street Setback minimum standard (i.e., from which structures, other than permitted intrusions, are excluded) or Ñ®¼·²¿²½» ó Ð¿¹» è ±º îï