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Home My WebLink AboutAMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE - PARKING FOR FOUR BEDROOM UNITS - 69-88 - REPORTS - FIRST READINGAGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 11 DATE: September 20, 1988 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Joe Frank SUBJECT : Nearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 125 , 1988, Amending Section 29-494(2) of the Code Relating to Parking Spaces. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of this Ordinance on First Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Last December, the City Council asked the Development Services Staff and the Planning and Zoning Board to look at the issue of parking standards for multi -family dwelling units containing four or more bedrooms. In response, a survey was conducted of parking requirements of other "front range" communities. The Planning and Zoning Board held a work session on February 4, 1988 to discuss this issue. On August 22, 1988, the Planning and Zoning Board conducted a public hearing and unanimously recommended to City Council that the Parking Regulations of the Code be amended to require 2.25 parking spaces for dwelling units containing four or more bedrooms. There was no opposition to the amendment. BACKGROUND: Last December, the City Council asked that the Development Services Staff and the Planning and Zoning Board look at the issue of parking standards for four bedrooms units. The Planning Staff and the Planning and Zoning Board met at a special work session on February 4, 1988 to discuss this issue. The City Council questioned whether the current parking regulations were sensitive to the requirements of four -bedroom units. Staff reviewed the existing policies as well as researched parking requirements in other communities. The code requires that for each multi -family dwelling there shall be 1.5 parking spaces per each dwelling unit containing one or less bedrooms; 1.75 spaces per 2 bedroom unit, and; 2 parking spaces per dwelling unit containing three or more bedrooms. In addition, disabled, bicycle and motorcycle parking must be provided. DATE: September 20, 1988 -2- JWM NUMBER: 11 A survey was conducted by the Planning Staff of other "front range" communities to assess parking requirements. The eleven communities surveyed for this report included Boulder, Denver, Littleton, Longmont, Golden, Cheyenne, Loveland, Aurora, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and Lakewood. In addition, a brief literature search was conducted. Eight of eleven communities surveyed did not specifically identify parking requirements for four bedroom units; 6 communities required 1.5 to 2 spaces per each dwelling unit with no distinction for bedrooms (average: 1.58 spaces per dwelling unit); 2 communities required 2.0 to 2.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit containing three or more dwelling units (average 2.25 spaces per unit). For the 3 communities that did specifically require parking for four -bedroom units, the standard ranged between 2 and 3 spaces per unit (average 2.17). All of the communities stated that four bedrooms multi -family units were a rare occurrence. The literature search on four -bedroom units offered little new information. Parking requirements ranged between 1.5 and 2.5 spaces per unit. The Planning and Zoning Board closely examines the parking needs of multifamily projects located adjacent to or within existing residential neighborhoods. The primary concern of the Board was to avoid overburdening neighborhood streets from unwanted parking as well as to avoid unnecessary and excessive parking. Decisions on parking need are made after evaluating the type of unit, user, site location, and the number of bedrooms. Depending upon these factors the Board may approve parking standards different from that required by the Code. The case -by -case evaluation used by the Planning and Zoning Board appears to be the most accurate, fair and flexible approach to the issue. However, both the Board and Staff believe that the current parking requirement of 2.0 per three or more bedroom unit is not appropriate in most cases and recommend that the parking regulations be amended to require 2.25 spaces for four or more bedroom multi -family units. As a matter of clarification, the Ordinance also contains the provision that fractional parking requirements shall be rounded up to the nearest whole. This is in harmony with the City's present practice. • • ORDINANCE NO. 12,5, 1988 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING SECTION 29-494(2) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO REQUIRED PARKING SPACES WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Fort Collins has determined that dwelling units containing four (4) or more bedrooms in multi -family structures impose additional parking requirements not presently adequately addressed in the Code; and WHEREAS, the Council has determined that Section 29-494(2) of the Code should be amended to address the parking impacts of such dwelling units. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that Section 29-494(2) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows: (2) For each multifamily dwelling there shall be parking spaces as indicated by the following schedule (ANY FRACTIONS, AFTER AGGREGATION, SHALL BE ROUNDED UP TO THE NEAREST WHOLE): Number of bedrooms per dwelling unit 1 or less 2 3 and -above 4 AND ABOVE Parking spaces per dwelling unit 1.5 1.75 2.0 2.25 Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of September, A.D. 1988, and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of October, A.D. 1988. yor ATTEST: City Clerk 1988. Passed and adopted on final reading this 4th day of October, A.D. ATTEST: City Clerk r 0 0 PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING August 22, 1988 The regular meeting of Planning and Zoning Board was called to order at 6:31 p.m. in Council Chambers of New City Hall, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado. Board members present at the meeting included, Dave Edwards, Frank Groznik, Sandy Kern, Bernie Strom, Jim Klataske, Lloyd Walker and Jan Shepard. Staff members present included Tom Peterson, Paul Eckman, Sherry Albertson Clark, Joe Frank, Linda Ripley, Ted Shepard and Barbara Hendrickson. Director of Planning, Tom Peterson, reviewed the Consent and Discussion Agenda. The Consent Agenda included: Item 1, July 25, 1988 minutes; Item 2, #13-82AI OAKRIDGE VILLAGE PUD - AMENDED MASTER PLAN; Item 3, #13-82AJ OAKRIDGE VILLAGE PUD, 7TH FILING - PRELIMINARY; Item 4, CONOCO SERVICE STATION - EXPANSION OF A NON -CONFORMING USE; Item 5, #58-88 AMOCO SERVICE STATION - EXPANSION OF A NON- CONFORMING USE; Item 7, #57-86H SUNSTONE VILLAGE PUD AND SUB- DIVISION, 4TH FILING - FINAL; Item 8, #11-87B LIGHT AND POWER UTILITY SERVICE CENTER PUD (COMMUNICATION TOWER) - PRELIMI- NARY AND FINAL; Item 9, #90-85E WILD WOOD FARM 1ST PUD - CHARTER MEDICAL HOSPITAL - FINAL; Item 10, #25-81D VILLAGES AT HARMONY WEST PUD - TRACTS C & D -REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF PRELIMINARY APPROVAL; Item 11, #146 79B RAINTREE PUD VARI- ANCE REQUEST AND ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF FINAL; Item 12, #7-8211 COLLINDALE BUSINESS PARK PUD - MASTER PLAN; Item 13, #7-82C COLLINDALE BUSINESS PARK PUD PHASE ONE - PRELIMINARY; Item 14, #65-88 Phases II, III, AND IV OF SADDLEBACK SUBDIVISION OUT -OF - CITY UTILITY SERVICE REQUEST; Recommendation items included: ITEM 15, #65-88A SADDLEBACK SUBDIVISION PHASES II, III, AND IV - WAIVER FROM THE OFF -SITE STREET REQUIREMENTS; ITEM 16, #59-88, A BUCK- EYE FARMS/EINARSEN ANNEXATION AND ZONING; and, ITEM 17, #66-88 AMENDMENT OF ZONING ORDINANCE - PARKING FOR FOUR _ ROOM UNITS. The Discussion Agenda included: ITEM 18, #4 - 8 PARK SOUTH MASTER PLAN; ITEM 19, #PARK SOUTH PUD PARCEL A - PRELI- MINARY; and, ITEM 20, #99-79B PROSPECT LEMAY OFFICE PARK PUD (MEDICAL CENTER OF FORT COLLINS) - AMENDED PRELIMINARY Item 6, #37-84D LAKEWOOD ESTATES PUD - FINAL was continued to the Septem- ber 26 meeting. The Board removed Items 1, 4 and 5 from the agenda. Member Shepard pointed out that the correct vote on the minutes was as fol- lows: June 26 meeting was 4-0 (not 6-0) and on July 11 was 2-0 (not 6-0). Member Kern moved to approve the corrected minutes. Member Shepard sec- onded the motion. Motion passed 7-0. Member Walker moved to approve Items 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 and 17. Member Groznik seconded. The motion carried 7-0. 0