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Consider a request from 217 S. Liberty, LLC with representative Michael Jaffee of Matchbox Realty to amend the Zoning Ordinance Section 10-3-30.1, Parking Lot Landscaping
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Presented By: Adam Fletcher, director of Planning and Community Development
Recommendation and Review
The amendment would create the ability for parking lots within the B-1 district with 10 or fewer parking spaces to be exempt from regulations of Section 10-3-30.1. Planning Commission recommended approving (5-0) to amend the opening paragraph of Section 10-3-30.1 Parking Lot Landscaping as was recommended by staff as shown below:
This section is applicable to all uses, and to all parking lots and enlarged portions of existing parking lots, both required and not required, except single-family detached and duplex dwelling units.with the following exceptions:
* Single-family detached and duplex dwelling units, and
* Within the B-1 district, when 6 or fewer parking spaces are provided on one parcel.
All properties being developed or redeveloped shall conform to all regulations of this section. Reference the Design and Construction Standards Manual Example Parking Lot Landscaping drawings 2.6.8 Examples A and B for visual aids of the applied regulations.
Planning Commission also recommended approving (5-0) the amendment to Section 10-3-30.1 (16) as shown below:
Nonconforming landscaping: An existing building/use that has parking lot landscaping that is nonconforming as to the minimum landscaping requirements of this section may be enlarged; however, parking lot landscaping requirements shall apply to all enlarged portions of existing parking lots, including parking lots in the B-1 district that are enlarged beyond the exemption threshold noted in the opening paragraph of this section. required landscaping shall be at least proportionate to any enlargement of the parking lot. Any enlargement of a parking lot on any property having an existing landscaping border separating...
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