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Parking Analysis Update <br />Planning Commission Comments and Concerns: <br />The Planning Commission reviewed the site plan and identified concerns with the use of the units to <br />account for the parking. The commission discussed the need for off-street parking for each unit. There <br />were concerns about where visitors would park, if any overflow would impact the abutting <br />developments, and overall traffic congestion within the site. There was interest in gaining more <br />knowledge to understand how other cities applied parking standards and the drive lane requirements <br />for this type of development. The Commission noted that the site appears to be designed to maximize <br />the number of units. The Commission suggested the applicant explore reducing the number of units in <br />order to decrease the parking demand overall and install a parking area for the site. Additionally, the <br />Commission had questions about the proposed drive lane widths as one of the drive lanes has a 40' <br />width while the other drive lane widths are 50' wide. <br />Staff Analysis: <br />The current plan anticipates parking within each individual unit and allows for loading and parking <br />directly in front of each unit. The applicant's business model indicates that each individual unit will <br />accommodate the necessary parking for each owner. <br />(d) Required Parking: The City Code does not list a parking standard associated with the garage <br />condo use. The applicant originally was not proposing any outdoor parking. <br />To provide an example, Staff conducted a parking analysis using the standard for a similarly scaled use in the City <br />Code: City Code Sec. 78-827(d) (3) Multi -tenant industrial buildings: "One space for each 400 square feet of gross <br />floor area, or the sum of the component gross floor areas as follows, whichever is greater". <br />Using this provision, a total of 235 parking spaces should be provided; each unit would need to provide 2.7 parking <br />spaces. As designed, each unit supports 2-4 enclosed parking spaces; 60 of the larger -sized units would support 4 <br />cars (240 spaces) and 25 smaller units would support 2 parking spaces (50 spaces). This results in a total of 290 <br />indoor spaces for the site exceeding the calculated requirement. <br />Upon further review, staff determined that this requirement is excessive and the amount of parking for <br />the garage condo use would not create the demand of 235 parking spaces. Staff recommends having a <br />parking stall in front of each unit. <br />nTHFR CITIFS <br />Staff conducted additional research for similar developments in neighboring cities highlighting the <br />planning commission's concerns: <br />Cities <br />New <br /># <br />Off Street <br />Any Parking for <br />Drive <br />Note/Comments <br />Development/ <br />Garage <br />Parking <br />additional Uses? <br />Lane <br />Redevelopment <br />Unit <br />Required <br />Widths <br />Corcoran <br />New <br />37 <br />No <br />No <br />60' <br />Intent was to discourage long <br />term/overnight parking. <br />Cottage Grove <br />New <br />132 <br />No <br />No <br />30'-60' <br />135 <br />