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METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COMMISSION
JUNE 8, 1993
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Coleman, Finley, Damron, Little, Baker, McCracken
MEMBERS ABSENT: Alston
The minutes of the 05-11-93 meeting were approved as amended.
#1 An ordinance to establish minimum standards for the construction of vehicular use areas.
Jim Shaw, City Planner, informed the Commissioners and those in attendance that several work sessions had been held to discuss the proposed ordinance. The ordinance is basically an update of the parking regulations currently in place. Several of the items included in the ordinance have been a matter of policy that the staff has required over the years. Parking space sizes, width of drive aisles, setback distances are some of the items addressed. The bulk of the ordinance covers specific number of required parking spaces for each type of use. In some cases the parking requirements would be increased from what they are not, but in most cases fewer spaces would be required. Another requirement is that all parking spaces would be required to be accessed by internal drives except in single and two-family dwellings.
Parking in the front yard setback area is not allowed in single and two-family dwellings. Some questions were raised about parking in the setback in areas that are not single or two-family units. Currently required parking spaces may not be placed in the building setbacks.
Mr. McCracken made a motion to recommend to the City Council that the ordinance be adopted as prepared by the City Planner. A part of the recommendation is for the Planner to reevaluate the question concerning multifamily residential units in regard to parking in the front yard setback area. Whatever decision the Planner feels is appropriate should be forwarded to the City Council. Mr. McCracken also stated that in Section 4 (e) the wording needed to be changed from required to permitted. The motion was seconded by Mr. Damron. Voting was 5 in favor, 0 opposed. ORDINANCE RECOMMENDED...
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