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Meeting Date 3/25/91 <br />Agenda Item E-3 <br />• <br />CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />C7 <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION: Discussion of off-street parking and driveway <br />requiremen s in an R-1 zone <br />SUBMITTED BY: <br />REVIEWED BY: <br />Susan Hoyt, Interim City Administrator <br />Susan Hoyt, Interim City Administrator <br />Terry Mauer, City Engineer <br />EXPLANATION/DESCRIPTION: <br />The zoning code is vague regarding allowable off-street parking <br />in an R-1 zone (see attachment 1, Section 9-4.01 Subdivision (5) <br />(e). Due to the number of fairly narrow lots and single <br />garages, along with the frequency of three or four cars per <br />household for grown children, there is a lot of interest in <br />creating more off-street harking spaces. these spaces are often <br />requested to avoid "juggling" cars in a driveway. Historically, <br />parking along the driveway is included as a portion of the <br />parking space allocation. However, this needs to be clarified. <br />The City needs to clarify the code by defining off-street <br />parking, determining what open space requirements are desirable, <br />and designing ways to meet these needs. The driveway <br />requirements also require more specification. This will require <br />time from the planning consultant to specify off-street parking <br />standards. The City engineer provided driveway standards for <br />incorporation in to the code. <br />ATTACHMENT 1 - 9-4.01 Sub ( )(d)(e) <br />ATTACHMENT 2 - 9-2.05(2)(a) <br />ATTACHMENT 3 - Driveway Memo from Terry Mauer, 11/28/90 <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />1. Recommend revisions to the code regarding driveways and off- <br />street parking in an R-1 zone. <br />• <br />