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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParkingLotAmendment_062612.pdf REQUEST FOR PLANNI NG COMMISSION ACTION Families, Fields and Fair __________________________ The City That Soars! Description An ordinance is proposed amending the Falcon Heights zoning code to update parking requirements to present-day best practices. Background As part of the City’s ongoing efforts to pr omote best practices in the reduction of storm water run-off and the improvement of water quality, staff recommends amending Sections 133-310, 113-314 and 113-315 of the City Code to reduce the amount of impervious surface required fo r parking and to allow alternative designs for parking lot margins. These measures are encouraged by the Metropolitan Council. The proposed changes are a redu ction in parking space size from 9’ x 20’ to 9’ x 18’ and a reduction in minimum required wi dth of parking lot aisles to 24 feet, dimensions in line with today’s stan dards and the recommendations of the Metropolitan Council. The amendment wo uld also allow alternate curbing and pavement edge designs to direct runoff water to filtration basins and rain gardens at the discretion of the zoning administrator and city engineer. Budget Impact Unknown Attachment(s)  Draft ordinance amendment  Existing portions of City Code to be changed  Parking Lot Design BMP – Metropolitan Council  Notice of public hearing, published in the Roseville Review Additional materials were provided in Ma y’s workshop packet, available on the www.falconheights.org. Action(s) Requested  Hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance  Make a recommendation to the City Council for adoption. Meeting Date June 26, 2012 Agenda Item 1 Title Proposed ordinance to amend City Code regarding parking lot requirements Submitted By Deborah Jones, Staff Liaison 164721v02 RNK:06/06/2012 1 ORDINANCE NO. __________ CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 113, THE ZONING CHAPTER, OF THE CITY CODE CONCERNING PARK ING LOTS AND PARKING SPACES THE CITY COUNCIL OF FA LCON HEIGHTS ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Subsection 113-310 (2)(b) of the Falc on Heights City Code is deleted. SECTION 2. Subsection 113-314 (c) of the Falcon Heights City Code is amended to provide as follows: Parking Space: Required parking spaces shall be at least 9 feet wide and 18 feet long. Up to 50% of the required spaces may be designated compact spaces. Compact parking spaces shall be at least 8 feet wide and 16 feet long. Compact spaces shall be identified through appropriate signage. Unless alternative requirements are de signated by the City Engineer, parking spaces shall be served by access drives with minimum dimensions provided as follows: Stall Angle (degrees) Curb Length (feet) Vehicle Projection (feet) Aisle (feet) Traffic Flow 45 9 22 14 One way 60 9 21 16 One way 75 9 21 18 One way 90 9 18 24 Two way 90 compact 8 16 24 Two way Parallel 23 8.5 22 Handicapped Parking Spaces: Spaces for the handica pped shall be at least 12 feet wide and 18 feet in length. The size, number , and location of stalls reserved for handicapped parking shall be provided and identified as require d by applicable regulations. Thes e spaces are included in the computation for the minimum parking space requirement. SECTION 3. Subsection 113-315 (f) of the Falcon Heights City Code is amended to provide as follows: Curbs and Landscaping: A 6-inch-high, poured-i n-place concrete curb shall be provided around the periphery of all parking lots and in ternal access roads, except where the City Engineer determines that a curb would impede the drainage plan. When the parking lot is for 164721v02 RNK:06/06/2012 2 six spaces or more, a curb or sc reening not over four feet in he ight shall be erected along the front yard setback line and grass or planting shall occupy the space between the sidewalk and curb or screening. Wheel guards as approve d by the zoning administrator may be used. SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage. ADOPTED this ______ day of _______________, 2012, by the City Council of Falcon Heights, Minnesota. CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS BY: ______________________________ Peter Lindstrom, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________________ Bart Fischer, City Administrator/Clerk Falcon Heights City Code: Portions to be amended by proposed ordinance Chapter 113 Zoning Article VI. Supplemental District Regulations Division 2. Off-Street Parking and Loading Subdivision II. Off -Street Parking Section 113-310. Re sidential Districts (2) The following provisions apply to the R-3 and R-4 districts: … b. Each parking space shall not be less than nine feet wide and 20 feet in length exclusive of an adequately designed system of access drives. Parking lots that separate vehicles based on size may be designed with parking spaces less than or greater than nine feet wide and 20 feet in length depending upon the size of the vehicle as long as adequate space is provided for easy and safe ingress and egress for the vehicle. Proposed reductions in or additions to the parking space size must be submitted in a dimensioned site plan with size of vehicle to use parking spaces indicated to the zoning administrator for review and approval. Signs specifying the vehicle size to use for the parking space may be required by the zoning administrator. Parking spaces for the handicapped shall not be less than 12 feet wide and 20 feet in length.  Section 113-314. Misce llaneous Provisions .. (c) Parking spaces. (1) Each parking space shall not be less than nine feet wide and 20 feet in length exclusive of an adequately designed system of a ccess drives. Smaller spaces for parking to be used only by compact cars may be permitted if approved by the city council. (2) Parking lots that separate vehicles based on size may be designed with parking spaces less than or greater than nine feet wide and 20 feet in length depending upon the size of the vehicle as long as adequate space is provided for easy and safe ingress and egress for the vehicle. (3) Proposed reductions in or additions to the parking space size must be submitted in a dimensioned site plan with the sizes of the vehicles to use parking spaces indicated to the zoning administrator for review and approval. (4) Signs specifying the vehicle size to use the parking space may be required by the zoning administrator. (5) Parking spaces for the handicapped shall not be less than 12 feet wide and 20 feet in length.    Section 113-315. Design and maintenanc e of off-street parking areas … (f) Curbing and landscaping. All open off-street parking area designed to have head-in parking along the property line shall provide a bumper curb not less than five feet from the side property line or a guard of normal bumper height no less than three feet from the side property line. When said area is for six spaces or more, a curb or screening not over four feet in height shall be erected along the front yard setback line and grass or planting shall occupy the space between the sidewalk and curb or screening. Wheel guards as approved by the zoning administrator may be utilized.