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8.Changes to the industrial zoning districts <br />Does the Council accept the idea of consolidating the industrial districts? <br />Current Industrial <br />Zoning Districts <br />Proposed Industrial <br />Zoning Districts <br />I-1, Light Industry <br />I-1, Limited Industrial <br />B-I, Business / Industrial <br />B-W, Business / Warehouse <br />I-2, General Industrial <br />I-P, Industrial Park I-2, Industrial-Office Park <br />9.No minimum parking ratios for the commercial or industrial districts <br />Is the Council willing to trust the commercial and industrial development markets to provide <br />sufficient off-street parking for their own needs? <br />In the General Development Regulations chapter, it is proposed that there be no minimum <br />parking ratios for future commercial or industrial land uses. <br />Typical standards for commercial or industrial parking have often resulted in an excess number of <br />spaces used, inefficient land use, increased water run-off, excess reflected heat, increased <br />development costs, and reduced walkability. <br />As an alternative, the City would rely on the judgment of the private sector to build enough parking <br />for its intended use, knowing that on-street parking is not allowed along most major streets, that any <br />parking allowed on a public street may be revoked, and that very few if any businesses could survive <br />in this suburban location without auto parking. The developers’ site planners will likely fall back on <br />past standards or slightly less. Future owners or occupants of such buildings will judge for themselves <br />if there is enough parking for their use, considering other businesses that may have to share the <br />parking lot. <br />Alternatives include: (1) leaving the regulations as they are or (2) reducing the minimum ratios <br />somewhat.