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Objective: Improve Parking Lots and Rear Building Entries to Create a Safe, Attractive, and Viable Commercial and Residential Environment Rear Building Entrances Parking Lots Shared Parking Lots. Shared parking areas In a traditional development pattern,a building's The number and size of parking lots will be minimized with varying peak demands may be utilized rear entrance often becomes the primary en- in the Heart of the City District by permitting on- when possible. Shared parking encourages pe- trance when parking is located in the interior of a street parking and by the public provision of parking destrian trips since people are able to move block.Rear building entrances should be improved structures.The following guidelines apply to parking between destination points without getting into with signs, canopies, landscaping and other lots in order to further minimize their domination of cars.Shared parking will allow for greater inten- complementary architectural detailing to create the streetscape, sity of development,reduce the need for struc- a welcoming and safe environment, ture parking,and minimize impervious surfaces. • Placement. All developments should encour- Parking Requirements age a strong connection between the building One of the most innovative elements of the Heart and parking areas through unified construction ' of the City's design is the allowance for on-street of elements,pedestrian paths,and entries.Park- parking.On-street parking is permitted in most older ing must be placed along the sides and rear of portions of cities but usually is prohibited by subur- buildings rather than in front,Parking lots are pro- ban zoning codes. On-street parking creates a hiblted within 50 feet of any street intersection. downtown atmosphere, provides an additional buffer between the sidewalk and the street, and • Width. Parking lots facing a public street are minimizes the necessity for the gigantic parking limited to a maximum width of 65 feet in order lots that separate the sidewalk from the building, to retain the building wall rhythm. thus precluding an inviting pedestrian environment, - - The total parking requirement in the Heart of the • Setbacks & Build-to Lines. Parking lots must i be placed to the side or rear of the lot. In order ,. .. City district assumes some publicly provided park- to maintain the street wall, parking lots facing ing, either on-street or in parking structures. On- the street must be screened at the build-to line. street parking placed directly in front of a building or lot may be counted toward fulfilling the total Parking structures must maintain the same build- to line and setbacks as principle structures parking requirement.If not enough on-street park- ; ' ing is available at the time of development, the pedestrian Accommodation. Pedestrian same off-street parking as required throughout the City of Burnsville applies unless shared or reduced passageways through parking lots are encour- parking can be provided. aged. Commercial buildings should consider providing bicycle parking areas and racks. Rear building entries should complement the architecture Hear! .of the City - Design Framework Building Design Guidelines V-11 8;�