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August 18, 2020 Page 8 Off-Street Parking Supply. According to the Zoning Ordinance, apartments must provide two off-street spaces per unit, one of which is enclosed. In this regard, a total of 76 off-street parking stalls are required, 38 of which must be covered or enclosed. The applicants have proposed a total of 46 spaces (1.2 spaces per unit) on the site. The 46 parking stalls match the number of bedrooms to be provided in the apartment building. As previously indicated, the applicant has requested flexibility from the required parking supply via the PUD. In this regard, the City would need to allow flexibility from the general ordinance requirement as part of the PUD approval. Reliable research related to the number of parking spaces required for suburban multiple family buildings with access to transit is provided in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) “Parking Generation” manual. There is extensive transit coverage in the Silver Lake Village area, and Metro Transit is currently working on enhancing its transit stop capacity along Silver Lake Road. For such developments, a parking requirement equal to one parking space per .9 bedrooms can predict actual parking demand. As previously indicated, the total number of bedrooms in the proposed apartment building is 46, which results in a ratio of 1.2 spaces per bedroom, which should be adequate to serve the project. The applicant is cautioned that overflow parking would likely need to be accommodated on its companion property to the south if needed, as on-street parking can be tightly limited in the area. Covered (Enclosed) Parking. According to the Ordinance, apartments must provide two off-street spaces per unit, one of which is enclosed. The applicant has requested flexibility from the covered (enclosed) parking requirement via the PUD in order all surface parking stalls, none of which are to be covered/enclosed. According to the applicant, the limited size of the subject site (0.85 acres), coupled with a desire to provide units which are affordable to the majority of residents in the area, make the construction of enclosed parking spaces not financially feasible. As a condition of preliminary plan PUD approval, City Officials should make a determination that the proposed surface parking stalls (uncovered) are acceptable. Dimensional Requirements. According to the Ordinance, off-street parking spaces must measure not less than 9 feet in width and 19 feet in depth. Appropriately, all surface