75G - PH AMEND TRANSIT ZONING CODE

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Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2019-03 — Transit Zoning Code Amendments May 13, 2019 Page 3 Topics and Code Section(s) Issues and Resolutions OFF -Street Parking Options: Issue: In -lieu options to satisfy onsite parking requirements, such as an in -lieu fee or In -Lieu Payment and/or Park- Park -Once Program, are available only in the Transit Village and Downtown districts. Once Program Participation The Urban Center district encompasses much of the downtown area but does not allow For Urban Center in -lieu options. The Urban Center district is similar to the Transit Village and Downtown p. 3-2 TZC Section 41-2009 districts as it encourages pedestrian oriented mixed -use development and is within Table 3A walking distance to the City's parking structures which could be utilized with a park Zone Summary of Standards once program. p. 3-5 Urban Center (UC) Analysis: Expanding In -Lieu Options to the Urban Center District: • Provides for more flexible development options in the downtown area. • Allows onsite parking requirements to be satisfied through a combination of means such as building onsite parking, paying an in -lieu fee, and/or participating In a Park Once Program. • Standardize development regulations within the Transit Zoning Code. Proposed Amendment: Amend Table 3A Parking Standards to allow In -Lieu Parking Options, Table UC-5 added footnote [a], and changed the following letters to be sequential. Off -Street Parking Options: Issue: Historic buildings in the Urban Center Districts are not exempt from having to Historic Buildings provide new parking if new tenants require more parking, while historic buildings in the Downtown District currently benefit from this exemption. p. 3-5 TZC Section 41-2012 Urban Center Amendment Resolution: Modifies the Transit Zoning Code text to allow a Table UC-5 Off -Street Parking combination of onsite parking, -lieu fee payment, or participation in the Park -Once Standards Program. Moreover, modifies the Transit Zoning Code to establish consistency in parking requirements for historic buildings in both the Downtown and Urban Center districts. • Provides a broader range of options to satisfy onsite parking requirements in the event that a development proposes to construct a portion of required parking onsite and wishes to satisfy requirements for the other portion by contributing an in -lieu fee and/or partaking in a park -once district. • Creates consistency between parking requirements for historic buildings in the downtown area by allowing new tenants to locate in historic buildings without needing to construct new parking. Proposed Amendment: Added b. provisions for historic buildings off-street parking exemption and changed the following letters to be sequential. 75G-11