75G - PH AMEND TRANSIT ZONING CODE

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Public Hearing Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2019-03 — Transit Zoning Code Amendments June 4, 2019 Page 3 Topics and Code Section(s) Issues and Resolutions Standards— Footnote [a] 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 currently only available in the Transit Village and Once Program Participation Downtown districts. The Urban Center district encompasses much of the downtown for Urban Center area but does not allow in -lieu options. The Urban Center district is similar to the p. 3-2 TZC Section 41-2009 Transit Village and Downtown districts as it encourages pedestrian oriented mixed - Table 3A use development and is within walking distance to the City's parking structures Zone Summary of Standards which could be utilized with a park 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. • Additional information on Park -Once Programs can be found in Exhibit C of this report. 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 (A, C, D). 75G-3