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Parking Modifications in R-C District Zoning Ordinance Amendment

Zoning Committee of the Planning Commission February 28, 2019

Timothy Murphy, Planning Division, CPHD

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Overview

Amendment to ACZO §7.4

• Provides additional flexibility to the County

Board to consider and approve modifications to the minimum parking ratio standards for site plan multifamily residential projects in the R-C, Multiple-family Dwelling and Commercial District.

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Background

• Nov. 2017 – County Board adopted residential

parking guidelines

• Guidelines are not applicable to the R-C district

due to limiting provision in R-C district standards

• County Board directed County Manager to

explore zoning ordinance amendment to the R-C district that would enable the County Board to consider application of the new residential parking guidelines

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R-C District

• One of the Commercial/Mixed-Use (C) districts
• Adopted by the County Board in June 1979

– Developed in Ballston Sector Plan planning effort

• Designed to “encourage high-medium residential

development while also providing for a mixed-use transitional area between higher density development and lower density residential uses.”

• Consistent with the High-Medium Residential

Mixed-Use GLUP designation

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R-C District

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R-C District

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R-C District

Site Plan parking standards at §7.3.4.E.1:

• Parking shall be provided as required in §14.3:

– 1.125 parking spaces for first 200 dwelling units – One parking space for each dwelling unit after first 200 dwelling units

• As part of site plan approval, County Board may

reduce requirement to no less than one parking space per dwelling unit

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Proposed Amendment

Remove ACZO §7.3.4.E.1