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Legislation #: 980135 Introduction Date: 2/5/1998
Type: Ordinance Effective Date: 3/15/1998
Sponsor: COUNCILMEMBER ASJES
Title: Amending Chapter 80, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Sections 80-90, District R-5, High apartment, and 80-444, Off-street parking generally, and enacting in lieu thereof two new sections of like numbers and subject matters.

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DateMinutesDescription
2/5/1998

Waive Charter Requirements City Council

2/11/1998

Referred City Plan Commission

2/6/1998

Referred Planning, Zoning & Economic Development Committee

2/5/1998

Referred Planning, Zoning & Economic Development Committee

3/4/1998

Advance and Do Pass as a Committee Substitute

3/5/1998

Passed as Substituted


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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 980135

 

Amending Chapter 80, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Sections 80-90, District R-5, High apartment, and 80-444, Off-street parking generally, and enacting in lieu thereof two new sections of like numbers and subject matters.

 

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

 

Section A. That Chapter 80, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby amended by repealing Sections 80-90, District R-5, High apartment, and 80-444, Off-street parking, generally, and enacting in lieu thereof two new sections of like numbers and subject matters, to read as follows:

 

Sec. 80-90. District R-5 (high apartment).

 

(a) Purpose. District R-5 is a transitional district but predominantly residential in character. It is designed to provide high density apartment construction as well as certain institutional uses compatible with high density residential development. Other uses permitted are noncommercial in nature and serve to buffer residential and commercial developments.

 

(b) Use regulations. In district R-5, no building or land shall be used, and no building shall be erected, altered or enlarged, which is arranged, intended or designed for other than one of the following uses, except as otherwise provided in this chapter:

 

(1) Any use permitted in district R-4.

 

(2) Apartment hotels and hotels.

 

(3) Clinics for people only, and offices of surgeons, physicians, including osteopaths and chiropractors, or dentists, under the following conditions:

 

a. The clinic or office adjoins or abuts a business or industrial district within the same block;

 

b. The clinic or office borders or fronts on a major thoroughfare; and

 

c. Off-street parking is provided on the premises as required for medical office buildings in section 80-444, plus an additional 25 percent of that requirement.

 

(4) Convalescent homes, including congregate care facilities, nursing or old folks' homes, other than for mental patients, alcoholics or persons having contagious diseases.

 

(5) Eleemosynary uses or institutions, other than those specifically enumerated in this chapter, under the following conditions:

 


a. The use is located on property which has at least 100 percent greater lot area than the average of both:

 

1. All the lots in the block in which it is located; and

 

2. All lots on the street on which the property fronts across the street from the block; and

 

b. In case of a corner lot, the property has 100 percent greater lot area than the average of the lots on the other three corners of the intersection; or

 

c. The lot area of the property is 100 percent greater than that required in the district, whichever is greater; provided that a plan meeting all the requirements of section 80-271 is submitted to and approved by the city council.

 

(6) Funeral homes or mortuaries, subject to the following conditions:

 

a. The property shall consist of not less than five acres of land in a single tract or parcel not intersected or divided by any street, alley or property belonging to any other owners; provided that this five-acre requirement shall not apply if the funeral home is located within a cemetery which consists of at least 50 acres of land;

 

b. The property shall have at least a 500-foot frontage on a major thoroughfare;

 

c. The entrance and exit shall be directly to and from a major thoroughfare or parkway;

 

d. Parking space shall be provided as set forth for funeral homes under section 80-444;

 

e. Definite and detailed plans for shrubbery and landscaping shall be presented and made part of the permit. Such landscaping shall provide for boundary screen planting of a minimum width of 20 feet and a height adequate to provide a protective screen for adjoining residential uses; provided that for any funeral home which is located within a cemetery consisting of at least 50 acres of land no screening shall be required from the cemetery property; and

 

f. No principal building or accessory building shall be within 100 feet of the boundary of an adjoining property which is located in an R-1 to C-1 district, inclusive. No driveway or parking area shall be within 25 feet of the boundary of an adjoining property which is located in an R-1 to R-5 district, inclusive. Provided that for any funeral home which is located within a cemetery consisting of at least 50 acres of land no setbacks shall be required from the cemetery property except that no principal or accessory building shall be within 100 feet of any public right-of-way.

 

(7) Hospitals, sanitariums and institutions or special medical facilities for the care and treatment of mental disability and illness, when located on land at least three acres in size; provided that, in the case of such use fronting on a major thoroughfare, the three-acre requirement may be waived if not warranted to adequately accommodate its functional operation and to ensure proper relation to the function of adjoining uses; and further provided that a plan meeting all requirements of section 80-271 is submitted to and approved by the city council. Any signs necessary for the proper identification of the facilities within such hospital, sanitarium, institution or special medical facilities may be permitted subject to approval of the board of zoning adjustment. Such signs shall be on-premises signs and limited to proper identification of the facilities.

 

(8) Medical research facilities under the following conditions:

 

a. After public notice and hearing and approval by the board of zoning adjustment, such buildings may be constructed provided that:

 

1. The occupancy has only limited contact with the general public.

 

2. No merchandise is handled or merchandising services are rendered on the premises.

 

3. Off-street parking required for office buildings in section 80-444, plus an additional 100 percent of that requirement, is provided on the premises. No parking shall be permitted within ten feet of any side or rear line, and no parking shall be permitted in the front yard required in the R-5 district. Where the property abuts or adjoins a business or industrial district, off-street parking required in section 90-444, plus an additional 25 percent of that required, shall be provided on the premises.

 

4. Specific plans are presented to the board of zoning adjustment, and its approval shall be based upon these plans.

 

5. The proposed use will not affect adversely the present character or future development of the surrounding residential community.

6. If the proposed use is to be in a building now constructed, there shall be no exterior alterations of the building, except those approved by the board. The yard shall be suitably landscaped in accordance with the plans presented to the board and shall be well maintained.

 

7. If a new building is to be constructed, the side yard requirements for this district shall be increased by 100 percent, except on the street side of a corner lot; and the rear yard requirements for this district shall be increased 50 percent. The property shall be suitably landscaped and well maintained.

 

8. Any signs necessary for the proper identification of the facilities within such medical research facility may be permitted subject to approval of the board of zoning adjustment. Such signs shall be on-premises signs and limited to proper identification of the facilities.

 

b. Without board of zoning adjustment approval, such buildings may be constructed when the property abuts or adjoins a C-4 or industrial district within the same block, and lies wholly within 300 feet of the boundary between the R-5 district and C-4 or industrial district. The parking and yard requirements shall be as specified in subsections (b)(8)a. and (c) of this section, as applicable. Variances of yard, setback and parking requirements may be granted after hearing by the board of zoning adjustment in compliance with Section 80-300, Code of Ordinances. Additionally, signs necessary for the proper identification of the facilities within such medical research facility may be permitted subject to approval of the board of zoning adjustment. Such signs shall be on-premises signs and limited to proper identification of the facilities.

 

c. Without board of zoning adjustment approval, on property bordered on three sides by streets, a medical research facility for multiple occupancy may be constructed. The parking requirements shall be as specified in Section 80-444. The yard requirements shall comply with subsection (c) of this section, provided that where the use is proposed in an existing building and parking lot, the building and parking lot setback requirements need not be met. Variances of yard, setback and parking requirements may be granted after hearing by the board of zoning adjustment in compliance with Section 80-300, Code of Ordinances. Additionally, signs necessary for the proper identification of the facilities within such medical research facility may be permitted subject to approval of the board of zoning adjustment. Such signs shall be on-premises signs and limited to proper identification of the facilities.

 

(9) Office buildings used exclusively for the administrative functions of business firms, professional groups or societies or any combination of such organizations, under the following conditions:

 

a. After public notice and hearing and approval by the board of zoning adjustment, such buildings may be constructed provided that:

 

1. The occupancy has only limited contact with the general public.

 

2. No merchandise is handled or merchandising services are rendered on the premises.

 

3. The density of occupancy does not exceed one person for each 90 square feet of lot area.

 

4. Off-street parking required for office buildings in section 80-444, plus an additional 100 percent of that requirement, is provided on the premises. No parking shall be permitted within ten feet of any side or rear line, and no parking shall be permitted in the front yard required in the R-5 district. Where the property abuts or adjoins a business or industrial district, off-street parking required in section 80-444, plus an additional 25 percent of that required, shall be provided on the premises.

 

5. Specific plans are presented to the board of zoning adjustment, and its approval shall be based upon these plans.

 

6. The proposed use will not affect adversely the present character or future development of the surrounding residential community.

 

7. If the proposed use is to be in a building now constructed, there shall be no exterior alterations of the building, except those approved by the board. The yard shall be suitably landscaped in accordance with the plans presented to the board and shall be well maintained.

 

8. If a new building is to be constructed, the side yard requirements for this district shall be increased by 100 percent, except on the street side of a corner lot; and the rear yard requirements for this district shall be increased 50 percent. The property shall be suitably landscaped and well maintained.

 

b. Without board of zoning adjustment approval, such buildings may be constructed when the property abuts or adjoins a C-4 or industrial district within the same block, and lies wholly within 300 feet of the boundary between the R-5 district and C-4 or industrial district. The parking and yard requirements shall be as specified in subsection (b)(8)a.8 of this section, as applicable. The number of employees permitted in the office building shall be one person for each 70 square feet of lot area, and the entire lot area included in the same ownership shall be used in this density determination.

 

c. Without board of zoning adjustment approval, on property bordered on three sides by streets, and where the building will face on a major thoroughfare, not including a parkway or boulevard, an office building for multiple occupancy may be constructed. The parking requirements shall be a specified in subsection (b)(8)a.8 of this section, as applicable. The yard requirements shall comply with subsection (c) of this section. The density of occupancy shall not exceed one person for each 90 square feet of the area of the lot.

 

(10) Television and radio broadcasting studios, production studios, administrative offices and microwave relay facilities, provided:

 

a. Any tower or transmission structure accessory thereto shall not exceed ten feet in height.

 

b. Such studios shall not provide more than 25 permanent seats for studio audiences.

 

(11) Mixed-use/office-residential, where the office use is used exclusively for the administrative functions of business firms, professional groups or societies, including medical offices (but excluding medical research facilities) or any combination of such organizations, provided that such development is within a limited district, pursuant to section 80-271, or within a planned district, pursuant to section 80-272 et seq., under the following conditions without exception:

 

a. The ratio of office floor area to residential floor area shall not be less than 30 percent to 70 percent, and not more than 70 percent to 30 percent.

 

b. The administrative office occupancy shall have only limited contact with the general public.

 

c. No merchandise shall be handled or merchandising services rendered on the premises.

 

d. In determining the number of units and the office floor area allowed, there shall be an initial determination of the number of dwelling units to be allowed based upon the area requirements as set forth in subsection (c)(6) of this section. The lot area required for the number of dwelling units shall be deducted from the total lot area. Based on such reduced lot area, the floor area devoted to office space shall not exceed 50 percent of the net lot area.

 

e. Off-street parking shall be as required for both office/medical office buildings and residential uses in section 80-444, plus an additional 100 percent of the office/medical office requirement on the premises. No parking shall be permitted within ten feet of any required side or required rear line and no parking shall be permitted in the front yard required in the R-5 district. Loading requirements of section 80-445 shall apply to the office/medical office portion only.

 

f. The proposed mixed use shall not affect adversely the present character or future development of the surrounding residential community.

 

(12) Accessory uses as in district R-4; and, in addition, the following are permitted:

 

a. A public dining room or restaurant located within an apartment hotel or hotel, and operated or supervised by the apartment or hotel management, shall be permitted, provided that the public entrance to such dining room or restaurant is from within the building, and further provided that no window or other display or sign is used to advertise such use, except that a sign not to exceed 120 square inches shall be allowed, to designate the use thereof.

 

b. Such facilities as are required for the operation of a hotel, an apartment hotel or apartment house, or primarily for the use or entertainment of guests or tenants of the hotel, apartment hotel or apartment house, shall be permitted, when operated or supervised by the apartment or hotel management, and when located and conducted within the building, and when entered only from within the building, provided no display or sign is used to advertise such use.

 

c. A helipad shall be permitted, provided a plan is submitted for review and recommendation by the city plan commission and approved by the city council. The plan shall include sufficient information for the commission to:

 

1. Determine if any adverse effect is minimized on adjoining property by indicating all structures which abut, adjoin or are part of the facility, public rights-of-way and private drives;

 

2. Ensure an adequate and safe landing area with controlled or restricted access, by indicating its size, location and screening;

 

3. Ensure adequate surfacing of the landing area to avoid the blowing of dust and dirt; and

 

4. Review approach and departure paths to ensure safe and adequate operation.

 

The plan shall be supplemented by a favorable report by the local district office of the Federal Aviation Administration. For the purposes of this subsection, a helipad is defined as an area of land or structural surface designed to accommodate one landing space for helicopters, for the purpose of boarding or discharging passengers or cargo. No other facilities are permitted.

 

d. One sign only shall be permitted, subject to review and approval by the board of zoning adjustment. Such sign may be either a freestanding or wall sign. The sign shall contain only the name of the building or principal business or occupant on the premises. The following sizes may be permitted:

 

1. Freestanding signs:

 

i. Freestanding signs shall not exceeds a maximum square footage determined by the formula of:

 

10

{

(

distance of sign from street

right-of-way + 30

____

50

)

2

}

 

 

Freestanding signs need be no less than ten square feet and shall be not greater than 40 square feet in area.

 

ii. The height of freestanding signs in feet, measured at the final grade, shall be determined by the formula of:

 

Distance of sign from street right-of-way + 30/10

 

Freestanding signs need not be less than five feet in height and shall be no more than ten feet in height.

 

2. Wall signs:

i. Wall signs shall be limited in size of square footage determined by the formula of:

 

 

(

d + 30

50

)

2

x A

 

 

Where:

 

d

=

Distance of wall from street right-of-way

 

A

=

Area of the building facade

 

 

The area of a wall sign shall not exceed four percent of the area of the building facade, and is not to exceed 20 feet of the height of the building. The formula for the area of freestanding signs may be used in lieu of the formula in this subsection.

 

ii. Wall signs need be no less than ten feet and shall be no greater than 40 feet in area. Wall signs shall not project over the roofline.

 

3. No sign in the R-5 district shall be illuminated unless the board of zoning adjustment determines that illumination is necessary in the public interest upon a demonstration of good cause by the applicant.

 

4. The board of zoning adjustment shall use the following criteria to determine whether the sign shall be permitted: Such sign is necessary for identification; without such sign, the requested site identification would be difficult or impossible; such sign is compatible in design and scale with the building and the surrounding neighborhood; and such sign does not obstruct vehicular or pedestrian visibility.

 

(c) Height, yard and area regulations. In district R-5, the height of buildings or structures, the minimum dimensions of yards, and the minimum lot area per family permitted on any lot shall be as follows (for exceptions see section 80-250):

 

(1) Height. Buildings or structures shall not exceed 12 stories and shall not exceed 164 feet in height at the highest point of the building or structure.

 

(2) Front yards. The front yards in this district shall have a minimum depth of 15 percent of the depth of the lot, but the depth of such lot yard need not be more than 20 feet.

 

(3) Side yards.

 

a. There shall be a side yard on each side of every building, except an accessory building, with a minimum width of not less than ten percent of the width of the lot. Such side yard shall not be less than four feet and need not be more than eight feet, except that the minimum side yard for structures 35 feet in height shall be six feet and that for each story above 35 feet, or three stories, one foot shall be added to this required yard.

 

b. On a corner lot, the side yard regulation shall be the same as for interior lots, except in the case of reversed frontage where interior lots have been platted or sold fronting on the side street. In this case, there shall be a side yard on the street side of the corner lot not less than one-half of the front yard required in subsection (c)(2) of this section.

 

(4) Rear yards.

 

a. The rear yards in this district shall have a minimum depth of 25 percent of the depth of the lot, but the depth of such rear yard need not be more than 25 feet.

 

b. The area occupied by a detached accessory building in the rear yard shall be limited to 40 percent of the area of the rear yard.

 

(5) Lot width.

 

a. The minimum mean width of a lot shall be 50 percent; except that, where a lot has a mean width of less than 50 feet and is in separate ownership on or before January 1, 1954, this subsection will not prohibit the erection of a one-family dwelling.

 

b. Duplexes and multiple dwellings, hereafter erected, require a minimum lot width of 50 feet.

 

(6) Lot area. No building shall be erected or altered on a lot which makes provision for less than the following number of square feet of the lot area:

 

a. For single-family dwellings, 4,000 square feet per dwelling.

 

b. For two-family dwellings, 2,000 square feet per dwelling unit.

 

c. For dwellings with more than three dwelling units, other than row houses, hotels, apartment houses and apartment hotels, and for conversions, 5,000 square feet for three dwelling units plus 1,000 square feet additional for each dwelling unit over three.

 

d. For row houses, 1,000 square feet per dwelling unit.

 

e. For apartment houses, apartment hotels and hotels, 350 square feet per dwelling unit or room.

 

(d) Parking and loading regulations. Parking and loading regulations shall be as provided for in sections 80-444 and 80-445.

 

Sec. 80-444. Off-street parking generally.

 

(a) General regulations.

 

(1) Applicability of requirements. Off-street parking requirements shall apply to all buildings and uses of land erected or established after September 10, 1951, except district C-4. When the intensity of use of any building or premises, except in district C-4, is changed or increased after September 10, 1951, to provide additional dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity or any other measurable unit which governs the amount of off-street parking required, the amount of additional parking required as a result of the change or increased activity of the use shall be provided.

 

(2) Determination of compliance. To determine if proposed parking areas provide the required number of spaces, the following procedure shall be used:

 

a. A plan shall be submitted to the director of codes administration showing the location of parking spaces which meet the requirements.

 

b. In large parking areas, where the layout of parking stalls is not determined or is subject to modification, after it has been demonstrated that the required number of parking spaces can be provided as set out in subsection (a)(1) of this section, the layout of parking stalls may be varied from time to time, provided that the parking area contains at least an aggregate of 300 square feet per required space, inclusive of driveways or maneuvering space.

 

c. Off-street parking, not required by subsection (a)(1) of this section, but voluntarily provided for existing buildings or uses of land, need not comply with the required number of parking spaces, but shall comply with all other requirements with regard to location, construction and size.

 

d. Off-street parking already in use or established hereafter, which serves or is to serve an existing building or use of land, shall not be reduced in any manner except where such off-street parking may be in excess of the amount required. In no case shall off-street parking be reduced below the minimum.

 

e. Off-street parking in districts R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-4-O, R-5, R-5-O and R-6 shall be limited to passenger vehicles only. No trucks shall be parked in the district, except:

 

1. For deliveries; and

 

2. Any truck which has a length of 20 feet or less and which is used primarily as the owner's personal means of transportation and which is licensed for a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds.

 

(3) Parking stall size.

 

a. All parking stalls shall accommodate a standard-sized car as provided in this section; however, the director of codes administration may approve the use of stalls for smaller cars provided sufficient evidence is presented showing the need for such stalls, but such smaller stalls shall not exceed 50 percent of the total number of spaces. Such space identity shall be shown on a parking plan.

 

b. All off-street parking facilities established to satisfy the off-street parking requirements of this chapter should accommodate standard and small cars. Parking spaces for the handicapped shall be provided if required by any federal, state or local law. Applicants should submit estimates of the ratios of standard and small car sizes to the director of codes administration, along with any supporting information or documentation. The design of the parking facility may accommodate these sizes of cars in any of the following ways:

 

1. All spaces may be designed to the standards for standard-sized cars.

 

2. A mixture of space sizes may be used which provides areas exclusively for each size of car.

 

3. A design may be used which allows flexibility in parking space sizes. This may or may not involve attendant parking.

 

4. A method involving a combination of any of the arrangements or other techniques referred to in subsections (a)(3)b.1 through 3 of this section may be used.

 

5. Parking stalls and aisle widths shall conform to chapter 52.

 

(b) Computation of specific requirements.

 

(1) Off-street parking shall be provided in the amount as enumerated in this subsection for the following uses, unless the zoning district requires a different amount. For the method of computing, see subsection (b)(2) of this section.

 

 

Use

Number of Parking Spaces

a.

For dwellings or apartments.

Not less than one per each dwelling or apartment unit. In district R-3, there shall be provided not less than three per each two units in a multiple dwelling of three or more units.

b.

For buildings having roomers or boarders.

One per each two roomers or boarders.

c.

For clubs, lodges or similar organizations.

One per each four members, plus one per each four employees.

d.

For churches.

One per each seven persons.

e.

For elementary schools and junior high schools.

One per each four employees.

f.

For senior high schools.

One per each four employees, plus one per each 15 students.

g.

For educational institutions, including colleges, universities, business, commercial or trade schools or any other schools.

One per each four employees, plus one per each ten students.

h.

For hotels or motels.

One per each guest room or suite up to 20 rooms or suites, one for each four guest rooms or suites in excess of 20 but not exceeding 40 rooms or suites, and one for each six rooms or suites in excess of 40 rooms or suites.

i.

For hospitals.

One per three beds (less bassinets) plus one per each four employees, including staff doctors.

j.

For convalescent homes.

One per each four patients, plus one per each four employees.

k.

For all places of public assembly, including but not limited to theaters, arenas, stadiums, dance halls and funeral homes.

One per each four persons, plus one per each four employees.

l.

For bowling alleys.

Ten per each lane, plus one per each four employees.

m.

For medical offices.

Five per each doctor practicing in the building, but not less than one per each 500 square feet of gross floor area.

n.

For offices other than medical offices.

One per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

o.

For businesses engaged in sale of retail goods or services.

One per each 400 square feet of gross floor area.

p.

For restaurants or any establishment serving food or drink (the serving of alcoholic beverages as an incidental accessory use is subject to the definition for restaurants as contained in chapter 10).

One per each 75 square feet of gross floor area.

q.

For bars, taverns, carry-on-liquor and all other liquor-by-drink establishments (subject to definition by chapter 10).

One per each 50 square feet of floor area devoted to patron use. A combination restaurant and bar must be provided for on a cumulative basis by calculating square footage of the restaurant and bar area separately and providing parking accordingly.

r.

For industrial buildings including wholesale businesses and warehouses.

One per each four employees.

s.

For medical research facilities.

One per each 1,250 square feet of gross floor area.

 

(2) The following computations shall be used in determining the maximum amount of off-street parking required for uses enumerated in subsection (b)(1) of this section:

 

a. Where buildings or land are occupied by a combination of uses as enumerated in subsection (b)(1) of this section, the off-street parking required shall be the total as required under the method of computation for each of the several uses located within the building or on the land.

 

b. Gross floor area shall be determined by the outside dimensions of the building, less any area within the building devoted to off-street parking.

 

c. The number of persons or employees shall be based upon the total persons and employees present or on duty at any one time when the maximum functional use of the building or land is being made.

 

d. The number of persons in assembly areas with fixed seating or a designed functional seating capacity shall be based upon the maximum functional seating capacity.

 

e. The number of persons in assembly areas without fixed seating or without a designed functional seating capacity shall be based upon the total number of square feet of net floor area actually used for public assembly, divided by 15.

 

f. If more than one assembly area within a building is used simultaneously by different adult persons, then the capacity of all such assembly areas shall be computed.

 

g. If several assembly areas within a building are not used simultaneously but are used by the same group of persons separately at different times, then the computation shall be made for assembly areas comprising the maximum simultaneous occupancy.

 

(c) Location of off-street parking.

 

(1) All off-street parking shall be provided on the lot on which the use to be served is located, except that:

 

a. Uses which are located in districts R-4, R-5 and R-6 may provide such off-street parking as required by this section within a community garage which may provide for the total off-street parking requirements for uses on more than one lot, provided that any such lot so served is located not more than 500 feet from the site of the community garage.

 

b. Uses which are located in districts C-1 to M-3 may provide such off-street parking within 500 feet of the lot to be served when such parking is within a commercial or industrial district except as otherwise permitted by the board of zoning adjustment under the provisions of section 80-446.

 

c. Where parking facilities are permitted on land other than the lot to be served, such parking facilities shall be in the same ownership as the lot to be served unless otherwise permitted under terms approved by the board of zoning adjustment after a public hearing.

 

d. The board of zoning adjustment, after public hearing, shall modify the parking requirements for housing for the elderly subject to the following conditions:

 

1. Parking modifications for housing for the elderly may be granted in any district, including any permitted district (see section 80-271), but not in district R-1 or R-2.

 

2. Parking modifications shall provide at least one parking space per three dwelling units.

 

3. Only dwelling units shall be used in making parking determination needs. Beds or occupancy numbers shall not be used as a factor.

 

The board of zoning adjustment, in determining such reduction, also may require open space in lieu of reduced parking requirements in the event of conversion to housing other than for the elderly, consider accessibility to bus transportation, consider accessibility to shopping districts and consider the availability of sidewalks.

 

(2) In districts R-1, RA, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5 and R-6, all off-street parking shall be in the side or rear yard only, except in a group housing project or a community unit project, where the location of off-street parking areas shall be subject to approval of the development plan as provided in sections 80-260 and 80-270; provided, however, this section shall not be interpreted to prohibit the parking of vehicles, otherwise permitted, in residential driveways or on pads authorized by chapter 48.

 

a. Where off-street parking is provided in the side yard area, such parking area shall be set back from the side property line a distance equal to the minimum side yard required for the district in which it is located, except as otherwise provided under section 80-446.

 

b. Where off-street parking spaces are provided in the rear yard, such parking area shall observe the minimum setback from the side or rear property line as required for an accessory building, except as otherwise provided under section 80-446.

 

(3) In commercial or industrial districts, the off-street parking shall not be located in any area required as a yard area.

 

(4) Where off-street parking areas are required to be set back from property lines, the setbacks required shall include all of the parking area intended to be used by vehicles, including individual parking spaces and all access drives thereto, except drives providing direct access to the parking area from a street or alley. The border screening as required by paragraph B above shall be located at the edge of the parking area but need not be included in the calculation of the setback required.

 

(d) Modification of off-street parking requirements.

 

(1) The board of zoning adjustment may modify any of the specific off-street parking requirements as enumerated in subsections (b) and (c) of this section after a public hearing, if undue hardship in complying with any of such provisions is shown.

 

(2) Before granting any modification of the requirements of this section, the board shall determine that:

 

a. The amount of the off-street parking to be provided is reasonable in relation to the nature of the use to be served and that the number of parking spaces, as required by this section, is not compatible with the actual off-street parking requirements of the particular use because of unusual circumstances regarding any such use.

 

b. Any off-street parking proposed to be provided other than on the lot of the use to be served is reasonably located and readily accessible in relation to the use to be served and is reasonably related to surrounding uses of land, and that the parking area is either within the same block or not more than 500 feet distant from the boundaries of the lot to be served, and that such parking is permitted in the district in which it is located.

 

c. Modification of any setback or yard requirement for the parking area or modification of any construction requirement is necessary because of unique or unusual circumstances which render the specific requirements of this section unreasonable and without benefit to surrounding property.

 

Section B. That the Council finds and declares that before taking any action on the proposed amendment hereinabove, all public notices and hearings required by the Zoning Ordinance have been given and had.

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I hereby certify that as required by Chapter 80, Code of Ordinances, the foregoing ordinance was duly advertised and public hearings were held.

 

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Secretary, City Plan Commission

 

Approved as to form and legality:

 

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Assistant City Attorney