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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTandem Parking Open House Presentation Tandem Parking in the RM-1 Zone - Open House Proposed Zoning and Off-Street Parking Bylaw amendments Welcome to the Open House! Proposed Definition: TANDEM PARKING means the placement of one parking space behind another parking space, such that only one parking space has unobstructed access to a drive aisle, driveway or highway. Background: Tandem Parking in the RM-1 Zone Proposed Zoning and Off-Street Parking Bylaw amendments •Council directed staff to review tandem parking regulations due to concerns over recent townhouse development applications proposing 100% of the units with tandem parking arrangement. •Currently 100% tandem parking is permitted in the RM-1 (Townhouse Residential District) zone. RM-1 zone provides for low density, ground-oriented townhouses. •Consultant completed a “Draft Technical Analysis Report” on Tandem Parking in the RM-1 (Townhouse Residential District) zone. •May 28, 2013, Council resolved that, staff be directed to prepare the relevant bylaw revisions to the RM-1 (Townhouse Residential District) zone and the Off-Street Parking and Loading Bylaw. •October 08, 2013, Council granted First Reading to the proposed bylaw amendments (Bylaw Nos. 7024-2013 and 7025-2013) and directed taking these to a Public Open House to solicit input. Tandem Parking Facts Proposed Zoning and Off-Street Parking Bylaw amendments •While tandem parking is quite common in townhouse zones across the region, several jurisdictions are expressing concerns over 100% tandem developments and the approaches vary: - some do not permit tandem parking and others permit it on a project- by - project basis; - some require a higher parking ratio for tandem units; - some restrict the tandem unit proportion; and - some require additional amenity area and/or driveway aprons. •Minimum clear internal width and length for a single, tandem and double car garages for townhouse zones are common in other jurisdictions but lacking in Maple Ridge. •Tandem parking arrangements result in a tall, narrow (12 to 15 feet wide) townhouse form. Concerns: Tandem Parking in the RM-1 Zone Proposed Zoning and Off-Street Parking Bylaw amendments •Concern with safe emergency access due to vehicles being parked in “no parking” zones. •Lack of a driveway apron results in encroachment onto the strata road used as the emergency/fire access.