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April 1, 2025 Centerville Planning & Zoning Commission Page 3of 17 RE: Downtown Master Plan & Development Guidelines ÏParking Standards Current Master Plan & Development Guidelines ResidentialStandards The DMP has over 70 mentions of ÑparkingÒ in the document. There is a Parking Strategy in the Systems Guidelines within the DMP. Both on-street parking and shared parking among different uses are mentioned as parts of this strategy. The Parking Strategy acknowledges up front that Ñ\[b\]alancing the realities of car-related necessities (streets, parking and so on) and the desired character is a significant challenge.Ò The Parking Strategy does not contain specific standards or ratios Ïthat is left to the Site Development Standards section of the DMP. Site Development Standards The Site Development Standards section emphasizes that parking will be provided as prescribed in the city code but that there may also be shared or municipal parking facilities and on-street parallel parking for many trips. The Standards encourage parking areas to be to the side or rear of buildings, not in front. The Standards suggest that residential parking be provided at 1 space per bedroom plus 1 guest space per 10 units. At this rate, a typical apartment or townhouse project with two bedrooms would require 2 spaces plus the guest parking. This is more than the Zoning Code standardof simply 2 spaces per unit. Other Apartment Projects Proposed in Centerville LaLonde Project By comparison, the apartment project proposed recently on the LaLonde property on Centerville Road and Westview Street had planned 166 parking spaces for 104 units, or 1.6 spaces per unit total. This is typical of suburban apartment projects I have seen in the last several years Ïmuch less than 2 per unit. The developer was willing to put a lot of money and effort into the project, and their commitment speaks to the reality of the demand for parking.There was not a detailed breakdown of number of bedrooms for that project, so we cannot compare their parking to the ratio of 1 space/bedroom. Belleville Landing Apartments The Belleville Landing apartment project proposed in 2021 on the Rehbein property north of st Norbella Senior Living on 21Avenue N., had proposed 209 parking for 103 units, or just over 2 spaces per unit.There was not a detailed breakdown of number of bedrooms for that project either, so we cannot compare their parking to the ratio of 1 space/bedroom. Standards in Other Communities The parking requirements for multi-family projects in someother nearby communities situated similarly to Centerville are summarized in the table on the next page.The consensus from these communities is 2 spaces per unit, sometimes a little more for guest parking.