Commission considers restricting front-yard parking, adding screening and open-space linkage
As part of the zoning amendment review, commissioners asked staff to tighten language so front-yard parking is only allowed when rear/side parking is infeasible, to require landscaping to screen vehicles from public right-of-way and neighbors, and to link any parking reductions to open-space or stormwater improvements.
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Commissioners examined specific draft language that would allow the planning commission discretion to permit front-yard parking under certain conditions. Several members urged replacing discretionary phrasing with mandatory prerequisites: front-yard parking should be allowed only when necessary area for parking is not available in the side or rear yard, and landscaping should be required "to screen views of vehicles from the public right-of-way and neighboring properties."
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