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University District commission continues review of completed parking pad at 1501–1507 Michigan Ave.
Summary
The University District Commission voted to postpone action on a parking pad installed behind a multiunit building at 1501–1507 Michigan Avenue and asked the applicant to submit a landscaping plan and reduce the concrete pad to meet recommended rear-yard landscape percentages.
The University District Commission on Feb. 27 voted to continue consideration of an after-the-fact application for a rear parking pad at 1501–1507 Michigan Avenue, after staff recommended more landscaping and a reduction in paved area.
The commission’s staff presentation said the paved rear yard contains four parking spaces, is double-stacked and provides about 9.86% landscaped open space behind the principal structure. The University District Plan recommends lower-intensity residential uses and suggests preserving 20% of the rear lot as landscaped open space, though staff noted the zoning code’s 10% standard and described the proposal as inconsistent with plan guidance.
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