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Draft parking and access rules would require internal drives for large sites, add parking maximums
Summary
The draft access-and-mobility chapter sets new parking tables, proposes internal primary/secondary access-drive standards for large developments, reduces minimum parking requirements and adds a blanket maximum (50% above minimum). Commissioners debated circulation, snow removal, landscaping trade-offs and how internal drives affect overall impervi
Hema and staff walked commissioners through proposed access and mobility standards that cover internal access drives, vehicle and bicycle parking, driveways and pedestrian circulation.
Major proposals
- Internal access drives: The draft would require primary and secondary internal drive elements for developments that are 5 acres or larger or that contain more than 100 parking spaces. Primary drives would include travel lanes, planted medians, curb and gutter, parkways (landscape strips between sidewalks and curbs) and sidewalks on both sides; secondary drives would typically require a travel lane, curb and gutter, parkway…
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