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Planners propose permitting small private parking spaces, treat larger lots and facilities as special uses
Summary
Staff presented a redline that would recognize up to two private parking spaces as an accessory use in several districts while continuing to require special‑use review for larger private parking lots and broader parking facilities; commissioners debated wording and nonconforming‑use effects.
Planning staff walked the commission through a redline packet that clarifies three distinct categories: 'parking spaces' (two or fewer spaces), 'private parking lots' (surface lots), and 'parking facilities' (surface structure or underground lots intended for temporary vehicle storage). Staff said the proposed change is intended to correct an unintended consequence in the code that currently treats many small private spaces as nonconforming.
"The definition of parking facility is a principal use of property intended for the temporary storage of vehicles that is conveniently located to numerous off‑site destinations, publicly or privately operated with or without a fee for use in the form of a surface lot, parking structure, or underground lot," the planning staff (speaker 13) explained while reading the draft definition. Commissioners discussed whether two spaces should be allowed by right in CBD subdistricts or require special‑use approval, and agreed to refine language and present the revision at the Aug. 20 public hearing.
