Applicants requesting development permits or approvals may request adjustments to the standards and requirements in this Chapter 21A.44, "Off Street Parking, Mobility, and Loading", and the city may approve adjustments to those standards, as described below.
A. Administrative Modifications: The planning director or transportation director may approve the following types of modifications provided that the director determines that the adjustment will not create adverse impacts on pedestrian, bicycle, or vehicle safety and that the adjustment is required to accommodate an unusual site feature (such as shape, topography, utilities, or access point constraints) and that the need for the adjustment has not been created by the actions of the applicant.
1. Modification to dimensions or geometries of parking, loading, or stacking space, aisles, or maneuvering areas otherwise required by this chapter, other city regulations, or the Off Street Parking Standards Manual; provided that those modifications are consistent with federal and state laws regarding persons with disabilities, including but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
2. Modifications to bicycle parking or loading berth location or design standards.
3. Front Yard Parking: For any zoning district, if front yard parking is prohibited in Table 21A.44.060-A, "Parking Location and Setback Requirements", it may be allowed if all of the following conditions are met:
a. The lot contains an existing residential building.
b. No other off-street parking exists on the site.
c. No provided side yard is greater than 8 feet. If greater than eight (8) feet, no tree over six (6) inches in caliper is present in the side yard that would necessitate the removal of the tree to locate a parking stall in the side yard or rear yard.
d. The rear yard is not accessible through a side yard in as provided in Subsection A.3.c and does not have frontage on a public street or public alley and the property does not have access rights across an adjacent private street or alley.
e. The front yard parking complies with the following standards:
(1) The front yard parking is limited to no wider than ten (10) feet in width and is a minimum depth of twenty (20) feet.
(2) The front yard parking is accessed by an approved drive approach.
(3) The location of the front yard parking is placed within ten (10) feet of a side lot line or for corner properties, may also be within ten (10) feet of a rear lot line and is consistent with the location of other driveways on the block face.
4. Vehicle and Equipment Storage Without Hard Surfacing:
a. The property is located in a CG, M-1, M-2, or EI zoning district.
b. The lot is used for long-term vehicle storage, not for regular parking and/or maneuvering.
c. The storage areas are not located within any required front yard or corner side yard.
d. The storage area surface is compacted with 6 inches of road base or other similar material with dust control measures in place.
e. A mechanism, such as a wash bay, gravel guard, or rumble strip is used to remove mud, sand, dirt, and gravel from the vehicle with a minimum of fifty (50) feet of paved driveway between the mechanism and a public street. The mechanism used is subject to approval by the transportation director or designee provided it is a commonly used device that is effective at removing debris from vehicle tires. (Ord. 67-22, 2022)