Agenda Date: 05/17/2016
Subject:
Title
An ordinance amending section 9 of chapter 4 of title 10 of the city code concerning parking space dimensions, drive aisle widths, and accessibility references
Body
Presented By:
Carol Kuhn, AICP, Senior Planner
POLICY QUESTION:
Does city council support amending the city code to increase the drive aisle widths, reduce parking space dimensions, and amend the reference to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible spaces.
BACKGROUND:
In 2015, Littleton hired the firm of Clarion Associates to provide an assessment of the city's zoning code. Based on direction from that assessment, the planning board and community development staff are undertaking a comprehensive review of the city's zoning ordinances. The initial phase of this project is a thorough review to modernize the city's land uses table in chapter 3 of title 10. A citizen stakeholder committee was formed to assist with this initial phase. Staff anticipates this phase to be completed over the next several months, and will include opportunities for community input.
In the meantime, staff has identified technical zoning code standards that need more immediate attention to provide further clarification for incoming land development applications. These technical updates will be proposed in coordination with the overall zoning ordinance review project, yet will be undertaken on a separate track and schedule.
Parking space dimensions and drive aisle widths are part of the technical items to address.
Staff researched the parking space dimensions for Arapahoe County, City of Centennial, City of Englewood, City of Lakewood, City of Lone Tree, and Douglas County and found that these jurisdictions have parking space size requirements of 9 feet by 18 feet or less, with drive aisle widths of 24 feet. Staff also identified the dimensions of mid-size sedans and mid-size sport utility vehicles (SUV) and found that the average mid-size sedan is 6 feet wide and ...
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