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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 434 Amending Zoning Regs. Related to Off Street ParkingTOWN OF FRASER ORDINANCE NO.434 Series 2016 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING REGULATIONS OF THE TOWN OF FRASER, SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS AND MAKING CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE FRASER MUNICIPAL CODE. WHEREAS, pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 31, Article 23, Part 3, the Board of Trustees of the Town of Fraser is authorized to adopt and amend zoning regulations applicable within the Town; and WHEREAS, the following amendments to the Fraser zoning regulations were duly referred to the Fraser Planning Commission which favorably recommended the amendments to the Board of Trustees; and WHEREAS, a public hearing on such amendments was held by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Fraser, Colorado, pursuant to notice of said public hearing properly published as required by the Code of the Town of Fraser and Section 31-23-304, Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended; and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees finds and determines that the proposed amendments are in the best interests of the public health, safety and general welfare of the citizens, residents and taxpayers of the Town of Fraser; and that all applicable requirements of the Code of the Town of Fraser and state statutes have been met with respect to the adoption of said amendments. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF FRASER, COLORADO, THAT: PART 1: ADOPTION OF AMENDED ZONING REGULATIONS AND AMENDMENT OF TOWN CODE. [Note: additions are shown in black bold print; deletions are shown as strikethro gh print.] 1.1 Section 16, Article 8, Section 16-8-50 of the Fraser Municipal Code, entitled Off -Street Parking is hereby amended in its entirety by the adoption of the amended regulations set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. 1.2 Chapter 16, Article 4, Section 16-4-310 of the Fraser Municipal Code, entitled Parking, is hereby amended in its entirely to read as follows: Sec. 16-4-310. Parking. See Section 16-8-50 entitled "Off -Street Parking". PART 2: PENALTY CLAUSES. The following section of the Code of the Town of Fraser, Colorado, contains penalty clauses applicable to violations of this Ordinance, and such section is herewith set forth in full and hereby enacted: Sec. 1-4-10. General penalty for violation. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate, disobey, omit, neglect, refuse or fail to comply with or resist the enforcement of any provision of this Code; and where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any provision of this Code shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand six hundred fifty dollars ($2,650.00), by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense. PART 3: REPEAL. Any and all existing ordinances or parts of ordinances of the Town of Fraser covering the same matters as embraced in this Ordinance are hereby repealed and all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this Ordinance. PART 4: SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The Town of Fraser hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional. PART 5: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after passage, adoption and publication thereof as provided by law. This Ordinance shall be published by title only. READ, PASSED, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SIGNED THIS 15th DAY OF JUNE, 2016. Votes in favor: Votes opposed: C) Votes abstained: C'� OF F�\ SEAL (SEAL) BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF FRASER, COLORADO BY: I --- Philip Vandernail, Mayor ATTEST: L Published in the Middle Park Times on June 23, 2016. -2- )t% j / t � •' { � +��, \ i ,' i Sec. 16-8-50. - Off-street parking. Purpose. The purpose of these regulations is to: • allow flexibility in addressing vehicle parking, loading, transportation and access demands of various land uses in different areas of Town; • provide enough on-site parking to accommodate the majority of traffic generated by the range of uses which might locate at a site over time; • present a menu of strategies to solve parking challenges rather than strict parking space requirements; • maintain and enhance a safe and efficient transportation system that is consistent with environmental goals and clean air; • ensure that off-street parking, loading, and access demands associated with new development will be met without adversely affecting other nearby land uses and surrounding neighborhoods. 2. All uses in the Town shall be required to provide for minimum off-street parking as set forth in this Chapter. 3. Parking management is often the best solution to parking challenges. Listed below are several policies and programs that may result in a reduction in the number of parking spaces required and a more efficient use of parking resources. The Town may consider such proposals on a case-by-case basis. 4. For parking lots with less than ten (10) parking spaces, all spaces shall measure at least ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet except for required handicapped spaces. 5. For parking lots with ten (10) or more parking spaces, eighty percent (80%) of the required spaces shall be at least ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet, while the remainder of the spaces may be reduced in size to nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet, except for required handicapped spaces. 6. All parking lots shall be provided with proper ingress and egress. All entrance and parking lot drive lanes shall be a minimum of twenty-four (24) feet wide allowing for two-way traffic. Where angle parking and/or one-way drive lanes are proposed, the Town may consider such proposals on a case-by-case basis. 7. All parking areas and driveways shall be paved with either asphalt, concrete or other acceptable hard surface material meeting the Design Criteria and Construction Standards (Chapter 14, Fraser Municipal Code.) except for contingency -based overflow parking discussed below. 8. All improvements made to the parking lot, driveways and access roads, including signage, lighting, striping and all other improvements, shall be maintained in a safe manner. Maintenance shall include repairing of potholes and resurfacing and restriping the parking lot, and the removal of snow to keep in compliance with Town standards. 9. The total number of required spaces shall be calculated based on the table below. Mixed uses on one property shall be computed individually and then all categories totaled for the total parking requirements. Fractional spaces shall be used only in the computation of total spaces required. Any partial spaces derived in the total shall be rounded up to the next whole number. See Section 16-1-40 for definition of single and multi -family dwelling unit and accessory dwelling unit. Use No. Spaces Required Single Family Dwelling 2.0 Studio, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) and/or multifamily 1.0 (1 bedroom) _ ADU and/or multifamily (2 bedrooms) 1.5 ADU and/or multifamily (3 bedrooms) 2.0 Auditoriums, churches, stadiums, theatres or other places of assembly With fixed seats, per 8 seats 1.0 Without fixed seats, per 100 square feet 1.0 Offices, per 2-00 400 square feet gross floor area 1.0 Business complexes: groceries, restaurants, eating and drinking establishments and retail sales, per 2-3-G- 400 square feet gross 1.0 floor area Groceries, restaurants, eating and drinking places, per Z00 400 1.0 square feet Retail sales establishments, including dry goods, etc., per 200 1.0 400 square feet gross floor area Schools: Elementary, junior high Per class_ room 1.0 Per 3_00 square feet of office 1.0 Plus, as -required -for places of assembly. 10. For uses not listed or not fitting within one (1) of the above categories, the Town Planner shall determine the off-street parking subject to approval by the Planning Commission. The Town Planner is authorized to apply a minimum off-street parking space requirement for the listed use that is deemed most similar to the proposed use. The Town Planner is authorized to establish the minimum off- street parking requirement by reference to standard parking resources published by American Planning Association, based on local or national best practices or based on a parking demand study prepared by a traffic engineer. 11. In the Business Zone and in any Mixed Use and Commercial Planning Areas with a Planned Development District (PDD), the utilization of joint parking facilities to minimize the proliferation of parking areas is encouraged. The Town may reduce the number of required spaces by up to twenty percent (20%) when parking is provided in common for more than one (1) business. 12. The Town may allow on -street parking to satisfy the minimum off-street parking requirements in the older sections of the Business District (herein defined as the entire Business District adjacent to the US 40 Corridor from County Road 8 to County Road 804, including Park Avenue, Eastom Avenue, N. Doc Susie Avenue, Fraser Avenue, Eisenhower Drive, Byers Avenue, Railroad Avenue and Mill Avenue) in an effort to encourage infill and redevelopment opportunities. The Town may allow on -street parking to satisfy the minimum off-street parking requirements in a PDD in an effort to allow greater flexibility and innovations in development and site design. A detailed parking plan shall accompany the development permit application, and the parking shall be allocated and located in proportion and in relation to the proposed land use. Additional right-of-way width may be required by the Town to accommodate for on -street parking. 13. The Town may allow off-site parking within 500 feet of the front entry to the building to satisfy the minimum off-street parking requirements. A written agreement governing each affected property and providing for such off-site parking shall be approved by the Town of Fraser and recorded with the Grand County Clerk and Recorder. 14. The Town may require the applicant to develop a contingency -based overflow parking plan to manage and accommodate guests and occasional peak parking demands. Overflow parking areas are not required to be hard surfaced. Alternate surfacing materials may be considered. 15. The Town may allow a reduction in commercial off-street parking requirements based on proximity to public transportation. The maximum reduction in the number of parking spaces shall be no more than 10% percent of the total required spaces. Proximity to public transportation is defined as being within 250 feet of a transportation corridor (herein defined as the US 40 Corridor). 16. Convenient, accessible and functional snow storage areas shall be provided for parking areas equivalent to 33% of the total drive and parking areas. 17. Handicapped parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with federal and state law. 18. Off-street loading areas shall be required so that vehicles using such loading areas can maneuver safely and conveniently to and from a public right-of-way and complete loading and unloading operations without obstructing or interfering with any public or private right-of-way, parking space or driveway. These regulations shall apply to those nonresidential land uses which require that goods, merchandise or equipment be routinely delivered to or shipped from that land use. Required off- street loading spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the use served and shall be surfaced and maintained in a manner consistent with the off-street parking areas for the same use. Off-street loading spaces shall be a minimum often (10) feet wide and thirty-five (35) feet in length and shall be designated solely for loading purposes. 19. All parking lots and commercial storage and service areas shall be screened from adjacent residential property by the use of landscaping, berming, fences or a combination of landscaping and other structural features approved by the Planning Commission. 20. Parking lot perimeter landscaping shall be required for parking lots with ten (10) or more parking spaces to minimize the visual impact of large paved surfaces. Pedestrian access to sidewalks and buildings should be considered in the design of the landscaped areas and islands. Parking areas adjoining a street shall provide a landscape buffer between the street right-of-way and parking area. Screening materials may include a combination of plant materials (trees, shrubs and ground cover), earth berms, walls or fences, raised planters or other screening devices which meet the intent of this requirement. Parking lot perimeter landscaping plant materials shall include one (1) tree and two (2) shrubs for every twenty (20) feet of parking lot frontage. Trees and shrubs need not be planted in a linear, spaced manner, but may be grouped together where appropriate. 21. Parking lot interior landscaping shall be required for parking lots with twenty (20) or more parking spaces to minimize the visual impact of large paved surfaces. The intent of the landscaped islands is to provide a measure of aesthetics to the parking areas without seriously inhibiting snow plowing and storage. One (1) tree and two (2) shrubs shall be provided for every ten (10) parking spaces or fraction thereof.