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~ ez ~ <br />GOODWIN, iNC. <br />11 GREENWAY PL4ZA <br />SUITE 2226 <br />HOUSTON, TEXAS 77046 <br />(713) 627-3620 <br />March 24,1981 <br />Planning and Zoning Commission <br />City of LaPorte <br />City Secretary <br />P.O. Box 1115 <br />LaPorte, TX 77571 <br />RE: Variance Request - Parking Requirements <br />"Broadway In The Trees" Proposed Apartment Project <br />Blocks 1122 and 1121 <br />City of LaPorte <br />Gentlemen: <br />During the process of finalizing our plans and specifications <br />in a pre-permit meeting with Mr. David Paulissen, we were <br />• advised that the parking provided for our project does not <br />meet the city requirements of two spaces per dwelling unit. <br />Our motivation for designing the site plan as presented was <br />two fold: <br />(1) To develop a medium density luxury apartment <br />project that was economically .viable from an <br />operational and mortgage financing standpoint <br />(2) To develop an aesthetically attractive project, <br />including the preservation of a large forested <br />area in Block 1121 near Oregon Street <br />The calculations used by us for the parking requirements are <br />as follows. You will note that they exceed the City of Houston <br />requirements by twenty-eight spaces. <br />One Bedroom Units: 1.33 parking spaces X 96 lbdr/lba = 127.68 spaces <br />Two Bedroom Units: 1.66 parking spaces X 36 2bdr/2ba = 59.76 spaces <br />TOTAL Spaces Provided .= 216.00 <br />Total Spaces Required (Houston) = 187.44 <br />_ Total Excess Spaces = 28.60 <br />Ratio equals 1.64 parking spaces per unit. <br /> <br />