07-12-2001 Regular Meeing and Public Hearing

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• Staff Report January 24, 2002 Special Exception Request #SE02-001 Requested by: Mr. Al Fairfield representing La Porte.Venture LTD. Requested for: Reduction in the amount of required parking Location: Churchill Place Apts. 1201 S. Broadway, La Porte Blocks 1121, 1122, and lots 1, 2, 31, and 32 of Block 1160 Harris County I Hunter Abstract - 35 Zoning: General Commercial (G. C.) blocks 1121, 1122 Residential 3 (R-3) block 1160 lots.1, 2, 31,'and 32 Background: Churchill Place is a proposed apartment complex designed exclusively for the senior.population. (See Exhibit #A.). The project is proposed on 6.22 acres -and consists of two blocks (1121 and 1122) zoned G.C. and four lots from one block (1160) zoned R 3. Seventy-two (72) units are proposed in 18 quadraplex buildings. Eighteen (18) units contain one -bedroom and .54 units contain two- bedrooms. The property also has a clubhouse and 89 .parking spaces (84 and 5 ADA accessible). The overall density is 11.6 dwelling units per acre. On November 30; 2001, staff received a site plan for the development. On December 10, staff mailed and faxed written comments to the developer about items that needed to be addressed. A major issue involved parking. During review; staff used the following sections of the City's zoning ordinance: Section 106-333 - Almost 90 percent of the property is zoned General Commercial (GC) and the remainder is Residential 3 (R-3). Residential housing is an allowed use.in a GC zone. While the project is a quadraplex, it - exceeds the maximum of 10 dwelling units per acre to be considered as a quadraplex, as shown in Section 106-333 Table B. Using City ordinances, the project was determined -to be multi -family; therefore, staff applied the standards for R 3 to the project. Section 106-839 - Minimum parking requirements are based on the occupant's use.. Quadraplex use requires 2 spaces per unit. Using this formula, the project has 72 units x 2 (spaces per unit) = 144. City code also requires ADA accessible spaces, (101 to 150 spaces require 5 ADA spaces), for a total of 149 spaces. Because the projected exceeded. the maximum dwelling units per acre, quadraplex standards were not applicable. Multi family (or R-3) requires 1.5 spaces for one -bedroom units and 2.5 for two -bedroom units. The project has 18 one -bedroom units and 54 two-