07-12-2001 Regular Meeing and Public Hearing

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Board of Adjustment January 24, 2002 #SE 02-001 Page 2 bedroom units. Using the parking formula, 18 (1.5) + 54 (2.5) = 162 spaces. When the 6 ADA required spaces are added, the project requires 168 spaces. Using the City's parking standards, the submitted plans do ,not :meet. the requirements. Staff offered the following options to the applicant: • add additional land from Block 1160 to the proposed project and re- arrange the site layout to meet the parking standards; • reduce the number of two -bedroom units; or • submit a Special Exception Request to the Board of Adjustment to reduce the off-street parking requirement. Citing Section 106-191 B (3), the applicant is seeking a Special Exception to allow a reduction of the off-street parking from 168 to 89 spaces. The applicant proposes one parking space per apartment, plus seventeen additional for Clubhouse and visitors. Analysis: The Code of Ordinances defines a special exception as a specified enumerated deviation from zoning regulations The Board is empowered to grant a special exception when it frnds.the following.• ❖ Granting the exception will not adversely affect, the value, 'or use of neighboring property. ❖ Granting the exception will not be contrary to the best public interest. The applicant's request is based on Section 106-191 B (3), which states the following: To waive or reduce the off-street parking requirements when the board. finds the same are unnecessary for the proposed use of the building or structure for which the special exception request applies The proposed use is multi family; however, -the applicant has stated that the apartments will be developed solely for senior tenants: The applicant has placed a requirement that the units must be occupied by at least one person who is 55 years of age or older. Furthermore, no person under the age of 19 may reside in any unit for more than 60 days -of any calendar year. - As a result of these restrictions, the applicant contends that senior apartments are less intense than "regular" multi -family and require fewer parking spaces. On the special exception application, the owner noted that the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs approved the project as a development for tax credits, which allows for more affordable rental rates,