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City Council Meeting Minutes November 5, 2012 Page 10 of 15 third lane will be added at the entry drive access point to provide an exclusive southbound right -turn lane exiting the site. The second access point to the site is from Centennial Drive and the applicant proposes That it be a two lane drive. The Centennial Drive access point will lead to an "East -West Drive" that will provide access to the main surface parking lot and 14 on- street parallel parking spaces in front of the residential structures. The existing service drive on the north end of the property will be removed from its current location and relocated to the western side of the three residential structures. The relocated service drive will provide access to the parking structure beneath the residential buildings and will connect to the service area behind the existing Walgreens and the rest of the shopping center to the west. The service drive will have 8 on- street parking spaces. Parking - The proposal includes 298 new on -site parking spaces. 156 of these spaces are located in the parking structure beneath buildings C, D, and E and 142 surface parking spaces are located on the interior of the site. The applicant also proposes to mark 18 new parallel parking spaces on Centennial Drive adjacent to the project. Variance Assessment Overview - The design of the site is regulated by the Commercial Development Design Standards and Guidelines (CDDSG), and the Louisville Municipal Code (LMC). The CDDSG regulates all new commercial development in the City (Outside of Downtown), and the LMC regulates development and land use within the CC zone district. Staff finds it important to note the development standards outlined in the CDDSG and the LMC provide little guidance on mixed use infill projects such as the applicant's proposal. The standards in these two documents were created to address single use buildings in a green field (vacant land) development scenario. Density Analysis - The yard and bulk requirements table in Sec 17.12.040 of the LMC permits one dwelling unit for every 1,750 SF of lot area in the CC zone district. The yard and bulk requirements table includes a footnote ( #7) which states "Density and minimum lot area for residential use in the C -N, C -C, and C -B districts shall be computed only for the area to be used for residential purposes" The LMC does not define, how the "area to be used for residential purposes should be measured ". There are a variety of approaches to calculate this area, including the following: 1. Option #1 — Consider the entire 5.1 acre site "used for residential purposes ". 2. Option #2 — Exclude the retail structures from area considered "used for residential purposes." 3. Option #3 — Exclude commercial structures and associated parking from area considered "used for residential purposes ". 4. Option #4 — Exclude commercial structures and associated parking, drainage and public plaza from area considered "used for residential purposes ". 22