Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2024 09 12

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Planning Commission Staff Report September 12, 2024 Current conditions on site include two vehicle curb cuts on Pine Street, and a vehicle curb cut and five head -in parking spaces on Front Street. The parking spaces on Front Street are configured such that existing vehicles would back out over the sidewalk and into the street right-of-way, which would not be permitted under currently adopted standards. When combined with the curb cut, the total length of vehicular access points is roughly 84 feet of a 105-foot property line on Front Street, and roughly 50 feet of 95- foot property line on Pine Street. Twelve parking spaces are currently present on site. According to Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) Sec. 17.20.025, developments in Downtown Louisville must provide one off-street parking space for every 500 square feet of nonresidential floor area, except that the first 999 square feet of new or additional floor area are exempt from parking requirements. Because the addition is 728 square feet, parking ratio requirements will be applied to the existing building square footage of 1,880 square feet. As such, four off-street parking spaces are required. In an effort to increase walkability in Downtown Louisville and reduce the likelihood of vehicle -pedestrian conflicts near the site, staff recommended that the applicant satisfy the parking requirement with a nonrefundable parking improvement fee in lieu (LMC Sec. 17.20.025.G) to be paid into the Downtown Parking Improvement Fund. The fee is $23,521 per required parking space to be paid in full when the first building permit is issued for construction. The applicant has agreed to pay the parking improvement fee and has designed the site accordingly. No off-street parking is proposed with this development. Site rendering The closure of vehicle access points on the site will permit the construction of full -width, unimpeded sidewalks that will match existing public improvements in the direct vicinity of the site. Additional streetlights and street trees will be installed on both Pine Street and Front Street, and seven to eight new on -street, public parking spaces will be provided directly adjacent to the site. Staff support the applicant's intent to pay into the Downtown Parking Improvement Fund to satisfy the off-street parking requirement. 4