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-Proposed Ordinance Based upon the above analysis and discussion with the applicant's traffic/parking expert, staff proposes a change to the wheelstop (or equivalent) requirement for all parking spaces --- allowing for waivers upon approval by both the community development and public works directors and satisfaction of five criteria (see attachment #6). All waiver requests would be reviewed in conjunc- tion with site plan requests (new development, modifications, additions, etc.). The five criteria,"a" through "e", are proposed to ensure that: a. pedestrian and landscape areas are protected by wheelstops or equivalent; b. spaces without wheelstops are arranged so that cars, in case of a conflict, would touch bumper to bumper; C. spaces with wheelstops head into other spaces with wheelstops, providing consistent "stop points" which are important in establishing consistency and visual cues for drivers; d. spaces off of circulation driveways are equipped with wheelstops to guarantee the proper channelling of - traffic along these critical travel lanes; and e. conditions can be placed- upon a waiver request to provide adequate visual cues to drivers and to provide for appropriate interior landscaping areas with in- creased widths to accommodate tree plantings. -Summary In staff's opinion, adoption of the proposed ordinance would allow a greater variety of parking lot designs for the interior spaces in larger projects. The overall effect of the waiver criteria should provide incentives to increased interior parking lot land- scaping areas that can accommodate trees and to design safer circulation drives that do not directly access parking spaces while adequately channelling traffic through the parking lot area. RRrnMMRWnATTnV Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the proposed ordinance. Commissioner Bowman asked if the parking spaces could be graded so that they would drain toward the landscaping, and Mr. Boling explained that you would still have curbing around the landscaped areas, but there could be small holes made in the curbing which would allow stormwater. However, it would have to be vegetation that could take that type of run-off. Staff, of course, would like to see trees planted in those areas. Commissioner Bowman also preferred trees, not shrubbery, because people like to park in the shade. Chairman Wheeler opened the Public Hearing, and asked if anyone wished to be heard in this matter. There were none. 25 AUG 2, ,I9 REGI 6 F.+�E 690