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ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW DRAFT Table 5-3: Parking Requirements for New Housing Unit Type Parking Required Single Family Home 2 non -tandem covered spaces Single Family Home in Mulford Gardens (RO District) 2 spaces, may be tandem and uncovered Duplex 2 spaces per unit, one of which must be covered Single Family Home with a Second Unit 3 non -tandem spaces required Multi- Studio or One Bedroom 1.5 spaces per unit, including 1 covered (*) Family Two bedroom unit 2.25 spaces per unit, including 2 covered (*) (3+ units) Three or more bedroom 2.5 spaces per unit, including 2 covered (*) Senior Housing 1.2 per unit, including 1 covered, plus one space per employee (*) .25 spaces per unit of the required number must be reserved for guest parking Source: Barry Miller, AICP 2002 Section 5-2212 indicates that such exceptions may be granted if- * the strict application of the parking standards would cause "particular difficulty or undue hardship"; or • the proposed parking is as close to compliance as possible with the standards in the Zoning Code. Conclusions. Adjustments to the multi -family parking standards should be considered for projects located near transit facilities. One possibility would be to reduce the parking requirement by a fixed percentage, such as 10 percent for projects along major bus corridors and 20 percent for projects within '/4 mile of a BART Station. Another might be to reduce parking for projects that provide BART shuttle service or contribute to existing shuttle services. Another would be to keep parking exceptions discretionary, but add a third condition (proximity to transit) under which they could be justified. Other adjustments to the parking standards might also facilitate housing production. These could include allowing a greater percentage of the spaces to be uncovered, allowing tandem parking (outside the front yard setback) in some circumstances, dropping the off-street guest parking requirement for small (e.g., less than four unit) buildings, or reducing the standards for small (e.g., less than four unit) buildings. The requirement for studio apartments could be lowered, perhaps to 1.0 or 1.25 spaces per unit instead of 1.5 spaces per unit. Standards for shared parking also might be considered. For example, a 15 percent reduction in the cumulative number of spaces for a project might be granted for projects combining office and residential uses (because the uses have different peaking characteristics). HOUSING ELEMENT 5-9 SAN LEANDRO GENERAL PLAN 'y (0 1