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Parking Location and Vehicular Access. Premise: The residential element of multi-family development should be emphasized with parking incorporated but not the dominant element of the design. Design Intent: Design multiple family dwellings so that parking does not dominate the site. Enhance pedestrian safety by reducing curb cuts and driveways. Parking Lot Location • Locate parking lots to the side and ""-- rear of the dwellings so that -,,,s,--, `",s""`. parking lots do not dominate the �' I`� ! site. i C; ', a 1 • Break up large parking areas into _ .` i '.ia_�_=_ . _ - 40.� y . small lots attached to adjacent ` -- --:::- Or_ c;L. 11116r- , buildings. '',_ ,. e , • Vehicular access should be from the alley if available; parking shall not be located in the front setback. '"" kf Entrances to Garages. i.- _.-_ _ -4,;,-,.. ,, _ \ V -7 y • Design parking garages to be uN 4i- -Atza, '- ., `"- compatible with the residential It 4 J Lw' `'i ;a _ portion of the building with the _ -' _ -�" % - -= -. parking entrance less prominent �' �.. 4' than the pedestrian entrance. '"" ^" • Where multiple driveways are These two complexes have nearly identical sites and buildings, but in one,the parking in the center dominates the site, leaving necessary, provide substantial no common open space. In the other,the central open space is landscaping to separate and accessible,visible and shared by the residences. minimize the impact on the streetscape. • Screen below-building parking so it is not conspicuous from the street or abutting properties. • Use architectural and landscape techniques to make garage entrances compatible with the streetscape.