M I N I M U M PA R K I N G C O M PA R I S O N
LH Overlay (existing)
Example requirement in LH
PO Overlay + Chapter 541
Example requirement in PO
dŚĞ
ŝŶƚĞŶƚ
ƚŽsq.
ĂůůŽǁ
ĨŽƌ
ƚŚĞ of
ĚĞƐŝƌĞĚ
ĚĞŶƐŝƟĞƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝŶ ŝƚLJ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ
1 space
perŝƐ500
ft. of ƚŚĞ
GFA in
excess
4 spaces
75% x (1ǁŚŝůĞ
space per 500 sq. ft. of GFA in 3 spaces
ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐĐŽŵƉĂƟďůĞĚĞƐŝŐŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚůŽǁĞƌŵĂdžŝŵƵŵďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŚĞŝŐŚƚƐƚŚĂŶĂůůŽǁĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ
4,000 sq. ft.
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.)
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚŽŶŝŶŐŽĚĞ͘;ƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJƚŚĞŽŶŝŶŐŽĚĞĚĞĮŶĞƐĨŽƵƌƐƚŽƌLJĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐĂƐŚĂǀŝŶŐ
a maximum height of 56 feet.) Encouraging a lower maximum height in feet encourages
ŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚŽŚĂǀĞƐŚŽƌƚĞƌŇŽŽƌƚŽŇŽŽƌŚĞŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚĂůŽǁĞƌŽǀĞƌĂůůďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŚĞŝŐŚƚ
1 space per 3 seats but not less than 4
10 spaces
75% x (1 space per 500 sq. ft. of GFA up 3 spaces
ƚŚĂŶ ĂůůŽǁĞĚ
spaces. ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŽŶŝŶŐ ŽĚĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŝůů ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĐŽŵƉĂƟďůĞ
to 2,000 ŶĞǁ
sq. ft. + 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŝƐŝŶƐĐĂůĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉĂƩĞƌŶƐ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞ
GFA in excess of 2,000 sq. ft.)
plan recommends stepping back the fourth story of any building along the street to further
reduce1 space
the visibility
of but
a fourth
street and the overall visual impacts
per 3 seats
not lessstory
thanfrom
4 the
8 spaces
n/a of four
3 spaces
story buildings.
spaces
General retail sales and services
(2,000 sq. ft. example)
Coffee shop
(1,000 sq. ft./20 seat example)
Restaurants without wine or beer
(2,000 sq. ft./25 seat example)
EĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐŚŽƵůĚŝŶĂůůƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĐĂƐĞƐ͕ĂǀŽŝĚĚĞƐŝŐŶŽĨůŽŶŐĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
frontages (building facade facing the street). Currently in Linden
,ŝůůƐ͕ĨƌŽŶƚĂŐĞůĞŶŐƚŚƐŽĨĞdžŝƐƟŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĐŽƌƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƚŽƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů
1 space per 3 seats but not less than 4
35 spaces
n/a
Restaurants with wine or beer
parcelspaces.
sizes established
previous
Parking shallinbethe
provided
for allcentury. This has resulted in
(6,000 sq. ft./105 seat example)
ƚŚĞ ƌŚLJƚŚŵŝĐ͕
ŵĂŝŶ ƐƚƌĞĞƚ͕
ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů
customer seating,
including
outdoor ƉĂƩĞƌŶ ŽĨ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ƐŚŽƉ
frontsseating.
found in the 43rd & Upton and 44th & Beard commercial
ĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ͘
dŚĞ
ŵĂŬĞƐfeet
ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ
ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ
1 space
perƉůĂŶ
300 square
of grossƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ
floor 33 spaces
75% x (1 space per 500 sq. ft. of GFA in
Grocery store
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐƵƐĞĚĞƐŝŐŶƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŵŽƌĞĂƵƚŚĞŶƟĐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
area but not less than 4 spaces.
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.)
44th & Beard, Past: The development patterns of
44th & Beard Now: Like 43rd & Upton, the historic
(10,000 sq. ft. example)
ŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚƌĞůĂƚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͘
development pattern around 44th & Beard is readily
this commercial area were also heavily influenced by the
street car, but development happened more slowly in this
node and it never reached the same level of commercial
intensity as 43rd & Upton. Nevertheless, like development
at 43rd & Upton, commercial properties in this area were
built as 1 to 3-story buildings with small street frontages.
Properties adjacent to the commercial parcels were mostly
developed into single family homes with a few multi-family
buildings added in the 1950s and 1960s.
Difference
1 space reduction
7 space reduction
5 space reduction
13 spaces
22 space reduction
9 spaces
24 space reduction
apparent. Original 1 to 2-story buildings with discrete
storefronts are largely intact and the most significant
change to the node is the redevelopment of the former
streetcar right of way as a parking lot, a public park and a
multi-family townhouse style development.
>ŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚLJ ĂƌĞĂ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůůŽǁ ŵĞĚŝƵŵ Žƌ ŚŝŐŚ
1 space
per 300 square
feet of gross floor
17 spaces
75% x (1 space per 500 sq. ft. of GFA in 3 spaces
14 space reduction
Bank/financial institution
ĚĞŶƐŝƚLJ͕
ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů͕
ĂŶĚ ŵƵůƟͲĨĂŵŝůLJ
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ
ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ
area but not
lessϮͲĨĂŵŝůLJ
than 4 spaces.
excess of 4,000 sq. ft.)
ƚŽ
ůŽǁͲƐĐĂůĞ͕
ϭ
ƚŽ
ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů
ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ
ƚŚĂƚ
ŚĂǀĞ
ƚŚĞŝƌ
(5,000 sq. ft. example)
ŽǁŶ ĚŝƐƟŶĐƚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƌŚLJƚŚŵ͘ ƚ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐŝƚĞƐ͕ ůĂƌŐĞƌ
ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů͕ŵŝdžĞĚƵƐĞ͕ĂŶĚŵƵůƟͲĨĂŵŝůLJƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐƐŚĂƌĞ
an alley, side, or rear lot line with smaller-scale buildings and uses.
*All non-residential uses over 1,000 square feet shall
provide a minimum of 4 parking spaces, or the amount specified in Chapter 541,
the publicly owned portion is 16-feet wide and is used
LH = LH Linden Hills Overlay District (existing)
In other cases they are across the street from each other. This was
to access parking for residences and businesses. West of
whichever is greater.
ĂƚŽƉŝĐŽĨĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘dƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶŝƐƐƵĞƐ
the commercial
area the right
of area
way is(proposed)
approximately
PO
=
PO
Pedestrian
Oriented
Overlay
District
with
Linden
Hills
*The minimum parking requirement for residentialinclude
uses is 1impacts
space per
dwelling
50-feet wide. It is used as an alley (or driveway) to access
to the
overallunit.
character of a block, shading of back
residential Parking
garages andand
parking
areas, a public
Chapter 541 = Zoning Code: Chapter 541,several
Off-Street
Loading
LJĂƌĚƐĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚĂůůďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ĚŝƐƌƵƉƟŽŶĂŶĚĚĞŐƌĂĚĂƟŽŶ
parking lot at 44th & Beard, and a public green space at 44th
ŽĨ ǀŝĞǁƐ͕ ůŽƐƐ ŽĨ ƉƌŝǀĂĐLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐ ŝŶ ŶŽŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂĸĐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ
& Beard. A two block portion the right of way between Xerxes
and Zenith has been transformed into a landscaped walking
concerns and issues relate to City policies that address the need for
The purpose of the PO Pedestrian Oriented Overlay District
andis:
biking path. The 1997 Linden Hills Design Framework
ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŚŝŐŚĞƌĚĞŶƐŝƚLJĂŶĚůŽǁĞƌĚĞŶƐŝƚLJĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘
included a vision for the former streetcar right of way to
*
T
o
preserve
and
encourage
the
pedestrian
character
of
commercial
areas.
dŚĞƉůĂŶĐĂůůƐĨŽƌĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƐĞƚďĂĐŬƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƚŽƉŇŽŽƌŽĨϯŽƌϰͲƐƚŽƌLJ
better connect the nodes through a continuous, dedicated
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ůŽǁͲƐĐĂůĞ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͘ /ƚ *To promote street life and activity by regulating building orientation and design
walking
and bikingparking
path. facilities, and by prohibiting
and accesory
The analysis of existing conditions revealed a range of traffic
ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚƐĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚƐŝƚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞůĞŵĞŶƚƚŽ
certain high impact and automobile-oriented uses.
reduce the visual impacts of medium and high density development
flow co
and acc
alleywa
current
and res
Upton A
to the s
and res
Avenue
comme
it curre
public ri
parking
Movem e nt, C onne cti v i ty, & Parking
/ŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ
Neighborhood Commercial Nodes is a priority in this Plan. It
encourages infrastructure improvements that make walking and
ďŝĐLJĐůŝŶŐŵŽƌĞĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐŽƉƟŽŶƐƚŽŐĞƚƚŽ͕ĨƌŽŵ͕ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝŶ>ŝŶĚĞŶ
,ŝůůƐ͘ĚĚŝŶŐĐƵƌďĞdžƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐǁŝůůŚĞůƉĐĂůŵĂŶĚƐůŽǁƚƌĂĸĐ͕ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟnjĞ
pedestrian movements, and provide more space for streetscape
ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂƚŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞEĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů
Nodes.
pl a n el em ents
30
^ƵƉƉůLJŝŶŐ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƉƵďůŝĐͬƐĞŵŝͲƉƵďůŝĐ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ͕ ƉĂƌŬƐ Žƌ
plazas at each node, connected by a uniform streetscape, is one
The single access to public parking within the former trolley right of way
Existing