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Parking Parking for Residents Per the PMC, single - family homes and townhomes are required to have two parking spaces per unit, with at least one of the spaces covered in a garage or carport. The applicant is providing two covered spaces per townhouse unit via two -car garages in each unit and a detached, single -car garage with an uncovered tandem parking space for the relocated historic single - family home. The PMC requires each parking space to have unobstructed access from a street or drive aisle without moving another vehicle (i.e., not tandem). However, rezoning the property to PUD allows for flexibility in establishing development standards (e.g., parking standards). In order to accommodate retaining the historic home on -site, in addition to providing two on- site guest parking spaces for the development, the applicant had to reduce the total number of project units from 12 to 11. The applicant also found it difficult to provide the PMC required parking spaces for the existing historic home. As conditioned, the applicant would construct a detached single -story, one -car garage on the east side of the relocated home with an uncovered tandem parking space on the south side of the garage. The tandem space is proposed because the proposed lot for the historic home cannot accommodate traditional side -by -side parking. Although not allowed by Code in non -PUD projects, tandem parking is not unusual in Downtown since many of the older homes have tandem parking (typically with a detached, one -car garage towards the rear of the lot with a long driveway). In addition, the City has approved tandem parking in other residential projects. The adjacent Kimberly Commons project was approved with tandem parking for the four single - family detached homes. These houses all have three tandem spaces (a one -car carport at the rear of the site and two uncovered parking spaces within the driveway). Staff is unaware of any reported problems related to this design. Staff believes the tandem parking, with the recommended change to relocate the tandem space to the south side of the garage, is acceptable for the existing home since other homes nearby also have tandem parking, tandem parking is not unusual in historic neighborhoods, and the existing residence would be the only one on the site with tandem parking. Furthermore, a 6- foot -tall solid wood fence between the house and eastern property line would screen the majority of the detached garage from views along St. John Street. Therefore, staff is supportive of the tandem space. Guest Parking Detached, single - family homes and for sale townhomes are not required to provide guest parking per the PMC. However, the City normally requires some on -site guest parking for single - family or townhome projects when there isn't on- street parking provided within the project site. Guest parking for apartments is required at a ratio of one parking space per seven units. Since these units are townhouses and not apartments, the PMC does not require on -site guest parking; however, the Planning Commission directed the applicant to provide guest parking at the same PMC required ratio (1 space for every 7 units) required for apartments. With a 1:7 parking ratio and 11 residential units, two parking spaces would be required. The applicant has incorporated two on -site guest parking spaces on -site. Page 11 of 13