| Show Architect Raps Law on 0 Street Off-Street Parking I I I I I Requests Waiver Of Rule on Planned Building I i Enforcement of a r recently e c e n t 1 y passed Salt Lake City ty ity ordinance requiring street of-street parking for for I new buildings buildings buildings' will stunt the growth g I of the downtown business district city commissioners were advised Thur Thursday day Raymond J J. J Ashton of the firm of Ashton Evans and Brazier archi architects and engineers in a letter letter letter let let- ter to the commission said enI enforcement enforcement en en- of the ordinance would mean the future downtown development development development devel devel- would be limited to two- two story structures If multi multistoried storied structures are aie erected elected the major part of the lot would have to be used for parking purposes he wrote With property property prop- prop erty city values ranging up to 1000 per front foot in the business district district district dis dis- dis- dis such premium parking is Unjustifiable unjustifiable unjustifiable un un- justifiable he declared Due to economic and space limitations limitations limitations lim lim- under the new ruling architects feel the general design of buildings would be greatly limI limited lim urn itel Hed in providing adequate parking areas perhaps even to two-story two structures Although no specific limitation is provided m in the new ordinance with regard to the size of buildings building the limitations on the parking requirements would make large laige buildings building unfeasible Drawing Building uil Sketches Mr Mi Ashton informed commissioners commis- commis that his firm was drawing sketches for a modern story five building in downtown Salt Lake C City ty He ad added ed however that since passage of the ordinance their client has advised them that he desires to locate the bu building in m a suburban area Mr Ashton asked the the commission to waive enforcement of the ordinance He suggested as a solution to the downtown parking problem the careful study of the city's acre 10 blocks to develop community parking parking parking park park- ing plans which would attract risk capital of private business He warned varned that the business district I eventually would be bl blighted if a amore amore amore more adequate solution of the downtown parking problem was not reached The city commission referred the letter to the zoning department and the city attorney The matter will be discussed at the commissions commission's commissions commission's commis commissions commission's commis- commis sion's Monday morning executive e meeting Meanwhile the t h e commission placed an order for parking meters which will be installed on outlying streets of the downtown business district l Plan Ilan lan Street Metering The metering of certain street I areas is another step in an attempt to alleviate the downtown parking parking parking park park- ing problem The Th move was recommended by bythe the tile city traffic commission j Streets to be metered include 2nd East from South Temple to I South Pierpont st. st between West Vest Temple and 1st West Vest South I Temple from State st at to 2nd East and 3rd South from West Vest Temple to 1st West Vest Installation on those streets vill will complete metering of the business district Most l of the new meters will permit two-hour two parking however how- how ex ever er er on some sections of 2nd East and South meters will be zoned for foi four hours houis for the convenience of term long-term shoppers Parking I time in those zones will sell at the rate late of two hours houis for foi a nickel The meters ordered from a Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Ill firm fum will cost the city 62 50 each plus a 6 6 per meter fi freight eight charge |
