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Background The subject proposal is to provide middle housing on a cul-de-sac lot limited by existing street frontage. Because of the limited frontage the propect of getting parking and travel lanes to the rear of the parcel with sufficient space to safely get in and out of the site is much more tenuous than the more traditional and direct in and out approach proposed. Following are how this design is consistent with Adjustment Review criteria below. EC 9.8030 Adjustment Review – Approval Criteria. (37) Middle Housing Standards Adjustment. Where EC 9.5550 provides that standards applicable to triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, or cottage clusters may be adjusted, approval of the request shall be given if the applicant demonstrates consistency with all of the following, as applicable: (b) Garages, Off-Street Parking Areas, and Driveways for Triplexes and Fourplexes. The requirements set forth in EC 9.5550(4)(a) and (b) may be adjusted if the proposal achieves the following: 1. Supports a pedestrian-friendly street environment by minimizing the visual and safety impacts of garages, parking areas, and vehicle circulation areas. Response: The proposed middle housing land division and fourplex design supports a pedestrian-friendly street environment that minimizes the visual and safety impacts of vehicular areas – both moving and stationary, in the following ways: 1. Each dwelling unit of the proposed fourplex has direct and visually clear access to the Chase Street public sidewalk and the edge of the subject lot. 2. Each dwelling unit provides off street parking options in the attached garage, set back 40’ from the front property line where only 18’ is typically required. This distance also mitigates pedestrian safety by providing good vision clearance to the sidewalk. The direct route from the front door of each dwelling unit and sufficient distance to the public sidewalk in the Chase Street cul-de-sac mitigates safety issues. Further, visual impacts are mitigated by setting the garages back from the front property line more than twice the length that is required by the Code. Landscaping around the pedestrian and vehicular areas can be provided to further mitigate the visual impacts of the paved areas. 2. Consistency with EC 9.8030(28). (28) Public Access Required. The public access requirement of 9.6735(2) may be adjusted if the site developer demonstrates any of the following: Response: This middle housing land division proposal complies with the public access requirements of EC 9.6735(2) in accordance with EC 7.420; an adjustment to these standards is not being requested.