If this is wrong place to ask about parking requirements for WUC, please delete. If ok:
Phoenix Code 702(C) states that if parking spaces are "reserved" for residents only, additional spaces are required.
I've noticed several developments zoned WUC which specifically have garages "reserved" for residents only are not factoring in the additional spaces. (I'm aware of the 25% reduction for WUC and I'm not talking about that.)
When I asked the City for clarification on what qualified as "reserved", an engineer responded with the following:
"A reserved space is defined as a spaces that is designated for a specific unit."
I'm struggling to reconcile the definition given based on the context and definitions used elsewhere in the Code. While the Code doesn't define "reserved", it defines " unreserved:
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An unassigned parking space that is available to both residents and visitors."
If unreserved is for both residents and visitors, wouldn't anything else be considered "reserved"? Further, the use of "unassigned" illustrates that the writer was aware that assignment of a space is separate and different than reservation of a space.
Am I missing something or are these developments getting a 25% WUC reduction and another roughly 33% reduction based on an incorrect definition of "reserved?
I'm not arguing the validity of the reasoning or how much parking is actually needed. I'm just asking about the correct reading and definition based on the Code.