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City Council TransportationCity Council Transportationand Environment Committeeand Environment Committee

February 25, 2008February 25, 2008

22City Council Transportation and Environment Committee City Council Transportation and Environment Committee


PURPOSEPURPOSE

Brief the committee on compact Brief the committee on compact parking allowances and parking parking allowances and parking regulations generally, and regulations generally, and present options on reducing or present options on reducing or eliminating compact spaceseliminating compact spaces


BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND

At the December 12, 2007 Council At the December 12, 2007 Council meeting, Council directed staff to brief meeting, Council directed staff to brief Council on Compact Car parking provisionsCouncil on Compact Car parking provisionsParking issues were last considered by the Parking issues were last considered by the City Council in 2001City Council in 2001Compact space provisions were added to Compact space provisions were added to the code in 1983the code in 1983


ISSUEISSUE

Whether to revise offWhether to revise off--street parking street parking regulations which allow for reduced regulations which allow for reduced compact car parking stall widths.compact car parking stall widths.Whether to modify other parking Whether to modify other parking requirements to address possible nonrequirements to address possible non-- conformance issues created by changes conformance issues created by changes to compact car space provisions to compact car space provisions


OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE

Eliminate or dramatically reduce Eliminate or dramatically reduce 7.5 feet wide spaces without 7.5 feet wide spaces without adversely impacting the adversely impacting the provision of adequate parking provision of adequate parking or development opportunities.or development opportunities.


CURRENT REGULATIONSCURRENT REGULATIONS

35% of required off35% of required off--street parking spaces street parking spaces may be may be ““CompactCompact”” sized spaces sized spaces –– 77’’--66”” by 16by 16’’--00”” spaces with 18spaces with 18’’--00””

maneuvering aisle.maneuvering aisle.Remainder must meet Remainder must meet ““StandardStandard”” sized sized spaces spaces –– 88’’--66”” by 18by 18’’--00”” spaces with 24spaces with 24’’--00””

maneuvering aisle.maneuvering aisle.


Compact Spaces

7.5’

16’18’

16’

7.5’

18’

90

34’50’


“Full” Size Spaces

8.5’

18’24’

18’

8.5’

24’

90

42’60’


Parking RequirementsParking Requirements

Restaurant Restaurant –– 1 space per 100 1 space per 100 s/fs/fRetail Retail -- 1 space per 200 1 space per 200 s/fs/fOffice Office -- 1 space per 333 1 space per 333 s/fs/fMed Office Med Office -- 1 space per 200 1 space per 200 s/fs/fManufacturing Manufacturing -- 1 space per 600 1 space per 600 s/fs/fWarehouseWarehouse–– First 20,000 First 20,000 s/fs/f –– 1 space per 1,000 1 space per 1,000 s/fs/f–– Over 20,000 Over 20,000 s/fs/f –– 1 space per 4,000 1 space per 4,000 s/fs/f


IssuesIssuesMany parking lots utilize compact parking Many parking lots utilize compact parking and may become nonand may become non--conforming if there conforming if there were no change to existing offwere no change to existing off--street parking street parking requirements requirements The uses with the greatest demand for The uses with the greatest demand for parking (personal services, retail and parking (personal services, retail and restaurants) are the most difficult to monitor restaurants) are the most difficult to monitor and control who parks in what spaceand control who parks in what spaceCompact parking is most appropriate where Compact parking is most appropriate where a large proportion of spaces can be a large proportion of spaces can be assigned (office and residential)assigned (office and residential)


IssuesIssuesWhen standard or oversize vehicles utilize When standard or oversize vehicles utilize compact spaces there is a net reduction in compact spaces there is a net reduction in available spaces when adjacent spaces available spaces when adjacent spaces cannot be utilized.cannot be utilized.Reductions in required, or functional, parking Reductions in required, or functional, parking spaces may result in; spaces may result in; –– Congestion on adjacent streetsCongestion on adjacent streets–– Spillover parking into neighborhoodsSpillover parking into neighborhoods


ALTERNATIVESALTERNATIVESEliminate all compact spacesEliminate all compact spacesEliminate all compact spaces for surface Eliminate all compact spaces for surface parking but allow in structured parking parking but allow in structured parking –– May encourage structured parkingMay encourage structured parking–– Helps with design constraints of structured parkingHelps with design constraints of structured parking

Eliminate compact spaces for personal service Eliminate compact spaces for personal service and retail uses but allow for other uses.and retail uses but allow for other uses.Consider reductions in parking requirements Consider reductions in parking requirements for certain uses in conjunction with reduction for certain uses in conjunction with reduction or elimination of compact parking allowanceor elimination of compact parking allowance


AREA CALULATIONSAREA CALULATIONSDepth 1/2 Aisle Width s/f

Compact Space s/f 16 9 7.5 187.5

Standard Space s/f 18 12 8.5 255

Example of difference in area required for 100 parking spaces if compact spaces were eliminated.

Current requirements Full Size 65 x 255 = 16,575 s/f

Compact 35 x 187.5 = 5,562.5 s/f

Total 23,137.5 s/f

All Full Size requirements Full Size 100 x 255 = 25,500 s/f

Delta = 2,362.5 s/f +/- 10%


AREA CALCULATIONSAREA CALCULATIONSRetail Scenario

Drug Store 14,000 s/f

Parking ratio 1/200 s/f

Required parking 70

Spaces s/f s/f

35 % Compact 24 187.5 4,500

Full Size 46 255 11,730

Total 70 16,230

All Full Size 70 255 17,850

Change 1,620

Example of 10 % parking reduction for retail

Decrease 1/200 parking requirement by 10% = 1/220

14,000 s/f at 1/220 = 64 parking spaces 64 x 255 = 16,320 s/f


AREA CALCULATIONSAREA CALCULATIONSOffice Scenario Office 40,000 s/f

Parking ratio 1/330 s/f

Required parking 121

Spaces s/f s/f

35 % Compact 42 187.5 7,875

Full Size 79 255 20,145

Total 121 28,020

All Full Size 121 255 30,855

Change 2,835

Example of 10 % parking reduction for office

Decrease 1/330 parking requirement by 10% = 1/363

40,000 s/f at 1/363 = 110 parking spaces 110 x 255 = 28,050 s/f


PARKING REDUCTIONSPARKING REDUCTIONS

Mixed use provisions (shared parking)Mixed use provisions (shared parking)TOD Planned DevelopmentsTOD Planned DevelopmentsBoard of Adjustment ExceptionBoard of Adjustment Exception–– Up to 25 %Up to 25 %Board of Adjustment VarianceBoard of Adjustment Variance–– No limit, must have hardshipNo limit, must have hardship


SURVEY RESULTSSURVEY RESULTS


Neighboring City Neighboring City Compact Parking ProvisionsCompact Parking Provisions

Addison Addison –– None None Arlington Arlington –– NoneNoneCedar Hill Cedar Hill –– NoneNoneFarmer Branch Farmer Branch –– NoneNoneFort Worth Fort Worth -- NoneNoneGrand Prairie Grand Prairie –– NoneNoneIrving Irving -- 10%, 810%, 8’’x16x16’’Plano Plano –– Limited (none for retail)Limited (none for retail)–– Single tenant (up to 50%) office, manufacturing, Single tenant (up to 50%) office, manufacturing,

warehouse, institutional, 7.5warehouse, institutional, 7.5’’x16x16’’


Other Texas City Other Texas City Compact Parking ProvisionsCompact Parking Provisions

Austin Austin –– 30% (for sites with more than 12 30% (for sites with more than 12 spaces), 7.5spaces), 7.5’’x 15x 15’’Houston Houston –– 35% (except in residential or in 35% (except in residential or in lots with less than 40 parking spaces), lots with less than 40 parking spaces), 8.58.5’’x17x17’’San Antonio San Antonio –– 30%, 830%, 8’’x16x16’’


Additional City Additional City Compact Parking ProvisionsCompact Parking Provisions

Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma City, OK -- 15%, 7.515%, 7.5’’x15x15’’Denver, CO Denver, CO -- 40%, 7.540%, 7.5’’x15.5x15.5’’Orlando, FL Orlando, FL -- 30% in parking garage; 30% in parking garage; prohibited in surface parking lots, 7.5prohibited in surface parking lots, 7.5’’x17x17’’Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, AZ -- only in excess of required only in excess of required parking spaces; located in the lowest use parking spaces; located in the lowest use areas of the site, 8areas of the site, 8’’x16x16’’Tampa, FL Tampa, FL -- 65%, 865%, 8’’X16X16’’


Reasons for Abandoning Reasons for Abandoning Compact Parking ProvisionsCompact Parking Provisions

Simplifies parking regulations Simplifies parking regulations Eliminates enforcement issuesEliminates enforcement issuesImproves traffic circulation on siteImproves traffic circulation on site–– No need to search for appropriate size spaceNo need to search for appropriate size space–– Reduces maneuvering issues Reduces maneuvering issues Eliminates frustration and user complaintsEliminates frustration and user complaints


Issues with Abandoning Issues with Abandoning Compact Parking ProvisionsCompact Parking Provisions

Creates nonCreates non--conformity relative to parking conformity relative to parking Certain uses, like restaurants, are difficult to Certain uses, like restaurants, are difficult to justify any reduction in parking spacesjustify any reduction in parking spaces


OTHER PARKING ISSUESOTHER PARKING ISSUESEliminate parking requirements downtownEliminate parking requirements downtownAllow fees to be charged for required parkingAllow fees to be charged for required parking–– For certain or all usesFor certain or all uses–– For structured parkingFor structured parking–– For parking a minimum distance from residentialFor parking a minimum distance from residential

Provide for administrative reductions for Provide for administrative reductions for certain uses such as warehouse and certain uses such as warehouse and manufacturingmanufacturingRequire additional landscaping if parking is in Require additional landscaping if parking is in excess of requirementexcess of requirement


Next StepsNext StepsProvide staff direction on preferred Provide staff direction on preferred alternativesalternativesDraft proposalDraft proposalSchedule for the Zoning Ordinance Schedule for the Zoning Ordinance Advisory CommitteeAdvisory Committee–– Stakeholder inputStakeholder input–– Public dialoguePublic dialogueSchedule for the City Plan CommissionSchedule for the City Plan CommissionSchedule for City CouncilSchedule for City Council

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