Downtown Parking Study Committee Meeting Barriers to Residential - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Committee Meeting

June 4, 2019 Hood River City Hall

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Downtown Parking Study

Barriers to Residential Development + Public Outreach

Agenda

• 1. Introductions
• 2. Approve Meeting #3 Notes

William Reynolds

3. Debrief 5/28 City Council &Short-term Actions

Group

• 4. Residential Barriers (WP #4)

William Reynolds

• 5. June Public Outreach

William/Rick

• 6. Preview: Fee-in-Lieu (WP #5)

Rick Williams

• 7. Next Steps
• July 2, 2019 Ad Hoc Committee

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Approve Meeting #3 Notes

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Refer to Handout

City Council Debrief

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• Input from those who attended

 Important messages?  Additional study needs?  Other considerations?

Barriers to Residential Development

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Major Categories

• Economic Barriers
• Zoning and City Policy Barriers
• Downtown Livability Barriers

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Economic Barriers

• Total $ / ft2
• Land
• Construction/renovation
• Parking
• Parking
• Construction
• Construction + FEL
• FEL

$230 / ft2 $490 / ft2

Stalls Built Construction Fee-in-Lieu Total 2.0 stalls $80,000

• $40,000 each

1.5 stalls $60,000

• $40,000 each

1.0 stalls $40,000 $2,000 $42,000 each 0.5 stalls $20,000 $13,000 $66,000 each No stalls

• $24,000

(No stalls)

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Zoning and City Policy Barriers

• Permitted vs. Conditional Use
• Commercial (Permitted)
• Residential (Permitted)
• Comm. + Res. (Conditional)
• Height Restrictions
• Commercial (45’)
• Residential (35’)
• Comm. + Res. (45’)
• Historic Buildings
• Few parking options
• Inconsistency within Code
• 1.5 stalls per units (by code) or;
• 1.2 stalls per 1,000 ft2 (from fee-in-lieu)

45’ 35’ 45’ Com. Res. Com. + Res.

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Downtown Livability Barriers

• Amenities
• Bike storage? Gym?
• Outdoor shared space?
• Access to Services and Supplies
• Grocery Store
• Hardware Store
• Gym
• Multimodal Options
• Transit
• Short-term rental car options
• Vehicle Storage
• Off-site options?

35’

Public Outreach

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Discussion Topics

• Online-Survey
• Intercept Surveys
• Focus Groups
• Open House

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Online Survey

• Business Owners
• Name/address of business
• Product or service
• Total employees
• Employees on site each day
• Mornings (7 am – 11 am)
• Midday (11 am – 3 pm)
• Afternoons (3 pm – 7 pm)
• Evenings (7 pm – 11 pm)
• Overnight (11 pm – 7 am)
• Parking for employees
• TDM programs (transit, bike, carpool)
• Level of satisfaction
• Downtown Employees
• Commute mode by day
• Home address
• Level of satisfaction

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Online Survey

• Downtown Residents
• Car ownership
• Location of overnight parking
• Pay for parking? (yes/no)
• Move car by 9 am?
• Location of work/school/other activity
• Level of satisfaction
• All Respondents (Including Visitors)
• Typical mode (to shop/dine
• Location of parking (if applicable)
• Payment preference (meter, kiosk)
• Level of difficulty finding parking
• Email address
• Priority investment (Up to 3)
• Better sidewalks/crosswalks
• Better bike lanes/paths
• More off-street public parking
• Additional paid parking kiosks
• Pay-by-phone options for parking
• Improved wayfinding/directional signs to

parking options

• More long-term parking options (longer than 3

hours)

• More very-short term/drop-off parking options

(15 minutes or less)

• Improved public transit/circulator shuttle
• Priority amenities (Up to 3)
• Dog park
• Grocery store
• Grade school
• Open space/green space
• Playground
• More residential units
• More restaurants/bars
• More retail shops

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In-Person Events

• Intercept survey
• Last 7 questions from online survey
• + Facebook Page Link
• + Open House Announcement
• Farmer’s market?
• Focus Groups
• Downtown business owners
• Downtown employees
• Downtown residents
• Hood River residents
• Open House
• Preferred date

Fee-in-Lieu

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Key Purpose

Fees-in-lieu allows a new or intensified development to buy out of a requirement to provide a minimum number of parking stalls. Fees paid by the developer are used by the City to fund development of new public parking facilities.

Fee-in-Lieu

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Hood River: Issues to Consider

• Clarity on the strategic intent for use
• f the fees collected. City role and

responsibility.

• Are there expectations of an access

entitlement that may or may not be granted to fee payers?

• A consistent and market-based

methodology for calculating fees.

• Planning for use of fees collected with
• ther funding sources to support new

supply.

Fee-in-Lieu

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2019/2020 Fee Schedule

Type of Use Fee-in-lieu Residential $22,088 per space (first 2/3rd) + $2,142 per space (last 1/3rd) Commercial $1,226 per space Industrial $1,226 per space

• Appears to favor commercial/industrial?
• Would suggest disincentive to residential?
• Would suggest plan for other funds to

accommodate new supply for commercial/industrial?

“Fees-in-lieu are generally calibrated to the level of commitment the City makes to the payer for access to an off- site parking supply: an “entitlement” to parking access.”

Next Steps

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• Meeting #5: July 2 2019
• Fee-in-lieu detail
• Existing Conditions (WP #6)
• Public Outreach Update
• What more would the

Committee like to see?

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THANK YOU!