[PPT] - Parking Standards for New Development Projects Study Phase 2 PowerPoint Presentation

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TASK FORCE MEETING #7 September 19, 2017 City Hall – Sister Cities Conference Room

Parking Standards for New Development Projects Study

Phase 2 – Commercial Uses

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PARKING STANDARDS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

AGENDA

7:00 PM Welcome and Meeting Recap 7:05 PM Public Outreach 7:15 PM Draft Recommendations Ratios Exemption 8:30 PM Shared Parking [moved to next meeting] 8:45 PM Public Comment

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ROLE OF THE TASK FORCE

Mission: Provide input to City staff on recommended revisions to the City’s parking standards for new development Tasks:

A. Provide input on proposed revisions
B. Develop consensus (to degree possible) on

recommendations

C. Submit report to Directors of P&Z and T&ES on

recommendations

D. Support community engagement efforts by

reporting back to commissions, boards, and groups represented

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ROLE OF THE TASK FORCE

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Date Meeting Topic Meeting #1 March 21, 2017

Parking Study Background

Meeting #2 April 18, 2017

Discuss different requirement approaches
Discuss overarching policies/strategies to

potentially include in recommendations Meeting #3 May 16, 2017

Data Collection findings and discussion of

key factors impacting parking demand and trends

Start discussing options and potential

recommendations for office Meeting #4 June 20, 2017

Continue discussing options and potential

recommendations for office and hotel Meeting #5 July 18, 2017

Review Parking Map and potential office and

hotel recommendations

Start discussing options and potential

recommendations for restaurant and retail Meeting #6 August 15, 2017

Review potential restaurant and retail

recommendations Meeting #7 September 19, 2017

Discuss shared parking approach
Discuss draft recommendations

Meeting #8 October 17, 2017

Discuss draft recommendations

Meeting #9 November 21, 2017

Finalize recommendations

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

September 19 Task Force Meeting October 3 Planning Commission Worksession October 17 Task Force Meeting October 24 City Council Update November 21* Task Force Meeting December 5 Planning Commission Public Hearing December 16 City Council Public Hearing

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AUGUST 15TH MEETING RECAP

Discussed various exemption options
Considered a combined retail/ restaurant

ratio

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MEETING GOALS

Discuss public outreach efforts
Review draft recommendations
Discuss shared parking options

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STUDY PRINCIPLES AND SUPPORTING PLANS

Recognize that providing too much parking has

impacts:

More SOV driving
Climate change / pollution
Safety
Congestion
Undercuts transit
Development more expensive / less affordable
Degraded urban design
Stormwater problems
Consider potential spillover impacts and how to

mitigate

Realize the opportunity for a more sustainable and

modern parking policy

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STUDY PRINCIPLES AND SUPPORTING PLANS

Mayors National Climate Action

Agenda – Commit to a set of local actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Strategic Plan – Increase commuters

using alternative transportation

ptions
Transportation Master Plan –

Identify policies that encourage transit use; support principles of TOD; include maximum parking ratios

Environmental Action Plan –

Reduce parking ratios and encourage shared parking

Vision Zero Policy – sets a goal of

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PUBLIC OUTREACH

Updates to Stakeholder Groups:

September 20 Transportation Commission September 27 Federation of Civic Associations October 3 Chamber of Commerce October 9 Bike/Pedestrian Advisory Committee October 10 NAIOP October 16 Environmental Policy Commission October 19 Alexandria Business Associations October 23 Traffic and Parking Board October/Nov AEDP Board Meeting November Transportation Commission

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS

Ratios
Hotel
Office
Retail, Restaurant, and Other Commercial
Exemptions for small uses

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS RATIOS

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS –

HOTEL RATIOS

13 Base Ratio Min (spaces per room) Max (spaces per room) Within Enhanced Transit Area 0.2 0.4 Outside Enhanced Transit Area 0.25 0.7

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0.7 0.7 0.29 0.05 0.2 0.25 0.1625 1 0.125 0.25 0.33 0.5 0.66 1 1 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.7 1 0.83 1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 1.1 Existing Zoning Small Area Plans Recent Approvals Observed Proposed - Within Enhanced Transit Area Proposed - Outside Enhanced Transit Area Washington, DC Arlington County, VA High Density - Baltimore, MD Seattle, WA Annapolis, MD Montgomery County, MD Norfolk, VA Frederick City, MD

Comparison of Parking Requirements

Minimum Maximum

DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS –

HOTEL RATIOS

* DC allows a 50% reduction for transit

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Average Observed Ratio

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS –

OFFICE RATIOS

15 Min (spaces per 1,000 sf) Max (spaces per 1,000 sf) Within Enhanced Transit Area 0.25 1.25 Outside Enhanced Transit Area 0.75 1.75

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1.67 1.21 0.95 0.7 0.25 0.75 0.5 1 3.33 2.22 1 2 1 2.22 2.8 1.57 2.1 1.25 1.75 5 3.03 2.5 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 Existing Zoning Small Area Plans Recent Aprovals Observed Proposed - Within Enhanced Transit Area Proposed - Outside Enhanced Transit Area Washington, DC Arlington, VA Annapolis, MD Falls Church, VA Frederick City, MD Montgomery County, MD Cambridge, MA

Spaces per 1,000 SF

Comparison of Parking Requirements

Minimum Maximum

DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS –

OFFICE RATIOS

* DC allows a 50% reduction for transit; Arlington allows lower ratios through additional TMP contributions

Average Observed Ratio

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS – RETAIL,

RESTAURANT AND OTHER COMMERCIAL RATIOS

17 Base Ratio Min (spaces per 1,000 sf) Max (spaces per 1,000 sf) Within Enhanced Transit Area 0.25 3.0 Outside Enhanced Transit Area 0.75 4.0

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS – RETAIL,

RESTAURANT AND OTHER COMMERCIAL RATIOS

Retail
Restaurant
Theaters, auditoriums, and assembly halls
Medical office
Amusement enterprise – indoor and
utdoor
Schools
Day care center
Private Commercial Schools
Accessory Meeting Space in hotels
Non-retail

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4.3 2 0.6 0.25 0.75 1.33 4 4 3.33 1.33 4 1.11 1.67 4 1 1 6 4 4.1 5.4 3 4 6.67 5.88 1.67 2.08 3.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Existing Zoning Small Area Plans Recent Approvals Observed Proposed - Within Enhanced Transit Area Proposed - Outside Enhanced Transit Area Washington, DC Arlington, VA (retail) Falls Church, VA (retail) Frederick City, MD (retail) Montgomery County, MD – Parking Lot District (retail) Montgomery County, MD – Parking Lot District (restaurant) Cambridge, MA (retail) Norfolk, VA - Downtown (retail) Norfolk, VA - Downtown (restaurant) Milwaukee, WI (restaurant) Newark, NJ (retail)

Spaces per 1,000 sf

Comparison of Parking Requirements

Minimum Maximum

DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS – RETAIL,

RESTAURANT AND OTHER COMMERCIAL RATIOS

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS EXEMPTIONS

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS -

EXEMPTIONS

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Fast Food, Washington, DC Office, Newark, NJ Arlington, MA Shopping Centers Uses, Buffalo, NY Retail and Personal Service, Newark, NJ Retail in Various Zones, Washington, DC Non-Residential, Yonkers, NY Arlington County, VA Downtown, Frederick, MD San Francisco, CA Alexandria Mount Vernon Avenue (lot size) Alexandria Central Business District (lot size) Non-Shopping Center Commercial, Buffalo, NY Downtown, Raleigh, NC TOD District, Raleigh, NC Urban Street, Raleigh, NC Office in Various Zones, Washington, DC Max Exemption - Downtown, Chicago, IL

5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000

Square Feet

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS -

EXEMPTION

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Sister Cities (~1,000 sf) Sister Cities + Vola Lawson Lobby (~2,500 sf) Yates Corner 7- Eleven (~3,000 sf) King St CVS (~11,000 sf) Blackwall Hitch (~14,000 sf) Pork Barrel/Holy Cow/Sushi Bar (~ 6,500 sf)

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS -

EXEMPTION

Existing Buildings

No new parking would be required for retail
r office uses proposed in existing buildings
The minimum parking requirements may be

applied if desired by the retail or office use

Maximum parking requirements shall only

apply to new parking that is constructed

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS -

EXEMPTION

Rationale for Existing Building Exemption:

Encourage

reinvestment in existing buildings

Encourage ground

floor retail

Parking reduction is

typically approved when requested

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS -

EXEMPTION

New Buildings

Limit exemption to buildings up to a certain size
Within Enhanced Transit Area
Exempt 10,000 sf office and retail buildings
Exempt 10,000 sf retail in mixed use buildings
Outside Enhanced Transit Area
Exempt 5,000 sf office and retail buildings
Exempt 5,000 sf retail in mixed use buildings

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS -

EXEMPTION

Rationale for New Building Exemption:

Encourages ground floor retail
Less costly for small developments
Incentivize small infill development

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS -

EXEMPTION

Retail Size PARKING RANGE Minimum Spaces if Exempt up to: 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 Minimum Spaces Maximum Spaces 2,500 1 8 5,000 2 15 2 7,500 2 23 2 2 10,000 3 30 3 3 3 15,000 4 45 4 4 4 4 50,000 13 150 13 13 13 13

27 Scenario 1 – Minimum Ratio of 0.25 spaces per 1,000 sf and maximum ratio

f 3.0 spaces per 1,000 sf

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PUBLIC COMMENT

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Next Steps

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Date Meeting Topic Meeting #1 March 21, 2017

Parking Study Background

Meeting #2 April 18, 2017

Discuss different requirement approaches
Discuss overarching policies/strategies to

potentially include in recommendations Meeting #3 May 16, 2017

Data Collection findings and discussion of key

factors impacting parking demand and trends

Start discussing options and potential

recommendations for office Meeting #4 June 20, 2017

Continue discussing options and potential

recommendations for office and hotel Meeting #5 July 18, 2017

Review Parking Map and potential office and

hotel recommendations

Start discussing options and potential

recommendations for restaurant and retail Meeting #6 August 15, 2017

Review potential restaurant and retail

recommendations Meeting #7 September 19, 2017

Discuss shared parking approach
Discuss draft recommendations

Meeting #8 October 17, 2017

Discuss draft recommendations

Meeting #9 November 21, 2017

Finalize recommendations

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Thank you!

For more information visit alexandriava.gov/ParkingStudies OR contact Katye North Katye.North@alexandriava.com (703)746-4139 Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 17 Location TBD

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