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The Zoning Code Parking Update

Metropolitan Transportation Commission November 9, 2012. The Zoning Code Parking Update. 2030 General Plan. Adopted in March 2009 Priority Implementation: Update the Zoning Code to better facilitate urban infill development. Key Findings.

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The Zoning Code Parking Update

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  1. Metropolitan Transportation Commission November 9, 2012 The Zoning Code Parking Update

  2. 2030 General Plan Adopted in March 2009 Priority Implementation: • Update the Zoning Code to better facilitate urban infill development.

  3. Key Findings • More off-street parking will not relieve on-street parking congestion • Current parking requirements for storefront commercial uses: • onerous for in-fill projects • overly specific • Parking entitlement process creates uncertainty, and is costly in time and resources

  4. Key Recommendations • Adjust requirements to be context-sensitive • CBD • Urban • Traditional • Suburban

  5. Sample Recommendations

  6. Key Recommendations • Exempt nonresidential uses from minimum parking requirements: • On small lots no more than 6,400 square feet • Within vertical mixed-use developments • Permit shared parking

  7. Key Recommendations • Simplify parking requirements across categories • No minimum requirement for residential or mixed use reuse of listed historic structures Grab and Run Attorneys Morning Brew Splatter!! Good Reads • Office? • Cafe? • Gallery? • Bookstore?

  8. Key Recommendations • Allow alternatives to on-site parking that reduce or manage parking demand

  9. Key Recommendations • Bicycle parking facilities tailored to specific land uses • Allow greater flexibility in parking dimensions

  10. Parking Management • Improve utilization of our existing, underutilized, off-street parking supply • Protect neighborhoods through expanding the Residential Parking Permit Program

  11. Contact Information Tom Pace, Principal Planner tpace@cityofsacramento.org (916) 808-6848 www.sacgp.org/ZoningCodeParkingUpdate.html

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