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ALBERT PRIETO STEVEN KUENY
Mayor City Manager
JAMES D. WEAK allare�; CHERYL J. KANE
Mayor Pro Tem __ _ _ _
THOMAS C. FERGUSON �/' CITY Attorney
Councllmember �`•4 Lam' NI DirectorALL o of
DANNY A. WOOLARD
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`�V a Community
Councllmember o% Development
LETA YANCY SUTTON R. DENNIS DELZEIT
Councilmember City Engineer
DORIS D. BANKUS JOHN V.GILLESPIE
City Clerk Chief of Police
JOHN C. GEDNEY MEMORANDUM
City Treasurer
TO z The Honorable City Council
FROM r Diane Eaton, Associate Planner
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DATE = October 21, 1985
SUBJECT: PARKING IN-LIEU CONCEPT '
Background
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As you are all well aware, there is a serious problem in the downtown
area along High Street with respect to lack of adequate parking spaces.
This is an issue which we must address if the downtown area is to
be developed, and residences converted to commercial uses.
The usual process is that each project provides on site adequate
parking to provide for it' s intended use as required by the applicable ,
zoning code provision. In cases of existing non-conforming (i.e.
no off street parking) uses the parking problem continues even with
a change of tenants.
In addition to the overall problem of lack of off street parking in
the High Street area, there is a problem with individual projects
that are unable to meet the parking requirements . The obvious solution
is to scale the project back in size which may make it financially
infeasible to construct and/or result in a less desirable, unattractive
or ordinary project. Other options are to seek the permitted 25%
reduction in parking space requirement, attempt an over reliance
on compact spaces, seek nearby leased or purchased spaces or reduce
the amount of landscaping, or setbacks .
A more permanent option is centralized public parking areas . These
can be provided for by the City with such mechanisms as assessment
districts. A variation on this concept is the parking in lieu fee
concept. The two concepts would also be used together. The in-lieu
fee approach permits the developer to purchase the number of spaces
needed to permit his proposed development to proceed. The fee would
be an amount set by the City to include costs related to providing
the space such as land, construction, professional services and financing.
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The Honorable City Council
October 21, 1985
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SUBJECT: PARKING IN-LIEU CONCEPT
While this permits an approved project to be built, a continued parking
problem would exist in the short run until the spaces are actually
provided. This would be mitigated by developing a definite timetable
for this approach or by combining it with an assessment district,
City funds, if available, or potentially Community Development Block
Grant funds if determined to be an eligible program cost. The in
lieu fee concept could also permit a developer to construct additional
square footage on his property (as permitted by the City) if parking
spaces could be provided off site.
As an illustration of how this program might work we look at a commercial
development now in process which is located on the northwest corner
of High Street and Moorpark Avenue. It is an extremely attractive
commercial development which would greatly enhance our downtown;
however they are lacking adequate parking spaces to develop the project
as currently proposed. This development only exemplifies the parking
space shortage which we must address along High Street. Although
there is the option of leasing from the railroad (month-to-month)
this is only a temporary solution to both the proposed development ' s
parking needs as well as the downtown areas need.
In the case of the project, staff needs policy direction regarding
the potential to use a more creative approach to the impact of the
parking requirements on a proposed commercial project that would
meet the City objective of continued enhancement of High Street.
The alternative are as follows:
1) Reject the concept of parking in lieu fees.
2) Direct staff to proceed with the necessary action to
implement parking in lieu fee.
3) Direct staff to provide additional information or refer
to the Planning Commission or other for review and
recommendation.
Recommendation
Staff feels it is a workable concept and that staff should be directed
to proceed with either alternative 2 or 3.
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